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This is our Government in action…

The Australian Government and the NSW Forestry Service were presenting an alternative to NSW sheep farmers for controlling the dingo population.

It seems that after years of the sheep farmers using the tried and true methods of shooting and/or trapping the predators, the Labor Government (Peter Garrett - Environmental Minister), the NSW Forestry Service and the Greens tree-huggers had a ‘more humane’ solution. What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive, the males would then be castrated and let loose again. Therefore the population would be controlled.

This was actually proposed to the NSW Sheep farmers Association and Farming Association by the Federal Government and the NSW Forestry Service.

All of the sheep farmers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes. Finally, one of the old boys in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said, ‘Mr Garrett, son, I don’t think you understand our problem. Those dingos aren’t fucking our sheep - they’re eatin’ ‘em!’.

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After five months of touring, Sydney rockers Dappled Cities, are finally coming to Perth, playing two gigs later this month. To celebrate the homecoming of Dappled Cities we have two double passes for you and a mate to see their winter shows at either Mojo’s or The Rosemount on June 17 and 19. Don’t miss your chance to win this awesome prize!

THEATRE SPORTS

We have two double passes to see Spontaneous Insanity’s Theatresports on Sunday, June 13, at Subiaco Arts Centre up for grabs. Theatresports will have you on the edge of your seat, using your suggestions to make up scenes, stories and songs on the spot as teams face off to wow you and judges alike with their improvised theatrics.

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THE AGONY & THE ECSTASY OF PHIL SPECTOR

The Agony And Ecstasy Of Phil Spector documents the life of American record producer, songwriter and convicted murderer, Phil Spector. On Monday, June 14, Doco Club will feature The Agony And Ecstasy Of Phil Spector and we have two tickets to give away!

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WAXING ABOUT WAIN

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The man Elton John referred to as “the greatest songwriter on the planet”, Rufus Wainwright, is returning to Australia for a national tour in October that promises to be an intimate and passionate affair.

Wainwright’s sixth album All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu is his most personal yet, laying bear the emotional torment experienced since the passing of his mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle, and his loving relationship with fellow musical talent and sister Martha Wainwright, creating a collection of dark emotional tunes about love and loss. Be ready to worship at the alter of Wainwright on Monday, October 18, at the Perth Concert Hall. Tickets through bocsticketing.com.au.

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PARTY IN THE PARK

Goedemorgen man!

Whilst the Sex & The City girls would have us believe that being single is all about mindblowing parties and wild nights with mysterious men, the reality of being a single girl in your twenties is much less glamorous, and mostly involves staying home at night with a Continental Cup O’ Soup, watching a kid with no legs ride a tricycle on Australia’s Got Talent.

Maybe if I put down the mug of soup, dolled myself up, threw on a frock and hit the town I might find myself at said mindblowing party with a mysterious man, and maybe he might become less mysterious and maybe I might partner up with him. Maybe.

But for now, the soup is just too good, and my lounge room is just too warm. Besides, my journalism salary doesn’t really stretch to an indulgent night out, and for that matter, neither did my measly Youth Allowance prior to getting this job, so I’m afraid it’s ‘all by myself’ or bust.

If I lived in the Netherlands on the other hand, things might be different.

According to DutchNews.nl, social services councils in the villages of Dongeradeel and Dantumadiel in the Netherlands are paying for jobless women to get makeovers and get lessons on social skills. When the women’s transformations are complete, they are registered with a dating and relationship service, with the aim of helping these women find husbands (rich ones). The councils say that if they can help 70 women find new husbands, they would save $US477,000 in welfare payments. Kind of like The Farmer Wants A Wife, but for unemployed women.

What a great idea! Centrelink, are you listening? It’s as simple as jumping in the van, cruising the streets of Rockingham, throwing a tube of red lipstick in the direction of that scabby-looking woman sleeping in the trolley and then signing her up for some online matchmaking. Hey presto! She’s off welfare payments and making muffins for a businessman in a nice Dale Alcock split-level in Bentley.

My Cup O’ Soup feels so cold all of a sudden. _DANIELLE MARSLAND

Are you ready for it? Are you really, really ready for it? This year there’s more bands than ever before at Parklife, but we’re sure female hip hop star Missy Elliot will make sure they all put their back into it. Those Dandy Warhols are known to get up to highjinks, after all. Lucky Darwin Deez will have his radar detector handy, to zap Cut Copy and Ou Est La Swimming Pool when things get out of hand. Joining these fine folks are Groove Armada, Soulwax, Holy Ghost! Bloc Party’s Kele, Busy P, Memory Tapes, Midnight Juggernauts, Uffie, Classixx, The Wombats, New Young Pony Club, Mix Master Mike Brodinski, Jesse Rose, The Swiss and loads more. Sunday, September 26, at Wellington Square. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, July 1 at parklife.com.au.

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RHYTHM & MEMORY

As mentioned in these pages last week, in a special gig designed to commemorate lost musical friends, the Perth Blues Club stages its seventh annual memorial showcase, A Rhythm And Blues Variety Revue, at the Astor Theatre this Friday, June 11. Lining up to perform, remember and celebrate will be Matt Taylor, Norma Kelly, Rick Steele, Bob Patient, The Healys, Gerard Maunick, Andrew McIlroy, John Talati and the Kahui Kotahi Maori Concert Party. Part proceeds from the concert will go Legacy to help its work in supporting widows and children of deceased servicemen. Tickets are $25 from www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100.

BLASKO’S BACK

APRA Music Awards nominee Lisa Mitchell

Sarah Blasko is sick of touring on her lonesome, so this October, she’s invited Seja to join her on an Australian tour. Perhaps best known for her work with Regurgitator and Sekiden, Seja writes sweet songs full of synth laden hooks, and has been good friends with Blasko for some time now. Fans of Blasko and Seja can catch this pretty pair performing on Friday, November 5, and Saturday, November 6, at the beautiful Astor Theatre. Tickets are available from the venue or via Heatseeker.

AWARD WINNING ARTISTS

On Monday, June 21, Australian music’s brightest stars will gather at the Sydney Convention Centre to discover the winners of the APRA Music Awards. Recognising the hard work of Aussie songwriters and publishers, the Awards will be hosted by Julia Zemiro and Jonathan Biggs, with prizes spread over 12 categories.

Nominees for Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year include Lisa Mitchell, Daniel Merriweather, Nick Littlemore, Luke Steele, Jonathan Sloan, Jonathon Aherne, Tobias Dundas, Abby Mandagi and Lorenzo Sillitto. On the Song Of The Year front, nominees include Sarah Blasko, Temper Trap, Kate Miller-Heidke, Troy Cassar-Daley, and Empire Of The Sun. Best of luck to all the nominees; for the full list of bands and solo artists in the running for the APRA Music Awards head to apra-amcos.com.au.

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FUNK IS FINALLY HERE

PUNK POWER

2Fast4love Music is putting together a massive compilation CD of over 20 local punk acts. The CD aims to boost the awareness of the Perth punk music scene by showcasing local talent.

The compilation will be distributed for free in all major independent record shops around Perth, when a punk or hardcore album is purchased.

The CD will feature one track from each band, along with listings and contact details attached.

A fundraiser gig to launch the CD will hit the Civic Den on Friday July 2, featuring The Creepers, SSA, Lucille, The Reptilians and more.

After 600 shows and an eight year wait, The Funk Club House Band are set to release their anticipated debut double single- Small Axe and Riders On The Storm featuring special guest Mr. Fred Wesley. The classic Bob Marley and Doors tracks have been made over in an extremely funky way, giving them a dose of Funk Club House love. This seven piece Perth band have made the tracks their own with hard hitting horns, crazy drum breaks and the smooth and seductive sounds of the female vocalists. The awesome tracks will be launched on Friday, June 11,at a special gig at the Funk Club, upstairs at the Leederville Hotel.

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WILCO ALIVE IN PERTH

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ON SIDE

Rejoice festival lovers because the Perth City Council has approved the On The Bright Side Festival! Before this week, On The Bright Side was ‘subject to council approval’ disclaimers, but now everything is good to go on Saturday, July 24, at Esplanade Park. For those who have been living under a rock, On The Bright Side is a brand new festival set to bring The Strokes, Mumford & Sons, Angus & Julia Stone, Band Of Horses, Ting Tings, Hot Chip, Bluejuice and The Middle East over to sunny WA. Tickets are on sale now from the regular outlets.

Since Wilco’s beginnings in 1994 in Chicago, their hypnotic, skilful music has had an immense influence on musicians all over the globe. Including here in little ol’ Perth, where a bunch of local musicians will gather to play tribute to Wilco. Each act will perform their own favourite songs from the band’s repertoire. Ghost Hotel, Jayco Brothers, Mr & Sunbird, Kim McDonald and Port Town Players, Quixotics and Stuart Nugent are all up for the challenge and we can reveal to you that X-Press’ very own Davey Craddock will take on Wilco’s What Light. Hopefully someone will play that incredible version of Via Chicago with all the walls of white noise and whatnot building up around the quiet strums of Tweedy’s nonchalant acoustic.

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CHAINED TO THE DEN

A blend of in-yo-face pop and dark pulsating punk rock is hitting Perth this June in the form of Chaingang. Supporting Operator Please on their national tour, Chaingang will bring the noise in a major way. Their debut single Holiday is taken from their upcoming self titled EP and is set to go off in Australia. Catch Chaingang showcasing ECO FREAKO The North Fremantle Bowls and Community their skills on Thursday, June 17, at The Den (Civic Centre will come alive with a feast of music, Hotel, Inglewood). animation, art and theatre this Saturday, June 12, for Music With Attitude. An association of musicians who perform songs with a social message, Music With Attitude supports those whose work has an environmental message.

Saturday’s event will feature performances from Project Earthbone, Bombatronic and the Eco Freako Show, kicking off at 7pm. Tickets are $15 on the door.

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WA-HA-HA

The Wild West Comedy Festival wrapped up proceedings for 2010 with the inaugural Wa-ha-ha comedy awards, recognising the valiant efforts of all the stand up comedians involved. Congratulations to Pargin and Wilkie who pocketed the People’s Choice Award; John Robertson who took home the Artists’ and Critics’ Choice Award; Laura Davis who was given the title of ‘Best Performance In Adversity’; Jeff Hewitt, John Robertson and Adam Scott who were deemed to have the Most Original Concept and last but definitely not least, Michael Workman who won Best Of The Festival for his show, The Ogre. For more information on the festival and winners of the Wa-ha-ha awards, head to wildwestcomedy. com.au.

Atlas Mountains support The Joe Kings tonight at the Norfolk Basement

ONLY JOE KING

On cold winter nights the cosy Norfolk Basement is the perfect place to kick back and relax with live tunes care of WA’s thriving music scene. Saunter down to the Basement this evening, Thursday, June 10, to warm your soul with live sets by The Veescars, The Atlas Mountains, The Sneaky Weasel Gang and The Joe Kings. Recently named ‘favourite newcomer’ at the WAMi Awards, The Joe Kings are sure to put on a rocking blues show tonight, kick starting the weekend for all in attendance. Entry is $10, doors open at 8pm.

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EMPERORS RULE

The Emperors’ new single The River is set to launch this Saturday, June 12, at the Civic Hotel.

The River keeps the big guitar sound and killer harmonies The Emperors are known for, while also taking a darker approach than usual. The Emperors have gained huge success this year, winning triple j Unearthed and ‘Most Promising New Act’ at this year’s WAMi Awards. The five piece band has also had the privilege of playing with some of Australia’s finest artists such as Philadelphia Grand Jury, Jebediah, British India and Sugar Army. The River single pack will be made available on iTunes and at their awesome live shows; the single pack includes bonus tracks and acoustic versions of Favourite Colours.

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THE BILL

Is it a troll? Is it a blonde magician? No, it’s Bill Bailey and frankly, he’s offended that you’d think he was a troll/magician. Troll comments aside, Bailey will make his way to Australia this July to present audiences with Tinselworm, a hilarious show that has already received rave reviews world-wide. Described as a ‘magical, musical mystery tour through human history’, Tinselworm will stop off in Perth at the Riverside Theatre of the Perth Convention Centre on Saturday, July 3. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Monday, May 10, from Ticketmaster.

If you’re an unsigned performer of original music in WA, you can’t go past the Next Big Thing in terms of great opportunities to get your music heard. Since the competition’s inception in 2006, performers who were crowned the Next Big Thing have gone on to achieve greatness, including the likes of John Butler, Snowman, Streetlight, Harlequin League and Project Mayhem, who have all worn the NBT crown. As well as being a chance for bands to get themselves heard, the Next Big Thing is also a great showcase of WA talent for spectators, so head along to one of the heats to check out some WA musicians in action.

Heat One kicks off on Wednesday, June 16, at Mojo’s, comprising Georgi Kay, Benjamin Compass, The Kirbens, The Lucy Peach Band, My Mad Flow, Brash and Sassy and Control-Control. For the full schedule of Heats, visit nextbigthing.net.au.

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SUPASTARS

Pop Culture expo Supanova will return to Western Australia this June, bringing with it a slew of stars, along with movie previews, gaming demonstrations and a whole lot more. Set to take over Claremont Showgrounds on Saturday, June 26, and Sunday, June 27, Supanova will feature appearances from the Incredible Hulk himself, Lou Ferrigno; Charisma Carpenter (who starred as Cordelia Chase in Buffy); Daniel Logan (who played Boba Fett in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack Of The Clones); Allan Hyde (Godric from True Blood); Chaske Spencer and Jodelle Ferlan from Twilight; plus many many more. To find out more about this exciting event head to supanova.com.au.

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KATIE NOONAN Fruits Of The Forest

Touring in support of her new album, Emperor’s Box, Katie Noonan & The Captains perform at the Fly By Night Club this Saturday-Sunday, June 12-13.

Though she’s already had a decade-long musical career that has had its fair share of highlights, it’s clear that Katie Noonan has arrived at key point in her life with the release of her new album, Emperor’s Box. As the singer for George and Elixir and on through a number of jazz releases (with Paul Grabowsky) and live classical appearances with her opera singer mum, Maggie, Noonan has learnt much from working on diverse projects with a variety of people. Emperor’s Box sees her taking the fruits of collaboration and painting her own works with it.

Firstly, there’s the list of co-writing credits, featuring the likes of Sia Furler, Tim Finn, Don Walker and Josh Pyke. Producer Nick Didia (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Powderfinger) brought an open-ness to proceedings, allowing Noonan to fulfil her dream of co-producing.

Then there’s The Captains, far more than a backing band – a point brought home by the fact that the released is literally credited to ‘Kate Noonan & The Captains’.

It seems that for Noonan, a release like Emperor’s Box was a long time coming but could only have come as a result of everything else she has done in the last 10 years.

By BOB GORDON You’re in the midst of publicity, I believe.

A lot of talking and playing?

Pretty much. We’ve actually got two gigs today. We’ve got a web-streaming gig then an invite only gig. But it’s good and I enjoy talking to people who have common interests, that being music. It ’s not too arduous and the interviewers aren’t asking stupid questions like, ‘if you were an animal, what would you be?’ It’s much easier if the questions kind of make sense.

So, if you were an animal… no, we won’t go there.

No! I believe you wanted to do an album like this for some time, however these things can’t be rushed into, time and momentum have to play a part?

Yeah, first of all there’s the right players and finding the right collaborators.

That’s a kind of hurdle I guess and again you can’t rush that. You have to wait until the universe presents people and the right combination of therm to use. That’s the main thing and particularly with this record I really wanted to trust my instincts more.

I’ve changed a lot in my life – I don’t live in the city any more, I’ve changed management.

There’s been some major things in life, behind the scenes, which has been challenging and all that, but also really rewarding.

It’s allowed me to make decisions at the right time and make the right choices and make sure they’re coming from a place of integrity.

And then finding (producer) Nick Didia and he and I getting on so well and he really, really respecting my wishes and my desire to co-produce the record. It was a matter of all these things falling into place, actually.

Katie Noonan & The Captains

“(COLLABORATION) IS A VERY FRUITFUL EXPERIENCE AND I REALISED THAT THERE’S SOMETHING STRANGELY LIBERATING ABOUT AIRING DIRTY LAUNDRY TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW (LAUGHS). IT ALMOST MAKES YOU A LITTLE MORE HONEST IN A WAY, PERHAPS LYRICALLY. ALSO, WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE DEFINITELY BRINGS OUT STRENGTHS YOU CERTAINLY WOULDN’T REVEAL ON YOUR OWN.”

In naming the band The Captains are you pointing out that they are not merely backing musicians?

Yeah, exactly. I wanted them to have a name that signifies their significance to my music and symbolised that they were very much part of the creative process when it comes to the arrangements and all of that kind of stuff. I like the symbolism of ‘The Captains’, because music is basically travelling without moving and I like the idea that you get on this long, boat journey and the music would take you to another place.

Even though it’s not a band in the strict sense of the word, in that obviously I’ve written the songs and that kind of thing, they have co-written some of the songs and absolutely contributed to the arrangements.

I just wanted a name to symbolise that.

It was also a fun thing to explore visually with ar twork and filmclips and photos and stuff. Lots of water.

ends up on the radio heard by thousands…

It is, it’s a dichotomy. But the process is the thing, I think, that you have to be the most fierce about protecting, because it has to be full of integrity and coming from the right place at all times. Once you’ve made your art it’s ready for the public forum. That’s when you say, ‘I’m proud of it. I’m proud of the process behind it and hopefully you are too and if you’re not, it’s fine’. And that’s the wonderful thing about humans; no one thinks exactly the same.

In reading about you it seems you don’t separate music from other parts of your life, it flows through all of it. There’s no compartmentalising, it’s a real one-ness…

Absolutely. I definitely try not to edit; it’s important to not edit yourself in Your bio makes mention of staying away as the creative process. My husband and I are far as possible from the pop star mould… full-time parents and full-time musicians, so I’m not interested in categorising they are intertwined. Life has presented some anything, no. wonderful things in the last two years that C o l l a b o r a t i o n h a s c l e a r l y b e e n a n I’ve felt compelled to write about; wonderful, Looking back to say the George years, did impor tant par t in the making of this but also some sad and hard things. I’ve just you ever feel that you were being pushed record. Have you always been a good written about those experiences in as honest towards pressures like that? collaborator? a way as I can.

Yeah, for sure. Actually though, I t ’s c o m e m o r e w i t h a g e , with the band, when you have the five of actually. And confidence. I’ve always been What’s your touring schedule look like? you really united in your concept of what collaborative in that I’ve been in bands Well I’m basically just really excited you want to do, it reinforces your decision since I was 18, so that’s a lot of musical and inspired by this band and this project making. The big challenge was making those decisions on my own. I feel like I learnt a lot I guess you’ve always had a very individual collaborations. But on a songwriting level, I and this album. I’m focussing all my energy in making Blackbird (2008’s jazz LP of Lennon/ spirit. You always had that strong musical was fiercely protective of the privacy of my on touring. So we’re back over there at the McCartney songs), even though of course that upbringing and a lot of artists with a similar songwriting in the early years. I was kind of Fly By Night in Fremantle. We’re doing some wasn’t my own music. I felt very pedantic, upbringing may have been fairly narrow asked to do some co-writing and I’d always extensive touring, to Cairns and Alice Springs, I guess, to make a record that sounded minded about the avenue in which their pop said no, but then I thought I should try it. I Darwin, Tassie. We’re really playing it. Touring nothing like George, when I made my first career might have been going or been overly- did a co-writing week with some writers from a lot. I’m just very excited about sharing the release after George. Though technically my geared towards classical or jazz. Has pursuing all around the world and had an awesome fruits of our labour from the last couple of time and actually wrote two of the songs that years. first release after George was a jazz record all of those brought you greater freedoms? with Paul Grabowsky (2005’s Before Time Well I grew up with a lot of music, but were on Skin.

So it was a very fruitful experience You’re certainly not hibernating for winter Could Change Us), but I mean in regards to a very broad selection of music. My mother was my first solo outing. I’m still fiercely proud of an opera singer so classical was kind of the main and I realised that there’s something strangely then? liberating about airing dir ty laundr y to No, mind you where I live up in the Skin (2007), but I think I kind of perhaps went thing, but we also grew up with jazz and then a little too far one way and now that I’ve got I had a very cool older brother who introduced someone you don’t know (laughs). It almost mountains it’s already been really cold. It’s that monkey off my back I’m really less afraid me to pop. So my musical palette was always makes you a little more honest in a way, felt like winter for a while. I live up at 2800 to sound like myself again. very broad and I always saw music as a way of perhaps lyrically. Also, working with other feet altitude, so it’s a lot colder than down in Which is why I think I’m really proud expressing yourself and communicating and people definitely brings out strengths you the valley.

The best thing is when I’m at home of this record; I feel like it’s a really complete I think my mum clearly moved people in the certainly wouldn’t reveal on your own. it’s ver y quiet. We don’t have television expression of me and my creativity. It kind audience at her shows. I realised the power of of has elements and facets from all of my music, I guess, from an early age. It really makes a That sort of privacy about songwriting is and there aren’t neighbours, so it’s a real musical journeys, but it’s back to that organic, difference. I do really believe it’s one of the most an interesting concept – how something so sanctuary. It’s great for bringing up the kids fiercely private becomes something that and family life in general. band sound thing. beautiful forces in the world.

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OPERATOR PLEASE The Gloves Are Off Operator Please burst onto the Australian music scene back in 2007, polarising listeners with their annoyingly catchy Just A Song About Ping Pong.Three years on and it’s not just the band who’ve grown up, their sound has matured and there’s naught a ping pong ball in sight. EMMA BERGMEIER caught up with frontwoman Amandah Wilkinson to chat about the band’s latest album and life on the road, ahead of their gig at the Astor Theatre on Friday, June 18.

“The feedback has generally been really good,” shares Wilkinson about the response to their recently released record, Gloves. “For a little while I was really concerned because the new record moves more into the poppier side of our writing.”

Though Wilkinson may have initially been apprehensive, she need not have worried because Gloves is a massive step up for Operator Please; it sounds richer and fuller than their previous offerings and has plenty of hooks thrown in for good measure.

“You could say that the production on this record is quite slick compared to the garage vibe that we had on the first one. The response to it has been really good and I think that’s because of the fact that while I was in the studio I was actually writing blogs and keeping people in the loop about what was going on. Having shed that light on what it takes to make a record and the mindset that you have to be in, I think the fans ended up appreciating it a lot more in the end.”

Since the release of Gloves back in April, Operator Please has been all over the airways with contagiously catchy tunes that are likely to win over many who may not have dug Yes Yes Vindictive, this writer included.

“I look at this album as a little step up for us, we haven’t changed everything completely, it hasn’t been completely reinvented but there’s a little bit extra…”

So how did this young, up-and-coming band approach their second album?

“I think the direction was more about the songs – playing on the pop side of things.

Obviously before we went into the studio I had in my head how I wanted the record to sound and then I got that but it wasn’t something I was planning and thinking about, it only really happened when I had done the demos and thought ‘this might sound cool if it had a very rhythmic verse or something’. I was mainly focusing on the rhythm side for this record because there’s a lot of bass and a lot of drums, and we really approached the production with a minimalist vibe.

I always believe in doing what’s right for a song

rather than trying to chuck your instrumentation in and have everybody playing all at the same time, so for this record there was a lot of room and space and call and responses between each instrument, which left me a lot of room to elaborate on the vocals so I could have the opportunity to ad-lib 10 vocal lines if I wanted to.”

In addition to writing all ten tracks on Gloves, Wilkinson and fellow band-mate Tim Commandeur stepped up to the producer’s plate with guidance from Justin Tressider, a move that’s definitely paid off.

“I knew what I wanted ultimately so I thought ‘why don’t I just step up and do it?’, which was something that when you think and talk about it, seems scarier than it actually is but when you’re actually in it, just doing it, you get it done because that’s what you need to do.

“Working with Justin was amazing, he’s been there for the band since we were really young and starting out. He’s always been an engineer but he used to tour manage us sometimes when we were heaps younger so we’ve known him for ages so we have ultimate trust in him, no questions about it. It was the most liberating and the most stressful experience of my life all in one. You have to be there from 8am ’til 2am making sure you’re getting the right sound and then wake up and do it all again. I’m not going to lie, I did have a couple of break downs but I think we came out stronger at the end of it.”

Life has changed a lot for the lads and lasses from Operator Please since they formed back in 2005 and Wilkinson is only too happy to share some of her favourite milestones.

“I’ve met some really interesting people backstage but I’m always super shy when it comes to meeting bands – I’d never go up and say ‘hi’ first unless you’re in a situation where they’re talking to someone you know. I always get really star struck and nervous but it’s good to see one of your favourite bands or a band you’re touring with come and see your set from side of stage – that’s an overwhelming, cool thing.

“I met Pepper from Salt N Pepper when they were on the Good Vibes tour and I couldn’t

talk to her properly, it was so embarrassing. We do a cover of Push It and when I met her she was the most gracious person ever, unbelievably beautiful, she’s like a glamazon. So I was talking to her and she was really lovely and I just couldn’t speak – it was the first time I was ever speechless! “[I love] getting to travel whilst making music – getting to do what you love to do on a day-to-day basis. For a while before we started

Operator Please we all had jobs so we know what it’s like to work part time and have your music on the side.

To take on music as a career path rather than a hobby is one of the most amazing opportunities ever. To go overseas and be able to play little shows where people are there to see you play is overwhelming. It’s good that we are able to do what we want to do and take it on and commit 100 per cent.”

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Scotland’s purveyors of ‘pirate metal’, Alestorm, will be East Side Story travelling across high seas to dock in Perth on Thursday, Canadian dance-floor punks June 17, at Amplifier Bar as part of their Plunder Down Under Australian tour.Frontman Chris Bowes gives JESSICA Hot Hot Heat have released WILLOUGHBY sage advice about how to be a swashbuckler their first album in three years, Future Breeds, inspired in the 21st century. by,and indeed featuring many “ Yo u n e e d t o l ove a l co h o l ; l o t s a n d of the colourful characters of l o t s o f a l co h o l , ” Al e s t o r m f ro nt m a n Vancouver’s Lower East Side Christopher Bowes states firmly when asked what it takes to be a damn good, area. BEN WATSON spoke to and contemporary, pirate. “Also you must frontman Steve Bays. have a complete disregard for the human race. And a liver made of steel, or maybe a liver made of other livers (laughs)! That would at least be a start.”

A disclaimer to this inter view, Bowes was drunk. But it was 2am and why sugarcoat the fact this charismatic vocalist and keytar player was more than a little merry. Considering the ethos behind the all-singing, all-dancing folk power metal machine that is his outfit, Alestorm, it only seemed fitting. This is a banding of three mad Scots and an Irishman whose sole aim in life is to write the soundtrack to every fantastical, boozy night. To rouse even the most meek to burst out in boisterous song after a few pints with the lads, or lasses. This is a fact that Bowes does not shy away from.

“We write songs for drunk people to sing too,” he agrees. “And of course it helps if we are drunk too, and we most definitely oblige to that. We started writing for our third album tonight, so I’ve already finished a bottle of Jameson’s and we are on to a cheap carton of beer. You could say I am very happy at the

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moment, yes you could say that.”

There is a lot to be happy about since the Alestorm ship set sail from Perth, Scotland, a mere three years ago. Now two albums into their career and a third pegged for recording early 2011, it is safe to say that this quartet have used their raucous tales of rum, women and, of course, the plunder to inject the ‘fun’ back into metal. But this life is not without its falls. In March this year, drummer Ian Wilson announced he had left the band to fulfil other projects with Peter Alcorn replacing him soon after. “Ian sent us this big angry letter telling us all to fuck off,” Bowes explains. “I don’t really know why because I really liked him. But, in the letter, he said I was the worst person in the world.

We basically had to use a session drummer for Black Sails At Midnight (2009) because Ian couldn’t actually play the parts. But it’s okay because Pete can actually play and I shit bricks when he does. We do love him and I’d marry him if I was gay. He will definitely be playing on the next album.”

Talking down the line from beneath the rattlin’ subway line of New York’s Williamsburg Bridge, Hot Hot Heat’s frontman sounds like he’s been doing interviews all evening, and it should barely surprise anyone if this was the case, as they’ve just released album number four… or is it album number five?

“I call [the first record] an album but most people don’t, so I guess technically we have five, but most people say four albums,” he clarifies. And with that little piece of confusion out of the way, we get down to the nitty gritty.

If there’s one thing that this author was struck by with Future Breeds, it’s how utterly amazing the actual process of recording the album sounds. Bays explains that he has just invested a large amount of coin in setting up his own studio: Tugboat Place.

“It’s in an old, haunted office building.

It’s a really tall building and it’s got a giant spiral marble staircase, and a lot of brass and wood. [We put] microphones in the stairs, and in hallways, and in the bathrooms.

“It ’s on the Lower East Side of Vancouver, so it’s kind of a neighbourhood that was notorious for a lot of drugs and prostitution and homelessness and poverty. Because of the cost of living in Vancouver, it’s where pretty much all musicians have to work out of. But it’s a really inspiring neighbourhood and there’s a lot of crazy people in it. A lot of the songs are just written from my imagined perspective of theirs.”

Working at night between 9pm and 9am, unbeknownst to the office workers with whom they shared the building, and overlooking the ocean and mountains of British Colombia, the band recorded the album over the space of a year, filling their studio with guests and mixing and matching roles.

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“We’ve got a number of friends playing on the album,” explains Bays. “To me it’s more just about coming up with the goal of the song or the vision, or just the ‘vibes’, for lack of a better word and just figuring out whoever is best at that time for the job. And so many decisions are made at like 6am in the morning. It doesn’t have to do with ego. You know, we don’t care who plays what, it’s just getting to where you want it to be.”

And while all this was happening, the band were surrounded by what sounds like bohemian chaos. One of the songs on the album is about a man who attempted to commit suicide from the building while the band was recording. So does Bays wonder that his sometimes serious messages are lost under the relentless danceability of his records?

“Oh totally. Yeah.” is his surprisingly frank response. “I think it’s not music for everyone, that’s for sure. I mean, there’s a lot of people that really just appreciate a simple pop song and I totally respect that, and 99 per cent of the reason why bands work with producers is so that they can translate it out of musicians’ ears in a way that’s more concise and to the point.

“But the whole point of this album was to leave the ideas, leave the flaws, and just paint an overall picture that was chaotic and colourful and exiting. And to me that was the recipe to make an album that doesn’t sound like any other bands.” www.xpressmag.com.au

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THE BANK HOLIDAYS All The Leaves Are Brown

Bank Holidays may have developed a reputation for Warm And Smoky The summery and pitch-perfect pop, but their second album

Sydney’s Cabins will be Sail Becomes A Kite is a slightly broodier, sugar-reduced heading west this weekend offering. DAVID CRADDOCK spoke to bass player and with Children Collide, vocalist James Crombie ahead of the band’s album launch playing shows at The Prince at Amplifier on Saturday, June 19.

Of Wales in Bunbury on When harmony-loving Perth pop outfit The Sail Becomes A Kite are far broodier offerings.

The Bank Holidays Thursday, June 10, and The Bank Holidays set foot on stage at to headline “I think pulling back is a good way RTR FM’s In The Pines festival they did so to say it,” Crombie says of the album’s sound. “I particular sounds like it could be a long-forgotten Rosemount on Friday, June surrounded by ten bags of crunchy, auburn, guess there have been a few changes in our lives Abbey Road B-Side. Crombie jokes that during 11. GEORGE GREEN caught autumn leaves.

– the most significant thing we’ve done in the last recording he liked to see Roth, an Englishman, as the on-stage foliage certainly couple of years has been to travel to Europe and the band’s very own George Martin. up with half of the Cabins made forWhile “The whole experience was almost like a visually appealing and theatrical to tour there - especially going to Bekk’s homeland band going in to record where you’ve got camp, Brin and Leroy, to talk performance (something the band have been Norway, which we always cited as being the home aso‘60s many days and ‘here’s the producer’. He [Roth] for since they first started out in 2004), of the band despite only two of us having been didn’t actually wear a tie but I kind of pictured it about their debut album known the leaves also signalled a shift towards the less there. that way. He had a fancy accent and was a beautiful squeaky clean, and autumnal nature of their “Bekk and I wrote the first ever Bank speaker.”

Bright Victory. second album A Sail Becomes A Kite.

“It’s certainly a gear shift for us,” bass player and vocalist James Crombie says of the album, which was partly recorded by Martin Roth at ABC’s Perth studios.“Something we were trying to do with the last album was to try and not be as tooth-decayingly sweet and this is a further step in that direction.”

The pop hooks and three part harmonies of old are still there on tracks like Oxford Street, and a love of The Beatles proudly shines through on The Motif, but Gravity’s Plaything and

Holidays song in Norway so we went back to Bekk’s grandparent’s farm where it all began, if you like.

That place just really felt right to us, it was always just the effortless beauty. We were already writing songs, but certainly the songs we wrote after that, were better. I think effortless is a good word – but it did seem like a change of season for us.”

The decision to record the album with Martin Roth at ABC’s expansive studios, and to complete it at Cazfair House with Steve Bond (The Panics, Snowman) has further added to the lush and airy atmosphere on the album. The Motif in

As always on Bank Holidays releases, the crux of Sail Becomes A Kite is the impeccable interplay between three of the four band members’ voices, a skill sure to be a highlight of their upcoming album launch.

“Bek and I especially - but I would include Nat in this - there’s nothing we’d like to do more than sing. Singing, especially in a room with no mics, and trying to find your part and where the best pitch is, it’s a really cool thing. I’ve always said that my favourite thing to do in the world is to sing in harmony with people.”

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Sometimes it’s tough enough making sense of an interview when you’re only chatting to one person, so having both Brin and Leroy from Cabins chiming in simultaneously did make for an interesting chat. Luckily for X-Press, the boys were good sports about it all.

“This is the third interview we’ve done today, and yeah, it’s been both of us on speaker-phone the whole time. It’s been pretty fun. We do like to take a demographic approach to the band,” says Brin, the drummer behind the band’s menacing, broody, slow-burning brand of rock.

Which is about when Leroy, the band’s woozy voiced frontman, pipes in with “It’s democratic, man”, correcting his partner with a chuckle.

Having just taken their first big step into the Australian music industry with their debut album Bright Victory, Cabins are now getting set to take their next big step by unleashing a national assault on the live touring circuit. So how did the tour with Children Collide all come about?

“Well I’m only guessing here, but I think Woody Annison who produced our mini-album also tour manages Children Collide, so there’s a pretty big possibility that he pulled that one together. It’s all about who you know,” laughs Leroy.

Starting out on the Central Coast, Cabins can relate to Perth’s close-knit gigging scene where a compact music community means that everyone knows everybody. Now residing in the big smoke (Sydney), the boys know all-too-well just how important it is for bands to stick together and help each other.

Our conversation drifts towards the size of egos in New South Wales and which bands in particular have worse reputations than others. Stories are swapped regarding encounters, and the boys even partake in the naming-and-shaming of east coast ego trippers.

“Sydney is really competitive, which at first we were a little put off by, but it inspires you to try and write a great song to keep your head above water, rather than just being content with being part of the scene”, explains Leroy.

“There are a lot of big heads over here. It’s hard to walk around in the street without head-butting someone”, says Brin.

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AN RTRFM EVENT MOUNTAIN MAN Made The Harbor

HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS Self-titled EP

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Trent Reznor is God. Yes, this is a completely selfindulgent statement, but considering his track record, it is hard not to be swept up in the whole fan-girl/boy movement that is associated with Reznor. Revealing, over the past few months, inclinations towards his first post-Nine Inch Nails project via web videos and customary teasers, the debut self-titled EP How To Destroy Angels (so named after Reznor’s self-professed love for industrial experimental outfit Coil) was released for free download independently this month.

A collaboration between Reznor and his new bride - onetime West Indian Girl frontwoman Mariqueen Maandig, and long-time associate Atticus Ross, one of the most obvious comparisons is with material recorded beneath the NiN moniker.

Ferocious and noise-esque guitars, bruising and glitchy drum machines and generally dystopic vibes are prevalent - much akin to The Fragile or The Slip era.

But what separates both projects is Maandig herself. Drawing much of her power from a subdued and sultry vocal style, the whole collection of tracks hints at an underlying cold and calculated menace.

Reznor was right to take a step back for once and let his new love take the front-reins for what promises to be a mixture of malice and elegance.

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Mountain Man may be made up of a young nanny and two performance and theatre students, but they are proving that Vermont is indeed shaping up as a hotbed for American music. The three young women befriended each other during a break from their studies as they bonded over singing, the moon and trees.

Mountain Man are predominantly an acappella trio who are only rarely accompanied by a minimalist acoustic guitar. Their debut Made The Harbor is steeped in traditional American folk with earthy songs about mother nature and femininity.

Songs like Sewee Sewee have a more contemporary feel with one voice leading the way, although there is no shortage of times when the harmonies can weave their magic - like when the three voices entwine during the cute as a button How’m I Doin. Clocking in at just over four minutes Loon Song is twice as long as any of its peers, but be sure not to confuse lack of duration with lack of ideas.

This album was recorded in an abandoned factory but sounds like it is unraveling before you from a place as close as your front porch. This one has plenty of hearty winter charm. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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It’s been four years since audacious glam-pop stalwarts Scissor Sisters’ last musical excursion, but while Ta Dah, this album’s predecessor, had a title which masked a downbeat mood, Night Work always feels like dancing.

An unabashed love letter to anthemic ’80s synth-pop, the new songs gleam with nouveau rich sparkle, a lush pop gloss enveloping powerful melodies that are impossible to shake, and grooves which compel you to move.

Christened after a slang term for a lesbian sex act, with a background in New York nightspots with names such as I.C. Guyz and Trannyshack, Scissor Sisters are renowned for oozing sexuality from every musical pore.

Night Work is no exception - the first notable element being the cover image, featuring the clenched buttocks of ballet dancer Peter Reed, the last being the grand finale, Invisible Light, in which dramatic veteran Sir Ian McKellen’s deep, reverberating voice is paired with blush-worthy phrases including ‘painted whores and sexual gladiators’.

While most albums tend to wind down at some point, Scissor Sisters have opted to omit any ballads, instead offering eleven filthily gorgeous dance treats, making Night Work the night out that refuses to end.

The massive sold out AC/DC shows earlier this year and the constant touring of bands like The Angels shows the enduring quality of pubrock, or at least it’s refusal to roll over and die.

In a whirlwind of hard rock influences and cheeky lyrics come BugGirl, an Australian two piece comprised of siblings Amber and Clinton Spence. With a wicked scream and husky growl Amber captures the spirit of rock and roll rebellion – Bon Scott would be proud.

Much like the late Scott’s music, Dirt In The Skirt is dripping with innuendo but leaves very little to the imagination: ‘I g-g-got that 10-inch itch/I need somebody to flick that switch’ (from the song Spread That Eagle). Rock Your City closes the album in a crescendo of smut with ‘If you’re looking for action, come sit on my face’.

There is a familiarity to BugGirl’s music instantly recognisable from the rock giants of the past with blues driven guitars and unashamed shout-out-loud anthems. So long as you’re not already tired of hearing the virtues of a rock and roll lifestyle – and lets face it; its been sung about a million times before – you should get a kick out of it. Needless to say, if bogan rock isn’t your thing perhaps give this one a miss. _BRENDAN HOLBEN

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I really wish bands would tell the powers that be to ‘stick it’ when it comes to writing up crappy and pretentious press releases. Talking about Colas Wars’ first single Giving It Up, the press release states: “If songs were cars, you’d expect to see this one on-screen…maybe in Mad Max 2 or The Cars That Ate Paris”. What the fuck is that supposed to mean?

Trust me, the rest of the three-page press release is filled with more of the same garbage, which before even giving the CD a spin leaves a sour taste in your mouth. So with a shitty press-release and the fact that this band is called Cola Wars, is there any chance that Invader could actually be good? Luckily, the album delivers.

Boasting ex-members of Bodyjar and For Amusement Only, Cola Wars set out with a clear directive in mind – to write catchy radiorock that will allow them to take their songs around the country. With the experience of the members, Cola Wars are able to display a refined sound that takes most bands several releases to achieve, making it an impressive debut.

Being vocally and musically accomplished at this early stage, it’s not hard to imagine Cola Wars doing the rounds on the Australian live circuit soon.

When a band choose a name as rubbish as Free Energy, you can rest assured that they aren’t going to be shy of attacking the unfashionable – like arena rock for example. Placing James Murphy in the producers chair also confirms the five-piece are happy to polarise opinion, with convictions to not do anything by half.

Cowbell and big guitars are the first sounds to jump out of the speakers on the debut Stuck On Nothing which takes no prisoners with its less than subtle approach to melodic rock. With many a chorus to die for, there are moments that would make both T-Rex and Cheap Trick proud in the form of Dream City and Young Hearts.

If Hope Child, Dark Trance and Bang Pop don’t get your feet moving then check your pulse. It is not until late in the piece that Free Energy take their foot off the pedal and the meandering Wild Winds cruises along in a delightfully laid back manner.

You can imagine that a Free Energy show would be a sweaty sing-along frenzy, but for now dust off the air guitar turn the stereo all the way up and give Stuck On Nothing a good old thrashing. _CHRIS HAVERCOFT

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CARL FOX Chunky Rainbow

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Pay heed those with a s we e t - to o t h Chunky Rainbow, the intriguing first album from Carl Fox, may be the most amazing sugar rush you’re going to have this year.

Best known as the frontman of Perth indie-pop band Good Little Fox, Cox’s solo excursion can be best described as a weirdly wonderful hybrid of the electriconica and twee indie-pop genres.

Written, recorded and mixed in Fox’s home studio, Chunky Rainbow reveals tales of utopian imaginings and magical places, inspired by his one-year journey through Switzerland.

Chunky Rainbow is an exceptional debut effort, bursting at the seams with pop content, delivering a collection of gorgeously fun songs full of dewy, sunlit reflection and confessional heartbreak. Cox’s tunes bounce along with a driven punch, as pop hooks rub softly against vivacious instrumental crescendos, laced with snappy beat programming and clever turns of phrase.

Pumping out songs with titles including Sunny Day, Toys, Perfect Purple and Chunky Rainbow, Cox walks the fine line between twee sensibility and annoyance. However, he keeps the cuteness from becoming cloying by humanising his subject matter in a way that is both unpretentious and selfeffacing, revealing a genuine vulnerability hidden beneath his technicolor-daydream beats.

Chunky Rainbow is indie-pop at its purest – utterly listenable and endlessly sweet. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD

LOCAL NATIVES Gorilla Manor Infectious Records/Liberator Music

Local Natives’ promo sheet is full of selfaggrandising waffle about South By Southwest, hectic tour schedules, and the band playing and evolving together for three years. This is hardly fascinating information for anybody outside the band. What really matters here is the music, particularly given that this is the band’s debut album, and it has international distribution, so it better be good, not just credible.

Fortunately, the results here aren’t too bad at all. Local Natives are a self-confessed ‘indie’ band, so think pumping drums, jangly guitars, and subtle use of strings, horns, and keys. But where the band really shine are on their vocal harmonies. Whilst not quite nailing the concept of a ‘hook’, the voices soar and fall away together with a pleasing use of thirds and fifths—something many bands in the genre shy away from to their detriment.

Don’t be misled, this ain’t no party record. It is, however, an entirely enjoyable jaunt - not memorable, but thoroughly pleasant from ‘go’ to ‘woah’. Perfect for exam study, or one of those idyllic fragile Sundays… but likely to remain on the shelf in the interim. _BEN WATSON

HARLEM Hippies Matador/Remote Control

Young band Harlem started out as a duo with both Michael Coomers and Curtis O’Mara switching between vocals, drums and guitar duties. With a move to Austin Texas, a third member (Jose Boyer) taking bass duties and a multi album deal with Matador things are moving at a rapid rate. Their second album Hippies is the evidence.

The tunes all sound like they were conceived and later recorded in the garage with a minimum of fuss and fanfare but there is more than enough variety to hold interest. Most songs are in and out in a couple of minutes, but not before blurting out some tantalising hooks.

The songs fronted by Coomer are how you would imagine ‘classic’ era Guided

By Voices to have sounded if they were ever fronted by Daniel Johnston. Playing the type of punk that The Ramones would be proud of Be My Baby is hook laden, with Faces and Torture Me also standing out. The more sedate Three Legged Dog is heavy on the jangle if light-on for finesse.

There isn’t a great deal of brain food on Hippies, there is just oodles and oodles of dumb fun.

In an article in The Guardian earlier this year revered pop chameleon David Bowie named American pop duo Boxharp as one of his favourite new artists. Wendy Allen and Scott Solter mix a melodic pop sensibility with ambient synthesizer noise, eerie samples and distinctly expansive sense of space.Their delicate tunes run a fine line between sounding dystopic and menacing and gorgeously peaceful – a kind of calm, post-apocalyptic dream music.

The Green,the title track from Boxharp’s recently released debut album (which is released through boundary-pushing Perth label Hidden Shoal) has a whispy, multi-tracked Celtic vocal riff which tip-toes over what sound like slightly out-of tune, haunting pianos, forest-y bird song, and whirring samples. It’s like putting your ear up against an ivy-covered gate in a secret garden and hearing some sirens singing a futuristic hymn to gods witha the help of laptops.

Experimental pop lullabies for the digital age.

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_DAVID CRADDOCK

OASIS What’s The Story Morning Glory Myspace.com/oasis

This Friday, June 11, marks the release of Time Flies 1994-2009, an extensive compendium of all of Oasis’ singles, compiled in the aftermath of their implosion last year. A deluxe version, no-doubt aimed at parkawearing Gallagherphiles, will feature a DVD of all 36 videos (US and UK) made by the legendarily feisty Mancunians throughout the career, as well as the band’s last ever recorded live show.

As with many post-break up compilations, it seems a pity for the band’s legacy that questionable singles like All Around The World stand alongside the gloriously bombastic arrogance of say Roll With It. Which brings us to What’s The Story Morning Glory, surely a better way to remember this highly influential, yet divisive, band.

Definitely Maybe may get all the cred for its grimey, lad-ish bravado, but Roll With It, Morning Glory and Don’t Look Back In Anger and Champagne Supernova (a tidy quartet in anyone’s language) show a band developing a brand of stadium rock which would conquer the world, and most crucially, America. A notoriously hard feat.

The ubiquitous Wonderwall, however, has suffered ‘Sultans Of Swing Syndrome’ – when a track is thrashed so often by supermarkets and AM radio that it is rendered cringingly unbearable, regardless of quality. _DAVID CRADDOCK

When local boy made good Sam Worthington was appearing in the biggest movie in history around last Christmas, there was another little film with an Australian connection you’d have missed if you blinked - as many did.

Jane Campion’s Bright Star, the story of the girl English poet John Keats loved, was about as far away from James Cameron’s blue alien war movie you could get. It’s for those few not interested in the thrills and spills of Hollywood but who also aren’t bothered by details like plot.

That sounds snippy, but some audiences (particularly Campion fans) are happy to just let the landscapes, settings, sights and sounds seep into them rather than enjoy the ‘what happens next’ of more traditional storytelling.

The love affair between Keats (Ben Wishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Aussie Abbie Cornish at her most luminous) is very chaste, all winsome glances and brushed hands over bonnets in the countryside, and history tells us it was short lived after Keats travelled to Italy to convalesce from an illness he didn’t survive.

Avatar fans will consider it like watching paint dry, but it’s simply languid. Hard to stick with at times, but beautiful, it’s no less a legitimate piece of cinema from a distinctive artist.

_CHRIS HAVERCROFT Bright Star (Roadshow) Foot Fist Way (Paramount) Clarkson Duel (Roadshow) South Park: The Hits Vol 1 (Paramount) _DREW TURNEY Australia’s highest circulating Street Press

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IRAN ON FILM

Kulcha teams up with the Iranian Short Film Association this June to bring the best in Iranian film to Perth. On Thursday, June 10, and Friday, June 11, Kulcha’s Fremantle premises will be converted into cinema to celebrate the work of Iran’s most promising film makers. Screenings kick off at 8pm each night, featuring live performances from Persian acts Kemia and Daramad.

Tickets are available on the door.

Winner of the 2009 Fremantle Print Award, Damiano Bertoli: Continuous Family.

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Snowy Dreams screens as part of the Iranian Short Film Festival

The old saying goes ‘a picture tells a thousand words’, and now, thanks to the Camera Recycle Project, you can help disadvantaged youth get their thousand words simply by donating an old or unused camera. Established by Perth lass Jade Stott, the Camera Recycle Project aims to help underprivileged youth by allowing them to borrow items from a technology library, comprised of camera equipment donated by the community. If you have an old camera lying around your house, dust it off and donate it to the Camera Recycle Project – it’s bound to make someone very happy. For info on how you can take part in the initiative, check out camerarecycleproject. org.au.

Now in its 34th year, the Fremantle Print Award is one of Australia’s top art awards, celebrating contemporary works that push the boundaries of print. Any print or artist’s book made within the last two years is eligible for entry, with participants in the running for the $12,000 Acquisitive Prize. Entries for the Award are now open, and artists of all kinds are invited to apply.

Applications close on Monday, June 14, so be sure to get your entry in pronto. Entry forms are available at fac.org.au.

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BRAY SAVES THE DAY

If your camera is constantly stuck on ‘Auto Mode’ then it’s high time you learnt to unlock the potential of your DSLR. Not sure where to start? Fear not because leading Australian photographer Chris Bray is here to save the day. In his one day tutorial courses, Bray shares his skills, starting with the basics.

In association with Canon, Lowepro and Australian Geographic, Bray’s courses teach aspiring photographers all the tricks of the trade, and are limited to 14 individuals per course so that every attendee gets one-onone guidance from Bray. Tickets are selling fast for Bray’s next course, which is set to take place at Perth Zoo on Saturday, June 26, and Sunday, June 27, from 8am ’til 5pm. For more info and to secure your spot, head to chrisbray.net.

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SIA FOR PETA

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Quirky Australian songstress Sia is teaming up with PETA to urge animal owners to desex their dogs and cats to prevent homeless puppies and kittens. Over the course of six years, an unfixed dog and her litter can produce 60,000 puppies and with countless dogs and cats being dumped every year at animal shelters around the nation, it’s time to curb this startling figure. The sad fact is than many dogs and cats that make it to animal shelters are euthanized, so it’s time to face animal overpopulation head on. To find out what you can do to help, head to petaasiapacific.com.

IMPROVISED INSANITY

Want to end your week with a laugh? Then Spontaneous Insanity has just what the doctor ordered… This Sunday, June 13, Spontaneous Insanity’s Theatresports will take over the Subiaco Arts Centre, offering up a cast of talented performers who will improvise their way through stories, songs and utterly bizarre scenarios. To find out more about Theatresports head to spontaneous-insanity.com.au. Tickets for June shows are on sale now from BOCS. www.xpressmag.com.au

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EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP Watch For Rats Directed by Banksy Just like his world-renowned street art, British artist Banksy’s first ever feature film prompts the viewer to do an almighty double take. Many may enter the cinema expecting a definitive documentary profiling the artist’s ascent from underground phenomenon to internationally-recognised and highly collectible artisté, but structural twists in this film will leave many leaving asking ‘was that for real?’.

If we are to believe Banksy’s pieces to camera (which are surprisingly frequent, albeit distorted and cloaked), early on in the making of this film the artist decided that it would be more entertaining to turn the camera on Frenchman Thierry ‘Terry’ Guetta, an LA-based clothing store owner who develops an obsession with filming street artists in action, one of whom is Banksy. We are told that Terry is the cousin of French streetartist Invader (famed for the mosaic aliens he puts up all over the world, some of which are in Perth) and it is this connection that gives him access to

the numerous urban art luminaries which appear on screen.

Regardless of Terry’s believability (we’ll get to that), his candid footage of street artists in action makes for exciting viewing, with the bumbling film-maker’s shaky handy-cam shots perfectly conveying the excitement and danger of creating large-scale works fast and incognito, often with the risk of arrest.

With the first half of the film largely following Terry as he works on creating a definitive tome on 21st century street art, things take a dramatic U-turn, when, after seeing a cut of the film, Banksy suggests the Frenchman should pursue a career in art himself, and leave the completion of the film up to him.

This curve ball, and Terry’s subsequent rapid rise to artistic success on the back of pastiche, clichéd and hackneyed pop-art is what has led some to question the validity of Terry as a character.

In a staggeringly short period, Terry is able to stage a huge LA exhibition in which he sells thousands of dollars worth of work. There’s no suggesting

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that the gallery opening and gushing buyers are not genuine, but could Banksy have pulled off his sneakiest stunt yet in engineering or assisting in Terry’s rapid ascent as a comment on how meaningless, commercialised and fashion-driven the street art world has become? Could Banksy be having a sly dig at the Hollywood scenesters who were wooed with a high-profile LA Weekly promoting ‘Mr Brainwash’ (Terry’s pseudonym)?

Or is the whole thing true, a double bluff, and the joke is on us for believing it was a hoax. Is Banksy doing a Joaquin Pheoenix? Confused yet?

Either way, the strength of this film is its ability to tie together so many elements -

expository documentary, drama, humour, and potent art. Terry is genuinely hilarious, with his clumsiness providing regular laugh out loud moments, challenging Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther for the funniest Frenchman (real or otherwise) captured on film. Likewise, the documentary elements are riveting, and although interrupted by the wacky plot line, still offer a detailed overview of the emergence of 21st century street art, its fascinating guerrilla ideologies, and the challenges it now faces with increased commercialisation. _DAVID CRADDOCK

THE A-TEAM B Grade

CITY ISLAND Family Feud

Directed by Joe Carnahan Starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton be alone in loving Neeson’s late-career action ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel forays – but they’re ill-served by an awkward script that wants to bash us over the head with Yet another old TV series gets dusted off and the iconography, rather than just letting the revamped for the big screen, and why not? While characters breathe. Worse it breaks the ‘show, never the most complex or mature of shows, The don’t tell’ rule every script jockey learns in A-Team has a robust enough framework to wrap screenwriting 101. Take a drink every time that a feature length adventure around, and iconic Hannibal says ‘plan’ or we’re told Murdock is ‘crazy’ characters that are instantly recognisable. The and you’ll be dead by the end of the first act. process of adapting it to the screen was surely None of the heroes seem comfortable with their one of ‘not screwing it up’ rather than ‘getting forced banter, and it’s telling – and damning – that it righ’”, so why does the new version seem so the villains (Patrick Wilson and Brian Bloom) seem to be having more fun. hesitant and lacking in confidence?

There are some great action setpieces, The problems star t piling up immediately, when for some reason our origin though; the parachuting tank sequence you’ve movie begins with a pre-credit origin sequence, seen in the trailers is fantastic, as is the windowwhich smacks of overcompensating for what washer scene. And there are occasional moments was always – and was always going to be – a where Carnahan gets the iconography right thin story. For those born after the ’80s, The that just sing; the introductions of Hannibal A-Team are an elite military unit, framed for a and B.A. are brilliant in their style and economy. crime they didn’t commit, who go on the run All up, though, this feels like filmmaking by from the army, working as soldiers of fortune committee. There’s always a lot riding on a and helping the downtrodden and defenceless tentpole blockbuster like this, but it seems in along the way. It’s a simple setup that allows for trying to reach as broad an audience as possible, the maximum amount of gunplay and action no one involved agreed on the kind of movie for the minimum amount of plot-juggling, and being made. What we’re left with is an oddly one of the few reasons to get misty over the generic film, ultimately dissatisfying, which ticks Reagan administration. But apparently that’s not all the boxes that the old series did, but somehow enough for a modern audience, so events are fails to be as entertaining or memorable. It’s an complicated and expanded for no real purpose. average action dressed in familiar clothes, and in As a result, the pacing is haphazard, and what a year crowded with similar films like The Losers should have been a madcap action comedy and the upcoming The Expendables, that’s not good enough. moves along in fits and jerks. _TRAVIS JOHNSON There’s an excellent cast here – I can’t

Directed by Raymond De Felitta Starring Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Alan Arkin

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I was watching one of the family cable channels the other night when, much to my daughter’s delight, that *cough* timeless classic *cough* Beverly Hills Chihuahua (yeah, the one where George Lopez voices a Mexican pup who comes to the aid of a spoilt-rich pooch, voiced

by Drew Barrymore, who’s got loose from her leash) came on.

Most of Beverly Hills Chihuahua’s voice over actors listed post title - you’d expect wouldn’t have much else going on - Coyote Ugly’s Piper Perabo, forgotten fox Jamie Lee Curtis, comedian George Lopez - but one name stands out from the bunch: Andy Garcia.

Yes, Andy Garcia! He of When A Man Loves A Woman, Internal Affairs, The Godfather 3, and The Untouchables fame. Yes, the same guy who, in the mid ’90s, was more or less than the biggest Latino superstar around! One had to double-take!

How has the man behind such memorable characters as Vincent Mancini (The Godfather III, a character for which Garcia was nominated an Oscar for) been reduced to voicing cliché Latino characters in a harebrained talkinganimal kiddie flick? Now a cameo, that wouldn’t be so alarming, but no, Garcia lends his lungs to one of the film’s main characters!

Thing is, it’s hard to say whether Beverly Hills Chihuahua was the biggest mistake of Andy Garcia’s career (but surely he had better options on the table?) or the best move he’s made in recent years? And I only say that because, had Garcia’s star and rep not dipped a bit thanks to that little flick, he might never have to had to return to the low-frills, performance-centric world of independent film. Had studios been interested in Garcia for their latest mid-budget cop flick or pricey rom-com then we’d likely never have gotten to see Garcia’s wonderful turn as in the enchanting City Island. This is a movie and a character that can only be brought to life by a down-and-out actor.

Taking its cue from American Beauty, and countless other dysfunctional family flicks, the comedy tells of the Rizzo family – prison guard Vince (Garcia), his untrusting wife Joyce (Julianna Margulies), stripper daughter Vivian (Dominik Garcio-Lorido) and porn-obsessed son Vinnie (Ezra Miller). The Rizzos, your typical

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feuding white-collar unit, get a kick in the touché when Tony, the newly-discovered son (Steven Strait) of its patriarch, arrives to stay.

But the Rizzos are a bit all over the place – even before Tony’s arrival. For starters, Vince, Garcia’s character, is a prison guard with aspirations to be an actor – but the fact that he’s over 40, and never even gone for an audition let alone played a part, is standing in the way of that dream being achieved. But a friend in Vincent’s acting-class, Molly (Emily Mortimer) is so encouraging, and so convinced that Vince has the goods, that the assurance-seeking prison guard starts to believe he is on his way to being the next Brando. Of course Vince keeps his acting aspirations, and especially his new female friend, quiet from his wife – who has always been convinced her husband is cheating. And then there’s the bombshell Vince and Joyce discover about their eldest daughter – that instead of attending college, she’s been stripping.

Writer/director Raymond De Felitta has yanked Garcia out from the deep hole he’d fallen into. Garcia’s performance, combined with De Felitta’s heart-felt and richly reward script about a ‘common family’, makes for a winning combination. Sure, it’s not a perfect film – not by any means; the tone drifts a little uneasily between comedy and drama at times, and not everyone in the cast is as good as Garcia is – but compared with some of the other drivel Garcia’s been demoted to in recent years (The Pink Panther 2, Smokin’ Aces, Twisted, Just the Ticket, Desperate Measures) it’s both a minor gem and a career-saving grace. _CLINT MORRIS

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EMPERORS AND RUSSIANS GO SOUTH FOR WINTER

Perth indie pop act Russian Winters and promising local talents Emperors are heading down the Southwest Highway for a joint single launch show at The Prince Of Wales in Bunbury on Thursday, June 17. Russian Winters will be launching their shimmering, polished synth pop excursion She Knows and Emperors will be debuting their single The River, which features cracking track Favourite Colours on the b-side as well as an acoustic version of this driving rock anthem.

Anything Goes is on at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco from Friday, June 11, ’til Saturday, June 19. Bookings can be made through Ticketek on 1300 795 012 or www.ticketek. com.au.

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SHOES GOT A BRAND NEW GROOVE

Gavin Shoesmith (previously a member of the John Butler Trio) has announced that his newlook band The Groovesmiths are back on the gigging circuit. The stripped back power-trio featuring accomplished drummer Angus Diggs (Jeff Lang, Mia Dyson) and guitar slinger Alex Dew will bring their rock-steady brand of reggae and blues ‘n’ roots to Settlers Tavern on Friday, June 11, as well as Mojo’s (for the Fremantle Blues And Roots Club) on Wednesday, June 23.

Steve Hensby, a down south boy himself, will be bringing his band Tracksuit to Collie on Sunday, June 13, for a gig at the 100 Club. The band are soon to head into the studio to begin work on an EP that will showcase the full breadth of Tracksuit’s rocking, rhythm and blues influenced brand of beat pop. “A Tracksuit live show contains lots of nonsense banter and a whole lotta shaking!,” Hensby says of what Collie locals can expect of the show.

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING

The ever-reliable Beautiful Girls will bring their breezy brand of roots music down south in late June and early July to promote their freshly released new album Spooks. The band play at the Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, on Wednesday, June 30, and Settler’s Tavern on Friday, July 2. The lads will also be playing a city show at Metro Fremantle on Thursday, July 1, as well as gigs in Broome (July 3) and Dampier (July 4). This tour features the band in full six-piece format, with Brisbane chanteuse Wellington also appearing at the shows.

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CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN

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Brisbane’s Dead Letter Circus, who are currently touring in support of their debut album This Is The Warning will swing into the Prince Of Wales in Bunbury, for a show on Friday, June 11. The band also plays at Capitol in Perth on Saturday, June 12. Both gigs are sure to be unrelentingly intense and energetic rock shows.

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts is staging Cole Porter’s hilarious 1930s Broadway musical Anything Goes as their massive mid-year musical, to coincide with their 30th anniversary celebrations.

D irec tor of Anything Goes and WAAPA’s Acting Program Coordinator, Crispin Taylor, believes this show is the per fect showcase for the WAAPA students, with the production featuring “sleek dance routines including a seven-minute tap number, wellknown jazz standards and Porter’s fantastic and witty lyrics.”

Anything Goes is arguably one of Porter’s most popular musicals, a song-anddance spectacular which follows the antics of some desperate and dateless folk looking for love on an ocean liner sailing to London from New York. With Shakespearian qualities of lovers lost ala A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes is famous for songs including its title track plus You’re The Top, and I Get A Kick Out Of You. With a cast of 40, including a 22-piece orchestra, over 100 students from the entire spectrum of WAAPA courses are involved in the mid-year musical. Taylor assures that Anything Goes will be the institution’s most lavish production to date. “After the sell-out success of 42nd Street last year, we knew we had to do something more spectacular in 2010 – but now we’re trying to figure out what we can top it with next year!” laughs Taylor.

“The design process for set and costume started a good six months ago, with rehearsals commencing 10 weeks ago.

“Anything Goes is the ultimate musical,” says Taylor. The production, which is a major assessment piece for all students, conforms to WAAPA’s principals of ‘authentic l e a r n i n g’, w h e r e by p u b l i c, l a rg e - s c a l e productions such as this are undertaken to best prepare all students for work in the industry, beyond graduation.

“The show has also been a great learning experience in farce for our students,” says Taylor. “Some believe that deep and meaningful performances are the key to a good actor, but through working on this show

they have discovered the discipline and skill required in farce – comedy is hard!”

Taylor says the biggest challenge when working with such a large creative team has been physical space for rehearsals. “The set is a three-levelled ship, and it’s huge. We’ve just [a week out] bumped in to the Regal, so we’ve had our first runs with performers aboard the ship. There are some kinks to iron out, but it’s looking great,” says Taylor.

“I told the designers from the beginning that this wasn’t The Love Boat,” chuckles Taylor. “I think what we’re doing is a much more risqué than what would have happened in the ‘30s. Some may say that Anything Goes is an old hat, but this production is a sophisticated, sleek, raunchy and contemporary version, that does include one scene performed entirely in underwear.” _DAVID GEOFFREY HALL

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Barefoot Drumming Wonder, The SlaughterBlouse, 451 Beaufort Street, Highgate.

It begun as a mistake. Stranded in Brighton on a gloomy October’s day, a chair was dragged across weathered floorboards to the only window in the room. A photo was taken with a hand-me-down camera and available light for no other reason than to document our own existence. Skye and Chloe Sobejko present Barefoot Drumming Wonder, a collection of photography, installation and film, which documents our existence while simultaneously recording the inevitability of decay.

Exhibition opens at 7pm on Friday, June 11, and runs ’til Friday, June 25.

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Or Well And Good, Mixtape Gallery, 454 William Street, Northbridge.

After displaying her work at numerous galleries over the years, local Leederville artist Laurie Perry is finally doing her first solo exhibition at Mixtape Gallery. Titled Or Well And Good, the exhibition centres around the themes presented in George Orwell’s text Animal Farm. Each of Perry’s pieces is closely tied into the book; placing animals in what is essentially a human situation and making a cheeky reflection of our own natural behaviours in the process.

Exhibition opens on Thursday, June 10, at 6.30pm and runs ’til Tuesday, June 15.

Rounds, PICA, James Street, Northbridge.

Rounds is an exhibition of nine cutting-edge Western Australian artists that radically engage with issues of peer influence through a selfgenerating exhibition process. Working through a series of four cycles, it started on September 5, 2009, and continues through to March 27, 2010. Each artist responds to a work made in the previous cycle by another artist in the group.

Features Neil Aldum, Rebecca Baumann, Tim Carter, Elise/Jurgen, Shannon Lyons, Bennett Miller, Sarah Rowbottam, George EgertonWarburton.

Exhibition opens on Friday, June 25, and runs ’til Wednesday, August 25.

Dawn, Kulcha, 13 South Terrace, Fremantle.

Perth based Colombian artist Nidia Hansen presents Dawn, an exhibition inspired by metaphysics, life patterns and underwater life.

Using acrylics and mixed media her works reveal a passion and talent for the use of bold colours and compositions for non-representational or figurative art.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, June 27.

Recent Paintings, Perth Galleries, 92 Stirling Highway, North Fremantle.

Eveline Kotai’s Recent Paintings reveals an extension of her enduring interests in experimentation of colour and the systematic

Squared, Greenhill Galleries, 6 Gugeri Street, Claremont.

The annual Squared exhibition is designed to provide new collectors with an opportunity to purchase more affordable pieces, by providing beautiful smaller scale works. This year’s exhibition features work by some of Australia’s most sought after artists, including Robert Juniper, Jason Benjamin, Crispin Akerman, Peter Boggs, Dean Bowen, Zhong Chen, Marcella Kaspar, Christine Johnson, Julian Meagher, Jim Thalassoudis and Katarina Vesterberg. Ten per cent of all sales will be donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Exhibition opens on Friday, June 18, and runs ’til Saturday, July 3.

Julian Meagher Cherry Blossom II oil on linen 40 x 40 cm approach to the unfurling of patterns. In these large scale paintings and stitched collages, the theme of landscape reveals hidden aspects and cycles of nature.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, June 27.

PERFORMANCE Honey Spot, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Space, 65 Murray Street, Perth.

Presented by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, Honey Spot looks at two cultures living together with two different philosophies on land conservation and how friendship can overcome these differences. Tim, a young Aboriginal boy, is the new kid in school. Peggy is the local Forest Ranger’s daughter. A friendship blossoms between the youngsters as Tim agrees to help Peggy in her performance assessment for a ballet scholarship. With the help of Tim’s family they Cream 03, Emerge Art Space, 676A Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley.

Richard Healy, the 2009 recipient of Emerge Art Space’s Cream Art Award will present his first solo exhibition this June, displaying moody and ambiguous paintings which have a ‘film noir’ feel to them. A graduate of Curtin University, Healy’s work tends to focus on the sinister side of life, challenging viewers to create their own interpretations of his moody images.

Exhibition opens on Wednesday, June 9, and runs ’til Wednesday, June 30.

create a dance piece merging the earthy feel of traditional Noongar dance with the fluid grace of classical ballet.

Performance takes place on Thursday, June 17. Bookings can be made via yirrayaakin. com.au.

Loot, Subiaco Arts Centre, 180 Hammersley Road, Subiaco.

Mrs McLeavy’s funeral just might have gone smoothly if her ex-nurse had not been making a play for the recently widowed husband, or if her son and his friend had not just carried out a bank robbery – hiding the loot in Mrs McLeavy’s coffin and locking the corpse in a handy wardrobe – or even perhaps if the local police inspector had not turned up on the track of the money, disguised as an official of the London Water Board.

Season runs ’til Saturday, June 19.

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MUSIC Richard Tognetti with WASO, June 11-12 Perth Concert Hall, bookings via waso.com. au.

Katie Noonan & The Captains, June 12-13 Fly By Night; bookings via flybynight.org.

Drum Tao: The Samurai Of The Drum, June 22-26 Perth Concert Hall; bookings through BOCS. Music On The Terrace 2010: Fused, June 27 Government House Ballroom; bookings through BOCS. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Intentions, June 28 Astor Theatre; bookings through BOCS.

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RED DEAD REDEMPTION Grand Theft Horses Red Dead Redemption is the latest big budget, big scope project from open world masters Rockstar and with a budget equal or second only to Rockstar’s own Grand Theft Auto 4, it has a lot to deliver on. For fans especially, Red Dead is a long time coming. The spiritual successor to 2004’s Red Dead Revolver, this game has weathered a lengthy development time and its share of changes. So is it a AAA title worthy of the hype, and more importantly your cash? Or is the look of the cake not always the taste?

It’s 1911 and you take the part of John Marston, a former outlaw who is out to get revenge on his old gang members. With a cinematic opening that is typical of Rockstar, the game starts with Marston aboard a train, pulling into the frontier town of Armadillo. Exactly why and who he is after is not immediately revealed, with the game slowly easing the player into the Wild West by first pairing you up with a rancher in need of an extra hand. While personally I would have preferred to be a bad arse outlaw from the first moment, the obligatory ‘tutorial’ missions are needed to teach you the many activities unique

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to Red Dead. Besides the usual 20-25 hour single player storyline, players can hunt animals, capture and break wild horses or just ride out looking for a random mission. While you start in the small town of Armadillo, the story eventually has you crossing the border into Mexico for a larger scope.

The presentation is near immaculate.

That’s not to say it’s photo realistic. Instead of reaching for too lofty a goal, it capitalises on a slightly more cartoon style with an almost painted landscape. It looks great, and works well for the dirty setting, however human models and textures are really lacking and quickly remind you this is a video game. Rockstar can never get hands right and, like in GTA, all the characters have great ham fists with clunky animations.

The sound is exceptional, with the music especially standing out. With a game set in 1911, they couldn’t exactly have your horse dial in to ‘Tumbleweed 94.5’ radio, so instead they have constructed an original soundtrack that ebbs and flows with the player’s movements. It sounds beautiful and is one of the better original soundtracks made for a

Red Dead Redemption game. Also, I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but Jose Gonzales actually recorded a track for this game and as you cross the plains into Mexico, it kicks in. It’s a beautiful moment and one that I haven’t really experienced yet in a game.

Okay, so how does it play? Well, if you’ve played GTA IV, you’ll have some idea of how it’ll feel.

Except instead of cars and boats there are stallions and ponies. They have refined the aiming system some since GTA IV, but it still isn’t as responsive as it could be, and the addition of a cover system sounds great at first, but indoors and in tight spots the animation for getting in and out of covering takes too long and makes you feel like you’re moving through mud. While the shooting and

similar mechanics aren’t game-breaking, I did find the game lacking a certain level of enjoyment as a shooter, and certainly doesn’t bring anything new to the table.

As with any open world game, and Rockstar in general, the bugs are rife. Youtube ‘donkey lady’ and ‘gunslinging dog’ to see probably the most hilarious bug of our generation. You are sure to encounter your own, but probably nothing quite as extreme as a lady who thinks she is a donkey. Though discussions with friends showed everyone had some tale of annoyance or bugged out animations, one could argue a game of this scope is going to come with its fair share of glitches. But I think video games that are reaching for immersion and realism have to go that extra mile to not pull you out of the experience.

While Red Dead doesn’t bring anything new to the table, it is definitely the most detailed and thought out Wild West presented in a video game. Red Dead Redemption is out now for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. _TOM VARIAN

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Music and mouth watering pizza come together at Mojo’s

First colonised back in 1828, Fremantle is one of WA’s most charming cultural hubs, offering tourists and locals every genre of entertainment imaginable. Though Fremantle is best known for its historic buildings such as the Round House and Fremantle Prison, the port city doesn’t just cater to history buffs, with plenty of fantastic live music venues, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants and markets to discover.

If you’re heading in to Fremantle down Stirling Highway, the first gems you’re likely to discover are Mojo’s and Violet Pilot, both tucked away on Queen Victoria Street. Saunter in to Violet Pilot to get your hands on an array of sartorial goodies, including designs by West Australian labels TotoMoto, Stiff, Plonk and Ant!podium.

Further down Queen Victoria Street is Mojo’s, a live music venue with much more to offer than just local tunes.

If your soul is hungry for music and your belly is hungry for pizza then Mojo’s is the perfect place to kick back with local bands and the freshest ingredients. Open seven days a week, Mojo’s new pizza menu is jam packed full of mouth watering treats, including artichoke, prosciutto and fresh basil, guaranteed to warm your soul and

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satisfy your hunger on cold winter nights. For the full rundown of upcoming gigs at Mojo’s head to mojosbar.com.au.

Just around the corner from Mojo’s is one of Freo’s oldest pubs, The Railway Hotel.

Established back in 1898, The Railway is a shrine for the worship of live music, with an indoor band room and a massive outdoor stage, both of which have seen performances from big name acts such as Downsyde,Drapht and The Basics.If you’ve never been to The Railway then Saturday, June 26, is the perfect time to do so, with RTRFM’s Winter Music Festival set to take over the venue for an afternoon of local music. Spreading out to Mojo’s and The Swan Hotel, the Festival will see performances from some of WA’s most promising local acts including Umpire, The Joe Kings, Blackmilk, Rok Riley and heaps more. For the full list of bands performing check out rtrfm.com.au/events.

Across the harbour and down Riverside Drive is where you’ll find The Leftbank, a beautiful venue with one of the best views in Fremantle.

Overlooking the picturesque Swan River, The Leftbank is open all week, with daily food specials sure to whet even the fussiest of appetites. Saunter in to The Leftbank on Sunday mornings to make

the most of June’s buffet breakfast special, which is only $19.50 until the end of the month.

A short stroll from The Leftbank will take you into Fremantle’s central shopping district, which is home to more venues and boutiques than you can poke a stick at. If music is your passion then a stop off at The Fly By Night Musicians Club is a must. Open seven days a week, the Fly By Night is a favourite of locals who enjoy kicking back with a tasty brew and tantalising tunes.

Head on in to the Fly By Night this Friday, June 11, for a cultural explosion care of Ganga Giri.

Hot on the heels of the release of new album Good Voodoo, Ganga Giri will take to the stage of the Fly to share pumping Didgeridoo and phat beats.

The live music continues over the weekend with songstress (and X-Press cover star) Katie Noonan set to perform on Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13, with her new band the Captains. If film is more your thing then don’t miss out on Future Shorts, the world’s largest short film label, which will present an array of short films at the Fly on Saturday, June 19.

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Ganga Giri perform at The Fly on Friday, June 11

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TUESDAY TAPAS Tapas lovers headed in droves to Palais 85 on Tuesday evening to make the most of the chic restaurant’s special $5 Tapas menu. Every Tuesday, Tapas at Palais 85 is only $5 a plate, which is an absolute bargain considering the tasty morsels on offer.

Featuring grilled scallops, natural oysters, herb marinated fetta, Persian fetta tomato and basil tart, plus many other delightful treats, the Tuesday tapas menu is almost too good to be true.

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Live music lovers should also check out the Norfolk Hotel, which boasts one of Freo’s best pub food menus and a cosy, underground cavern which is loved by many local musos. After a refurbishment in September last year, the Norfolk Hotel is looking snazzier than ever before, so now’s the perfect time to check out this historic venue which is over 100 years old! Whether you’re after something substantial, like Confit Duck Leg or freshly made pasta, or something lighter like soup or an antipasto plate to share, the chefs at the Norfolk Hotel won’t disappoint. Downstairs at the Norfolk is the Basement, a dark yet delightful space that comes alive with music most nights; complete with a toasty wood fire to warm punters on cold winter nights.

Before heading out for a night on the town in Freo, punters are encouraged to pop in to Lick Clothing to get kitted out in fashionable threads. Located at 25 Market Street in Fremantle, Lick is home to labels such as Ladakh, Living Doll, Totem, Shilla, Paul Frank, Stussy, Mooks, Ocean Zone, Fauz Pas, Wrangler and many more. Pop in to the store to meet owners Tony and Annette, who know the secret to constructing the perfect outfit.

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Sport fans heading in to Freo should make a bee-line for the Newport Hotel, which will be screening matches from the World Cup in coming weeks. To ensure that no matches are missed, the folks at the Norfolk have arranged to extend their trading hours for the duration of the World Cup, which means that there will be lots of late night and early morning action.

Make your way to the Newport on Friday, June 18, for a special DJ set courtesy of Andrei Maz, who will join forces with VJ Jerrem Lynch, for an assault on the eyes and the ears. To keep up to date with everything that’s going on at the Newport head to thenewport.com.

Another fantastic Freo venue is Rosie O’Grady’s, which has brought the spirit of Ireland to the heart of Fremantle since 1995.

Sunday sessions at Rosie’s go off with a bang, with traditional Irish music and dancing from 3.30pm onwards. Well known as one of the best Irish pubs in Perth, Rosie’s has a fun atmosphere that generates from the friendly and attentive staff.

Lunch and dinner are available most days with an extensive menu of tasty treats that can be washed down with one of the many beers available on tap.

Located in the heart of Freo’s coffee strip, The Clink is a great venue for dancing, socialising and having fun. Borrowing from the port city’s history, the interior of The Clink features secluded cells for quiet chats away from the dance floor.

Situated at 14-16 South Terrace, The Clink is the perfect place to end a night out in Freo after a delicious meal and a dance or two.

Another great Freo boutique is Red Tiger, which is situated just across the road from Lick. Funky fresh and affordable, Red Tiger has outfits for everyone, from crazy standout onesies to classic basics that will never go out of style.

If alcoholic beverages aren’t your cup of tea then a trip to Happy High Herbs is a must.

Located at 6/20 Elder Place, Happy High Herbs offers up hundreds of natural concoctions for use as medicinal remedies and alternatives to illegal, recreational drugs. Next time you’re chasing an energy boost or a health kick, be sure to chat to the friendly staff at HHH, who will be more than happy to recommend the perfect herbal mix for you.

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Favourite Freo based labels?

Fremantle has loads of designers. I think Kylie from Morrison is really clever and Sheree Dorman from Love In Tokyo. Both are perfectly on their market and capture that Freo style.

Favourite cafes and restaurants?

I like Moore and Moore for lunch and Sala Thai for its whole chilli tamarind fish.

Best place for a coffee?

Definitely Gino’s.

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Since its inception, the staff at Deckchair have devoted themselves to the development and creation of contemporary Australian theatre, staging many original and classic productions. To show your support for all the great work Deckchair does, be sure to make it to the Winter Warmer Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, June 26; for further info check out deckchairtheatre.com.au.

Next up on stage at Deckchair is the return season of Krakouer, a story about two brothers who took the Australian football world by storm in the ’80s. Written

by Reg Cribb, Krakouer follows the lives of Jim and Phil as they rise to the top of their game both on and off the sporting field.

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Starring Brooke Satchwell, with direction from Kate Cherry, The Clean House is a hilarious production about messy lives, which runs ’til Saturday, June 19.

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The wait is almost over for Perth’s trance enthusiasts with the highly anticipated Godskitchen set to explode this Friday at Metro City.

GLEN CANNING caught up with UK legend Gareth Emery on the eve of his first visit to Australia in over two years.

To say Emery’s 2009 was a huge year is a gargantuan understatement, considering he spent the majority of it in the #9 position on DJ Mag’s Top 100 list. Being in the coveted DJ Mag list is a boon for any international DJ, and in a recent chat, we asked Emery how being a DJ Mag titleholder has changed his year.

“As I was going up the DJ Mag ranks, I was making bigger and better tunes than I was before, I was doing more gigs, more festivals… so you never know what quite came first. You can go up the ranks and start going better and making better tunes but there’s always the case that it could be the other way around.” The list, however, remains a rather contentious issue amongst fans and artists alike.

As Emery explains, it’s a love / hate relationship.

“It is bizarre the whole way we rank DJs, I’m not entirely sure I like it. It is a reflection of popularity and notoriety rather than a technical assessment so you’ve got to be careful not to let it go to your head, thinking you’re the best DJ in the world because you’re really high in the rankings. But it is, well, flattering to be in there in anyway... I’m kind of a mixed bag on the rankings!”

Emery’s musical journey began at a very young age; he had completed classical piano training by the time he was seven before he was swept up by the trance explosion that consumed the UK underground in 1998. Emery reflects upon the impact his classical training has on his productions.

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Due to overwhelming demand, hot new promoters LABEL are proud to announce a second Steve Aoki show in Perth. The first show was absolutely huge those who attended were lucky enough to witness the one man party monster Aoki as he turned Villa into raging champagne covered party mosh. With the first show selling out in just under two hours, a whole new international line up has jumped on board for round two featuring Felix Cartal, Sonicc and Autoerotique. This will sell fast so be quick, tickets are $55 from www.moshtix.com.au.

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Never shying away from diverse line-ups, the crew behind Force Majeure have always touted that their night is about the tougher sounds in 4/4 and broken beat, paying homage to the best locals DJs this city has to offer. The upcoming edition of Force Majeure will be no different, with local producer with the mostest, Phetsta, heading the line up. Having toured both nationally and overseas, including two eight week long sell-out tours in Europe and the US, Phetsta’s electro and drum ‘n’ bass tracks have made their way into the record boxes of the likes of Pendulum, Grooverider and Andy C. Well known for his successful collaboration with fellow local, Shockone, Phetsta’s sure to make for a Force Majeure to remember. He’ll be joined by Micah, WA’s Best Breaks DJ for seven years’ running.

Sean Morrison, The Pearly Whites, Philly Blunt and Mono Lisa complete the Grade A line up. Friday, June 25, Ambar. Tickets $12 on the door.

SANOVA SPECIAL Mista Sanova’s album Warn The Nation has had an incredible response since its release – the triple j magazine, JMag, stated that the album “could be Australia’s definitive reggae album”, while Sydney Morning Herald proclaimed Warn The Nation as “the most authentic reggae to ever come out of Australia”. Don’t miss this chance to catch Mister Sanova live when he comes to Perth to play an explosive show with a ten piece band and special guests Vida-Sunshyne and Jornick. Thursday, July 29, at the Fly By Night in Fremantle; Friday, July 30, at Prince of Wales, Bunbury and Saturday, July 31, at Settlers Tavern, Margaret River. All tickets available from the respective venues.

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Robert Hood

Founding member of the legendary group Underground Resistance as a ‘Minister Of Information’ with Mike ‘Mad’ Banks and Jeff Mills, Robert Hood’s influential releases throughout the early and mid ‘90s helped change the face of modern Detroit techno and sparked a creative renaissance. Hood makes minimal Detroit techno with an emphasis on soul and experimentation over flash and popularity. Having recorded for Metroplex, as well as the Austrian Cheap label and Jeff Mills’ Axis label, Hood also owns and operates the M-Plant imprint, through which he’s released the bulk of his solo material. This year, Robert released his new conceptual album Omega, taking inspiration from the 1971 classic science fiction film, The Omega Man starring Charlton Heston. Catch Hood playing tracks from the album, plus a back catalogue of UR favourites, when he plays for Democracy on Friday, June 25, at Geisha. Support on the night from Andrew Utting, Joe Stawarz and Alex Cooke. Tickets are $30 from www.moshtix.com.au.

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HELPING HANDS Fremantle has been a pretty hip place to head out for a night of dancing recently, with King Tito’s Dirty Disco gathering a few disco heads together, not to mention the Newport shaping up its dancefloor line ups. Now comes news that WA’s premier electronic music website, Perthquake, has rallied some performers for a night of debauched disco and nefarious nu-disco in Fremantle, Maybe Dancing Will Help, featuring Tabularaza playing their first live show. Tabularaza (myspace.com/ tabularazaa) are an up and coming duo who craft fun, grooving synth-disco jams that will literally prevent you from doing anything other than dance. They’ll be joined by Holy Thursday, Hippo Camp and the Perthquake DJs. Friday, June 18.

Norfolk Basement, Fremantle. Doors open 8pm.

NOT SO COMMON

THURSDAY

Sad news for Common fans – the Common and Kid Capri Australian tour has been postponed until September 2010. Which means the Common gig set to be held at Metro City on June 18, is now cancelled. Ticketholders can receive a refund from place of purchase, or hold onto their tickets which will still be valid for the new dates. Keep an eye on Salt for the announcement of the re-scheduled Common dates.

The Outer limits presents Brown, Is Swan, Tone crush, Solar Barge & DJ Anthony Williams

FRIDAY

Sonic Velvet launch night

Featuring Voltaire Twins, 6’s & 7’s, Stereoflower, Wolves At the Door – entry $10 doors open 8pm

Lucid Dreaming presents

a night of house/ Deep House/ Disco/ Tech House featuring Aarin F, Richard Lee, Suric, Christof Krogel & Marko.

Goodwill

GOODWILL GUY Bringing the party to the northern suburbs is new club Crush. Located in the heart of cosmopolitan Joondalup, Crush is a new standout party destination. This Saturday, they launch their Saturday night regular, Volume, with the help of Ministry of Sound’s Goodwill. Goodwill has helmed a huge amount of MOS CDs, including Sessions and The Annual. He is into rocking dance floors, remixing megastars, touring Australia and the world, and has an alarming stage diving habit!

Don’t miss him as he takes over Volume. Saturday, June 12, Crush nightclub, 9pm.

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Bad Love have been emerging as a local promoter to keep your eyes on, introducing some great artists to Perth in a series of boutique dance events. You may recall them putting on the likes of Horse Meat Disco, Alexander Robotnick, Shit Robot (DFA) and founder of Italians Do It better, Mike Simonetti. Now Bad Love’s ready to enter your life on a more regular basis, via a nice, cozy night upstairs at the Flying Scotsman (Defectors Bar) on the second Saturday of each month.

Prepare to be seduced by the sounds of disco old and nu, mixed with some of the finest house, hip hop and indie that Bad Love’s prestigious selectors can dig. Hippo Camp, Mickey Juice, DJ Chip and Lightsteed are the first Bad Love babes to get the party started this Saturday, June 12, at Defectors.

Doors open 9pm.

Drop The Lime

CROSS THE LIME Chasing up their ripper per formance at Stereosonic last year, Drop The Lime head back down under to unleash some more electro madness on Perth. Drop the Lime (Luca Venezia) is a universally esteemed electro DJ/producer, hailing from New York City, where he runs the Trouble and Bass club night and a dance label of the same name. He’s performed massive sets at Coachella, headlined tours in North America, and appeared at festivals in the UK such as Lovebox, Creamfields and V Festival. In between he has done remixes for Moby, Blaqstarr, Rex the Dog, Armand Van Helden and Midnight Juggernauts, and co-wrote songs with Diplo and Herve. Catch the lime dropping at Metro Freo on Friday, July 9. For more information take a peep at www. limelite.com.au.

NAPT

NICE NAPT Hailing from UK’s underground, the architects of N-Funk, NAPT is a DJ duo Ashley Pope and Tomek Naden. NAPT’s dance music productions are of enviable superiority. Due to their matchless, innovative technique, they have won multiple prestige awards owing to their unique N-Funk sound, which is synonymous to their name. This year NAPT won Best Producer and Best Track at Breakspoll 2010, a repeat of their Best Producer and Best Track wins in 2009, marking the first time in the history of the awards that the two categories have been won by the same artist in consecutive years. Guaranteed to get you bouncing, NAPT head to Perth to play at Major Break 7, Saturday, July 24, at Villa. Tickets $35 plus booking fee from Planet, Mills, 78s, www. inthemix.com.au and www.moshtix.com.au.

FLASH CLASH The Newport Hotel’s ready to unleash a dancefloor blitzkrieg with a great-looking edition of Culture Clash on the cards. Friday, June 18, will see Death Disco’s DJ Andrei Maz drop one of his infamous indie rave sets. He’ll be joined by genius VJ Jerrem Lynch, who will transform the Newport into a 3-D spectacle with his visual wonders. With free entry from 9pm, don’t miss out on what’s sure to be a ripper of a Culture Clash.

NERO KNOWS

SATURDAY

BAD LOVE BABES

HOODWINKED

with Micah, Sharif Galal and Darcy. 9pm Free Entry

BAD LOVE

Lighsteed

Signed to Chase & Status’ label MTA, Nero are one of the biggest names on the drum ‘n’ bass and dubstep scenes at the moment, thanks to their unique ability to fuse both styles of music.

In June 2006 Nero released their acclaimed EP, Requiem, on Formation Records. Consisting of four top tracks, it was received with a huge response, with High Contrast even including the track Bitch I’m Gone in his mix for the legendary Fabric Live series. 2009 saw Nero’s first release on iconic label Breakbeat Kaos. The killer track Act Like You Know, backed by Sound in Motion, has been hitting dancefloors across the world for the last year and was picked up by Fresh and Adam F. Catch up with Nero on Saturday, July 10, at Shape. Support from Q-Bit, Rekab and Muller.

Presales now available for $35 plus booking fee, from shapebar.com.au.

Bang Gang DJs

BANGERS IN THE BASEMENT What better way to kill off any hard earned higher learning braincells than with Australia’s best known party enthusiasts, the Bang Gang DJs, who make their return to Perth next week. That’s right, Doom and Hoodrat of the BG are in town and ready to cause trouble at the End Of Exams Basement Party, the question is, will you be there to enjoy the fruits of their crime? Friday, June 18, Basement On Broadway, Nedlands. $10 jugs and $6 wine all night! Tickets $20 plus booking fee from www.moshtix.com.au or Planet, Mills and other Moshtix outlets. Support from Lightsteed, Prodje and Audageous.

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SMILEY

DJ PREMIER

Local rapper Andrew Smiles, AKA Smiley, is launching his debut album The Suspended Sentence this weekend. He reflects on his colourful past with JOSHUA HAYES.

In the hip hop game, the great often depart too soon. While he’s said a sad farewell to his former partner in Gang Starr crime, Guru, DJ Premier soldiers on with his own productions. RZ reflects with Premier.

LIVING LEGEND

NO BSING HERE

While Smiles’ lyrical content isn’t as cheerful as his MC name may suggest, he first started rhyming four years ago for a positive reason.

“I was having a lot of problems with the local cops giving me a hard time and I wanted to vent without being violent, so I just started rapping,” he says.

Smiles wanted to use hip hop to get his past off his chest, and to help young kids avoid making the same mistakes he made.

“I thought if I put it out there for everyone to listen to then maybe they’ll see it and realise that things need to be changed,” he says. “And then I fell so in love with the culture that it snowballed.”

He first started getting attention with the release of two mixtapes, 2008’s The Somewhere EP and 2009’s Junkyard Dog. He spent a year working on The Suspended Sentence with producer Michael Dodd, who he met through his friend, former Next Level Records owner DJ Dair.

The album, which will be released on Friday, June 11, features Downsyde’s Dazastah and Optamus on How Ya Getting Up, as well as two collaborations with three-time Australian DMC champion DJ Perplex.

Smiles will celebrate this Saturday at a joint album launch with Optamus, who is releasing his album Forever & A Day with his side group (also called Optamus). Smiles will also join Optamus on his WA tour, playing shows in Dunsborough, Bunbury, Busselton, Albany and Geraldton.

“This album speaks for a period in my life, some of it was a while ago, some of it not,” Smiles says of The Suspended Sentence.

“Because I’m reasonably new to writing, a lot of the stuff that I write is still stuff that I needed to get off my chest from years ago.”

He walks a fine line between glorifying his past lifestyle and moralising; acknowledging the need for gritty, hardcore

Smiley rhymes to draw listeners in, while being sure to counterbalance his lyrical content with positive messages.

Smiles is upfront about his past.

The cover art for The Suspended Sentence features a photo of a pile of legal forms, including prosecution notices and suspended imprisonment order, with his name on them.

“I think that people are more willing to relate to you if you’re not bullshitting, so I just laid it all out on the table and then people can see for themselves that it is what it is,” he says. “I was at a stage in my life where it was absolute shit, and I was like ‘man, I can’t live like this anymore and I don’t know how people do, and it needs to get out and people need to know about it’.”

And although he agrees that it is clichéd, he says that music has saved him.

“Yeah, it is so clichéd,” he laughs. “But it’s like people say graffiti saved my life, well, rap music saved mine. And I think now it’s not just from the venting, it’s probably more from having goals and having drive.”

SMILEY THE SUSPENDED SENTENCE [FIRESTARTER] SATURDAY, JUNE 12 @ THE ROSEMOUNT HOTEL, NORTH PERTH

There is a top tier of hip hop producers that can seemingly do no wrong. You’ve got Dr Dre, Jay Dee, Timbaland, RZA, Eric Sermon and then you have DJ Premier.

Most famous for his work with Guru (R.I.P) as part of the hip-hop terrorists Gang Starr, he has also collaborated with many an artist over the years. Seemingly too, he is the one in the list quoted above that has maintained his consistency if not his style over the years - and could never be accused of producing anything but the rawest and most rugged street beats for years on end. Even on Guru, his love, respect and admiration is evident.

“I will remember that Guru loved Gang Starr more than anything in the world.

22 years I have known him and I don’t care if he got a face lift or went into a witness protection program. I know the man inside out. Guru knows that and so does everyone from his past. I love him and miss him. He will always be in my top 10 greatest!”

Indeed, Primo’s approach to production is best described as minimal - he has never complicated his work. More than anything, a Premier beat sounds like nothing else. On the contrary, all the disciples that have ridden the coat tails of say Dre and RZA often tend to replicate their mentor’s sound - and in turn, they struggle to execute something that sounds completely unique.

Premier, though, is simple - hit beats are all about big drums, strings and sirens that don’t overpower their lyrics, rather complementing them.

On this, he says: “I don’t sweat emulators when I know that I came with an original style. In the early ‘80s and ‘90s if you copied a style, you would get beat up for biting. It was like breaking into someone’s

DJ Premier house illegally! You had to pay the price and be punished. It’s a culture - they are the rules and I’m not trying to violate that.”

Despite all the water that has flown under the bridge, Premier remains upbeat and focused. It is unfortunate though, that in this game, the great often depart too soon - read Fat Joe, Guru, Big L, Notorious Big, 2Pac - the list goes on. But Gang Starr has held a special place in hearts of many a hip hop fan. Their many albums were a testament to their growth and evolution as a group and a foundation.

Likewise, as a duo, they were irreplaceable - leaving a magnificent legacy that will undoubtedly be cherished not only by the old but also the new school. One of Premier’s most famous intros was the one we all know - Big L Rest In Peace. It’s now time to update that scratch.

Except that Premier’s greatness won’t be exposed posthumously – we’ve actually known it all along.

DJ PREMIER FRIDAY, JUNE 18 @ SHAPE

GARETH EMERY FLYING HIGH WITH GARUDA

“Classical training has its positives and negatives, it gives you a great background in the technical side of music, so you know what notes go where, you know how to make chords and stuff happens for you quickly. But on the other hand, classical training is all about doing things by the book when you’re making dance music, you have to be innovative and produce tracks that haven’t been done quite the same way before. You need to unlearn some of the stuff you know and get back to doing it in a more natural, free flowing way without really referencing the education you had. So, it’s definitely a mixed bag, there’s a lot of positives but there’s also a lot of negatives as well!”

In an industry where innovation and originality are of the utmost importance, artists are often reluctant to admit to being inspired by another artist. Emery refreshingly has no such qualms.

“When I first got into dance music it was the usual names, influences like Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk, and Tiesto to some extent – those were the guys that were at the forefront of the explosion of trance music in the UK in 1998-1999. But then I’ve always listened to a wide range of music and I wasn’t only listening to trance stuff, I was also listening to Sasha, Digweed, Plump DJs and Steve Lawler, so I tried to absorb as much influence from as many different genres and from as many different DJs as possible. I still do that now.

Quite often there is some inspiration I can take away to work on my own tracks.”

Parting ways with his joint label Five AM after five years in 2009 resulted in Emery establishing his own label, Garuda.

With Garuda’s first release, the double A Side Exposure/Metropolis, skyrocketing to the top of Beatport and Audiojelly’s music charts, Emery couldn’t be happier.

“It could not have been a better start to the label. You know when I made Exposure I thought it was a good track but I didn’t quite realise how big it was going to be and even now the track seems to have a life of its own. I can probably say since Mistral (2003), Exposure is the biggest club track I’ve done since then.”

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Gareth Emery years and has been nominated for Best Podcast for the past three years running. In such a heavily saturated market, Emery explains how he keeps people tuning in to his show.

“There’s always been a really great variety of music, it’s not just the trance, you’ve got house, progressive, techno stuff... I’ll play such a mad variety of stuff. I play drum ‘n’ bass, down tempo dubstep, literally whatever kind of styles of music I’m enjoying. Even if it’s stuff I can’t fit into my DJ sets, it goes on the podcast!

I think people can appreciate the fact that it’s not mixed in the conventional style, but rather we use just three to four minutes of a track, so you can get more into an episode than you would if you were doing a standard DJ mix. So for all those reasons; we’re a little bit different from the rest.

“I think people like getting a kind of short, sharp summary of what’s decent right now.”

GARETH EMERY FRIDAY, JUNE 11 @ GODSKITCHEN, METRO CITY www.xpressmag.com.au

HEAVYWEIGHT STEVE AOKI I’M IN THE HOUSE SOUNDZ Villa Nightclub Sunday, June 6th, 2010

TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL

While the cancellation of We Love Sounds in Perth was an obvious indication of festival fatigue, the thought of a gig-less Sunday over the long weekend was a depressing proposition. Forums were afire with the likelihood of a sideshow, and it wasn’t long before Dim Mak head honcho and consummate entertainer Steve Aoki was locked in for a gig at Villa. His pulling power was confirmed when tickets sold out in just over two hours, despite the higher than usual prices.

At 10:30pm, Villa was humming, far from sardine can capacity but it was nice to be able to move around freely without worrying about overzealous dancers or errant high heels to the toe. Yon Jovi played a safe party set, including London Elektricity. (pic: Matt Jelonek) a Lady Gaga/Metallica mashup which had the girls on the dance floor in raptures. He played ten Metro City, Northbridge minutes past his allotted slot, as Aoki was busily Friday, June 4th, 2010 signing tee-shirts and selling merchandise at a With everyone around the world bitching and little makeshift stand at the bottom of the stairs, moaning about the Icelandic volcano disaster but finally made way for the main event who the real tragedy was that Loaded Dice’s April received a rock star welcome as he took the stage.

Anyone who experienced the Steve instalment of Heavyweight Soundz was cancelled.

The silver lining on Eyjafjallajökull’s surprise cloud Aoki juggernaut in October of last year would of ash was the combination of both April and have had some idea of what to expect: June’s gigs into one and a line-up that has to be (1) ‘Adventurous’ mixing, (2) Stage/deck diving into the front row, one of the best in drum ‘n’ bass so far this year.

With such a strong international line-up (3) Plenty of screaming into his hapless microphone, it was surprising (and slightly confusing) that so much local support had been selected to play. In (4) The wonderful use of props, the end, six local DJs played half hour sets back to back in the hour and a half before the first international. While some impressive local tunes were played, none of the sets could flow with this time constraint. Uman’s set was filled with his take on hard edged drum ‘n’ bass, a sound that was continued by Ram Records veteran Moving Fusion. Neither set was particularly gripping, however, though ably mixed. The crowd was getting restless for a change of direction.

Ever the showman and never afraid to take the piss out of himself, London Elektricity was wheeled out by two naughty nurses in a wheelchair to roars of appreciation from the crowd.

The founder of Hospital Records even managed to find a stethoscope to complete the ensemble.

It was business as usual for the next two hours.

London Elektricity doesn’t have the most polished mixing style but an encyclopaedic knowledge of liquid and dancefloor drum ‘n’ bass combined with his ablity to whip the crowd into a frenzy makes him an extremely entertaining DJ to watch. MC AD, on his first trip to Australia, was fairly subdued, eager to let the music do the talking. Towards the end of the set, a mix went awry and trainwrecked.

As the crowd starting laughing London Elektricity grabbed the mic saying, “Listen… listen… I’m almost 50. I’m allowed to make one mistake.” The crowd cheered and Matrix & Futurebound’s American Beauty VIP finished a superb set as Uman and Moving Fusion joined the exuberant DJ on stage for a drunken dance off.

The dancefloor had been packed for almost four hours when Maldini from Bad Company took control but it never wavered.

Punters had clearly decided that tonight was the night to test Metro City’s closing time. Sub Focus’ Timewarp VIP got its second airing of the night as the music reverted back to the gritty palette from whence it came.

It’s always entertaining to see an artist that doesn’t take him or herself too seriously and are clearly enjoying themselves. London Elektricity is an old style performer, as entertaining on stage aas he is off stage, eager to meet his fans. With this personable approach to his performances and music it’s a small wonder that he and Hospital Records have gone from strength to strength in recent years.

(5) A set bursting at the seams with out-andout party bangers.

This is a formula that has worked well for a man who is diminutive in stature and yet commands a presence on stage like few others.

Kicking off beautifully with Douster’s King of Africa and sporting a pair of Dim Mak headphones, he was the essence of cool. Predictably, it wasn’t long before he grabbed his poor microphone and dropped Warp, screaming out the lyrics to a heaving crowd before diving in headfirst from the top of his decks.

While his mixing could only be described as questionable last time he was here, he seemed to have ironed out the bugs as he moved seamlessly from one banger to another.

Aoki doesn’t build a set, he smacks you in the face with it from the get go, which was perfect for this younger crowd.

Somehow, an inflatable dingy magically appeared on stage, and it didn’t take much persuading for a young girl to jump in and give the word ‘crowd surfing’ a whole new meaning.

As Aoki leapt around the stage like a bunny with ADD, it appeared that his flow was constantly interrupted by one particular photographer who in an overzealous attempt to get good shots, was on the stage for much of the set.

When Aoki finally left the stage a fair proportion of the crowd were still keen to party.

Kit Pop looked like a DJ possessed as lightning hands constantly tweaked his mixer, laptop, midi and decks, and kept the dance floor pumping into

Steve Aoki (pic: Matt Jelonek) the wee hours of Monday morning.

There is no doubt that Aok i is one of the top party DJs doing the circuit at the moment. Fliers at the door confirmed that he will, at his own request it seems, be doing a follow-up gig this Thursday for those who were unlucky enough to miss out.

So don’t worry; Steve Aoki is still ‘in the house’.

REUBEN ADAMS

TILMAN ROBINSON

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THURSDAY 10/6 VILLA STEVE AOKI Due to overwhelming demand and a sell out first show, Steve Aoki’s playing a second show in Perth! That’s right, the man behind Dim Mak Records, who founded and released artists like MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots and The Gossip is back with a vengeance (and maybe even another inflatable raft). Tonight’s show will be a Dim Mak records showcase, featuring Felix Cartal, Sonicc and Autoerotique. Tickets are $55 plus booking fee from w w w. m o s h t i x . c o m . a u o r Moshtix outlets. Doors open 9pm.

Amber – Tom Neville Bird – NightClass - Sibalance / Ylem / TS – 1 / Pickles Broken Hill Hotel – Fixed Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) DJ Wrighteous Club Bayview – DJ Ryan Club Marakesh – DJ Simon Eve –DJ Tony Allen Flying Scotsman (Main Room) - Pasha’s Kitchen – The Big Man Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Latin Styles – DJ Moogy Liquid Nightclub – DJ Buda Mustang – DJ Giles Niche Bar - Indulge Newport – DJ Shannon Fox/ DJ Fos Niche - Johnni P/ Rob Blandford Onyx - Avicii Paddy Hannans – Dr Bogus Players Bar – Neon Lights - DJ Samuel Spencer Swinging Pig – DJ Simon The Deen – DJ Flex/ DJ Nano/ DJ Serge/ DJ Don Migi The East End - DJ Midfield The Queens – Kapitol P The Whistling Kite - DJ Gareth The Shed – DJ Andyy Woodvale Tavern – DJ Melvin Villa – Steve Aoki

a recognised figure on the worldwide electronic music scene. Known for his unique style of agile minimal techno, he is well regarded not just as a producer (Resopal and Get Physical), but also on stage, having played top international events like WMC, DEMF, The E n d, G o a , A m o r e Fe s t i va l , Bergahin and The Pressure.

He is currently breathing life into the Quar tz Rec label, an offering which promises reactive and incisive minimal sounds. Ritch brings his techno innovation to Geisha tonight, with support from Richard Lee, Darren J, James Francis, Flex and Cam Duff. Tickets $30 plus booking fee from Moshtix.

AMBAR TOM NEVILLE has come a long way since being in an acid techno band at the age of seventeen. His track with Media, Just Fuck, featuring Tom’s own vocals, was released on UMM in the UK, and was called a ‘future classic’ by Pete Tong, with Norman Cook giving the track an incredible 11/10. Since then, Neville’s remixed Kelis’ Milkshake, Moloko’s Cannot Contain This and R Kelly’s Step In The Name Of Love. Tom now DJs worldwide with tours of France, Spain, Australia, and Russia as well as a Ministry of Sound residency alongside Mark Knight. He is currently working on his own original material in the studio as well as collaborations with artists such as Serge Santiago. Tonight marks your chance to witness Tom Neville work his magic in the flesh. $20/$15 from 10pm.

LEEDERVILLE HOTEL FUNK CLUB HOUSE BAND SINGLE LAUNCH Head upstairs and celebrate the launch of the Funk Club House Band’s first double single release. This seven piece Perth band have added punchy horns, some killer drum breaks and a female vocalist FRIDAY 11/6 that will melt your heart and G E I S H A PAU L R I TC H I n a seduce your soul to the singles, relatively shor t time, Paul giving them a new funk’dafied Ritch has demonstrated he is perspective. The night will see prolific and shrewd, and is now old members of the band get

SHAPESHIFTER The System is a Vampire

[True Tone Recordings/Mushroom] Drum ’n’ bass tends to inspire militant devotion from its followers, but Shapeshifter have succeeded in breaking all the rules – while still keeping the infatuated d ’n’ b fraternity onside.

They perfected their soulful, anthemic sound so perfectly with their third album Soulstice in 2006, they were effectively transformed into national heroes at home in New Zealand. So where to take it from there? The answer in this case was ‘deep’.

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up on stage as well, so if it’s been a while since you visited the Funk Club, tonight’s your big chance to re-live the good old days! Support from DJ Charlie Bucket. $15 entry (or $5 Funk Club members), includes the single.

Amplifier – DJ Shannon Fox/ DJ Jamie Ambar – Tom Neville (see above) Bar 138 – Lokal Bar Open – Oli / Micah / Danny / Burga / Ez – Pz / Meet Mark / Audilectio / Scott D / Yon Jovi Bar Republic – Time Travel Agent/MUV/Amnesia Basement On Broadway – Friday Therapy – DJ Urban Tiger Bayswater Hotel – Beat/Off Micah/Philly Blunt Bird - Nathan J Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol –Retro Mash – Lady Penelope Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Boogie Como Hotel – DJ Gazz Double Lucky –Full Circle – Adam Kelly/ Cee Eve – Suga N Spice – Don Migi/ Skooby/ Dannyboi Fly By Night – Northern Soul – Tony TBone/ Suzie Cue/ Barry Mr Motown/ DJ Denny Flying Scotsman (Main Room) – Time Tunnel - DJ Rok Riley/ Joe 19 Flying Scotsman (Defectors) - The Beat Suite – Micah/ Sharif Galal/ Ben Mac Fl y i n g S co t s m a n ( Ve l ve t Lounge) – Sonic Velvet -Voltaire Twins Geisha Bar – Paul Ritch (see above) High Wycombe – Fill In Da Gap Hipe Club - DJ E-Funk Impact Bar - So Fine Fridays – Bounty Killer/Badda Dan/ General Justice/ DJ Rasta/ The Empressions Leederville Hotel (upstairs) – Funk Club House Band/Charlie Bucket (see above) Llama Bar - DJ Morris/DJ Reuben Library –AZT/ Fiveo /Meezy Liquid Nightclub - DJ Matty / Ricky

vocals ring out, The System Is A Vampire is a beautiful and emotional journey, where the soul comes through stronger than ever before.

Interestingly, the big drum ’n’ bass theatrics have for the most part been shelved. The rapid BPMs remain, but it’ll never be music for the clubs in its raw form.The band has beefed up its jazzy side, and there’s a huge focus on soulful instrumentation, balanced out somewhat by its spacey, psychedelic soundscapes, but at the centre of it all is P Diggs, who’s been given more space to shine than ever before. He takes us to some exhilarating places here, as well as some deeply melancholic ones, and he truly is a soulful force to be reckoned with.

The System Is A Vampire is a much more challenging affair and Shapeshifter take us deep. It’s questionable whether as many people will go along for the ride, but those who do will be richly rewarded.

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SATURDAY 12/6 VILL A SHAPESHIFTER Th e illustrious Shapeshifter came to the fore this year with their highly anticipated new album The System Is A Vampire, which debuted at #1 on the New Zealand charts and is being hailed as their best musical offering to date. Known for their incredible energy and power on stage, Shapeshifter now step up to the plate of bringing the soulful drum ‘n’ bass of their new album to the stage tonight at Villa. Tickets $45 plus booking fee from Boomtick.com.au RISE KLUTE W i t h re l e a s e s across some of the most respected labels including Metalheadz, Hospital, Shogun, Soul:r and his own Commercial Suicide imprint, Klute is a unique and creative force in drum ‘n’ bass. His sixth full length album, Music For Prophet, focuses on the kind of classic sound Klute does best. Klute will be travelling the globe for an album tour and is checking in with Perth tonight at Rise. Support from Greg Packer, Phetsta, Rekab and Access. Rise members $5 before 11pm, $10 thereafter. Nonmembers $10 before 11pm, $20 thereafter.

Ambar – Japan 4 – Dead Easy, Tee El, Marty Mcfly, Wish, Mono Lisa and Prizzy Amplifier – Pure Pop – DJ Eddie Electric Bar 138 – Uptown Top Ranking – World Cup Special - PDJ/Mr T /Scater 07 / The Empressions Bar Open – Kastel / Richie G / Kenny L / Gene Bourne / Paul Scott / Riki Bar Open (Downstairs) – Open House Basement On Broadway – DJ Ricky Black Bettys- DJ Trubble/ DJ Jinx Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol (Downstairs) – Death Disco – Andrei Mazz/Anton Mazz Capitol (Upstairs) – Cream Of The 80s – DJ Ryan

VARIOUS This Is Dubstep Volume 2 [GetDarker/ AEI Music]

With all the subtlety of a sledgehammer, Getdarker’s second instalment of the This Is Dubstep series is an effort to cash in on a genre which is enjoying unprecedented mainstream popularity while simultaneously struggling with identity issues.

Like any self respecting mainstream compilation, it incorporates a wide range of styles from the big room stylings of Eastern Jam, the sparse and eerie Skream anthem Memories Of 3rd Base to the pure brutality of Distance’s Twilight.

Regrettably, placing tracks in no discernable order

Captain Stirling - DJ Dano Clink- DJ Cheese Club Bay View – VIP Saturdays – DJ Ryan Connections – Michy T / JJ / Brian Crush – Volume – DJ Goodwill Devilles Pad – Razor Jack Double Lucky – DJ Saxon/ Sadi/ Woz Dusk – Flashback – DJ Benny c/ DJ Josh Eurobar – Roger Smart/ DJ Raci Eve – DJ Don Migi/ Skooby/ Tony Allen Flying Scotsman (Defectors) –Bad Love - Hippo Camp / Mickey Juice /DJ Chip / Lighstead Fl y i n g S co t s m a n ( M a i n R o o m ) – Tra n s m i s s i o n – Andrei Mazz Flying Scotsman ( Velvet Lounge) – Aarin F /Richard Lee / Suric / Christof Krogel / Marko Geisha – Joie – Lara H/ Daniel Teelstra/David Blackman High Wycombe – DJ Matt Hipe Club - DJ E-Funk Impact Bar – DJ Abstar Indi Bar – Direct Influence Leederville - DJ Loco Ren Library - DJ AZT/ DJ Fiveo/ DJ Jimmy Phatz/ DJ Zeke/ DJ L Street Liquid Nightclub - DJ Matty / Ricky Little Creatures Loft – Liquid Lounge Llama Bar – V J Zo o / D J Rueben/ DJ Tony Lopez Manhattans – Unstoppable Glue - FKNG MIDAS/ MIcky Juice/ Lightseed/ Ben Edit/ Boy Crazy/ Stacey Mint – Pop Life - Darren Briais Metro City – Sexy & The City Saturday Mullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Danny Mustang – DJ Rockabilly/ DJ James MacArthur Niche – DJ Manda Power/ Cee/ Adam/ Kelly/Josh D Norma Jeans – DJ Dwayne Onyx - DJ Kayper Oxford Hotel – DJ Sequeria Paramount – DJ Meez y / Jordan Q u e e n s Ta v - G a r e t h Richardson Rocket Room – DJ Brett Rowe

in respect to style gives this compilation a slap-dash disjointed feel, and reinforces the notion that this is a pure money spinner; nothing more, nothing less.

Even more puzzling is the track selection itself. The prospect of sitting through the thrashedout Eastern Jam, or the Caspa remix of Where’s My Money? one more time is a nightmarish thought for many dubstep lovers. Weren’t these dated bangers played out at every dubstep gig two years ago?

It’s not all bad of course. While not one of his most forward-thinking tunes, Jokers’ collaboration with Ginz, Purple City, is sonic genius.

Punchy drum lines, sleazy synths, and sheer depth of that bass make it a winner.

This Is Dubstep Vol 2 does go some way to solidifying a genre for beginner listeners, at a time when artists are loath to attach their productions to any particular style at all. However, the haphazard approach to this compilation after the success of the first instalment leads one to believe that it’s just a blatant attempt to suckle at the teat of the dubstep cash cow before the milk dries up.

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SUNDAY 13/6 Captain Stirling – DJ Jay Clink – DJ Tony Allen Club Bayview – DJ Pete Euro Bar – DJ Flex Eve – Industry – DJ Birdie/ MC Jex Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Back To Mono –DJ Garath Richardson /Anton Mazz / Ted Schlechte Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) - Nathan J/ Chris Wright/ The Nisbit Impact Bar – Soul Night Out – Nick Alexander Kulcha – DJ Aswon Mojo’s – Mojo Project - DJ Ink Mullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Kenny L Mustang - DJ Rockin Rhys Moon – Co-Lab – Mathas/Diger Rokwell/CoLab Jam Band Paddo - DJ PDS Players Bar - DJ-Udas Queens Tav- DJ Rhys Rise – SHFL – BeXta/ Rousa/

Whiskey Rosemount Hotel – Sundae Session Rubix – The Rotation – Krule/ Dazz K/ Untertone/ Lyndon The Cott - Cott Sessions The Saint - DJ Anaru The Shed – DJ Andyy The Wembley – Deckeclectic

MONDAY 14/6 Eastern Hotel – Adam Morris The Deen – DJ Birdie The Paddo - DJ John Paul The Shed – DJ Andyy

TUESDAY 15/6 Bar Orient - DJ Lyndon B i r d – Matt Wright / Dale Boaden / Phil Waldron Eastern Hotel – Jon Edwards High Road Hotel - DJ Matty J High Wycombe - DJ Ricky Hipe Club – DJ Roger Smart The Cott (Upstairs) –Maxwell/ DJ Jus Haus/ Damian John The Paddo - DJ Deepad Victoria Park Hotel - DJ Melvin

WEDNESDAY 16/6 Basement On Broadway – Damien John/Angr y Buda/ Maxwell/Headayke Bird – Humm – PCJ/ Son of The Father Captain Stirling – DJ Ricky Connections - DJ’s Joby / JJ / Rueben Dusk – Blackbelt/ Aswon Double Lucky – Dirty Elegance Eurobar – Wild Wednesdays DJ iPod/Ben Pettit Eve – Déjà Vu – DJ Don Migi/ Skooby Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – Uni-Que - Jamie Mac/ Dazz K Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Twist - Agent 85 Gold – Slick/ Adroc Hipe Club – DJ Roger Smart Manhattans – Massiv Trav Mustang – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – DJ Tony Allen Niche - DJ Frankie Button Paddo - Ben Merito Rosemount – DJ Shannon Fox The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen- DJ Zelimer / DJ Viper & DJ Benny T– Zone 1 The Queens – Wriggle on

We are now one day away from the biggest club show of 2010. Godskitchen Special Winter Edition featuring Markus Schulz, Roger Shah and Salt cover star Garth Emery, is ready to set a new standard for club shows in Perth.

With Schulz certain to debut tracks from his new artist album Do You Dream, including his recent release Dark Heart Waiting and the highly anticipated track Not the Same, he is sure to be one to watch on the night. I am also happy to announce I will be playing alongside all three on the main stage, so I hope to see all trance and progressive supporters down for this one! The show will be held at the recently voted number one nightclub in Australia, Metro City, on Friday, June 11. To ensure you don’t miss out on the biggest club show of 2010, secure your tickets now from ticketmaster.com.au.

Following the announcements made in last month’s column, I can now reveal that Simon Patterson and Sied Van Riel will be playing in Perth for Airport at Rise on Saturday, July 10. Joining the rising superstars Australia’s highest circulating Street Press

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Bang Gang DJs (Doom + Hoodrat) Friday, June 18 @ Shape

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Tom Neville Friday, June 11 @ Ambar

White Party Saturday, June 19 @ Metro City NEW

The Likes of You feat. Stephan Bodzin/Hugo Saturday, July 10 @ Villa NEW

Nero Saturday, July 10 @ Shape Spit Syndicate Saturday, July 10 @ Rocket Room

Paul Ritch Friday, June 11 @ Geisha

Ourstyle Launch Saturday, June 19 @ Rise

Nocturnal Ball Monday, July 12 @ Metro City

DJ Krmak Friday, June 11 @ Villa

Total Science Friday, June 25 @ Shape

Kevin Rudolph Wednesday, July 14 @ Metro City

Shwayze feat. Cisco Adler Friday, June 25 @ Villa

MOS Sessions – Potbelleez/Boris Dlugosch/Stafford Brothers/Tommy Trash/Denzal Park Friday, July 16 @ Capitol

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Purple Sneakers Optamus Friday June 11 @ The Dunsborough Tavern; Saturday, Friday, June 25 @ Metro Freo June 12 @ The Rosemount Hotel; Thursday June 24 NEW Robert Hood @ The Prince of Wales Hotel Bunbury; Friday June 25 @ TBA and Saturday June 26 @ The White Star Friday, June 25 @ Geisha Motel, Albany Hook & Sling Friday, June 25 @ Leederville Hotel Klute Saturday, June 12 @ Rise S3rl/ Haze Friday, June 25 @ Rise Shapeshifter NEW Saturday, June 12 @ Villa Force Majeure: Phetsta/ Micah Friday, June 25 @ Ambar

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Operator Please Friday, June 18 @ Astor Theatre

Cassette Kids Saturday, June 26 @ Amplifier

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Yes Yes Ya’ll Saturday, July 17 @ Ambar James Holden Friday, July 23 @ Ambar Major Break 7 – NAPT/ Black Noise/ Peo De Pitte Saturday, July 24 @ Villa Winterbeatz - Ne-Yo/ T-Pain/ Big Boi/ Fatman Scoop/ DJ Nino Brown/ Phinesse Saturday, July 21 @Burswood Dome NEW

Mista Sanova Thursday, July 29 @ Fly By Night, Friday, July 30 @ Prince Of Wales, Sunday, July 31 @ Settlers Tavern

Old Skool Jungle Party Friday, June 18 @ Ambar

Midnight Juggernauts RTRFM Winter Music Festival Saturday, June 26 @ Mojos Bar, The Railway Hotel + Saturday, August 14 @ Capitol The Swan Hotel Liberate - John 00 Fleming/ M.I.K.E Saturday, August 14 @ Villa Ali B Saturday, June 26 @ Ambar NEW Parklife feat Missy Elliot/ Cut Copy/ Groove Armada/Soulwax/Holy Ghost! /Busy P/ Midnight Trashbags Launch Gtornic/Haezer/The Internationals Juggernauts/Uffie/Classixx /Mix Master Mike Sunday, July 4 @ Villa Brodinski/ Jesse Rose/The Swiss + more Sunday, September 26 @ Wellington Square Harvard Bass Friday, July 9 @ Ambar

Agnelli and Nelson Friday, June 18 @ Rise

Drop The Lime Friday, July 9 @ Metro Fremantle

DJ Premier Friday, June 18 @ Shape Common/ Kid Capri Friday, June 18 @ Metro City Nadastrom/ Timmy Trumpet Friday, June 18 @ Metropolis Fremantle

will be Melbourne DJ Trent McDermott, as well as myself and other Perth locals still to be assessed. In addition to Airport, the iconic trance duo Agnelli & Nelson will be performing at Rise on Friday, June 18. With world renowned tracks and releases to their name, including their A State of Trance chart topping remix of Big Sky, and tracks Everyday and Holding On To Nothing, they are sure to get the crowd moving when they play.

After the huge success of the launch of Perth’s first local trance and progressive night, Ascension will return for its second installment later this month at Rise nightclub on Saturday, June 26. With the venue nearing full capacity on the opening night last month, the sequel is expected to be even bigger with the addition of even more quality artists.

With locals including DJ Travis, Symbiosis, GT Watson, Steve RG, Avesta, and myself, it is sure to appeal to all fans of trance.

On the hot rumour front, there are plenty of big name acts still to visit Perth for the remainder of the year. For

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the month of August, there will be several big names frequenting Perth; with one of those acts possibly being from the Top 10 of the DJ Mag Top 100 poll. For the month of October, another installment of Godskitchen is planned with four internationals booked to play. Details on both will be released in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes on Salt for more information.

In the world of releases, Wezz Devall’s recent release, titled Free My Willy, has been suppor ted by ar tists such as Armin Van Buuren and W&W. Devall is a relatively unknown name, however, his his track combines sounds from techno with tech-trance to achieve an amazing sound that appeals too many; and as a result is my tune of the month.

Th o s e w a n t i n g t o l i s t e n t o Fre e M y Willy and more of the latest trance and progressive tracks can download The Jason Creek Podcast from iTunes or from www.jasoncreek.net.

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This Friday, June 11, Ganga Giri celebrates the release of his first single from his new album Good Voodoo at the Fly. Doors open at 8pm.

Then on Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13, one of Australia’s brightest musical discoveries of the new millennium, Katie Noonan returns to the Fly with an original album, a fresh sound, and a new band, The Captains. Doors open 8pm on Saturday, and 7pm on Sunday.

The Railway Hotel hosts a night of metal mayhem this Saturday, June 12, with Fixxer, Hellious, Crankenstein and Strange Moray joining forces to raise the roof. Doors open 8pm and entry is $10.

THE CIVIC HOTEL

This Friday, June 11, head on down to the Backroom to see Hand Stands For Ants heat it up with their groovy guitar riffs and catchy melodies. They are joined by the always great Minute36, The Wilderness and The Grandsuns. On Saturday, June 12, Melbourne act Rumourtism launch their new album Birds Of A Feather at The Den joined by Cim Ciaru, Homebrewe, Sun City and I, Said The Sparrow.

Doors open 8pm both nights.

POW @ THE PADDO

Don’t miss the weekly lineup of local bands playing each Wednesday at the Paddo. On Wednesday, June 16, come see Ali Towers, Hang On St Christopher and Kristian Jones. Bands start at 8pm and as always, it’s free entry.

The Sunshine Brothers

JB O’REILLY’S Voltaire Twins

FRIDAYS AT THE VELVET LOUNGE

The Velvet Lounge, next to The Flying Scotsman in Mount Lawley, will now have a dedicated band night on Fridays. The launch night on Friday, June 11, will feature Voltaire Twins, 6s & 7s, Stereoflower and Wolves At The Door all doing their thing. Entry is $10.

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Cal Peck & The Tramps & DJ WEDNESDAY

Circus with DJ Giles

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Come jig and reel to the music your Granny danced to with the old school Irish trio The Limerick Lads this Friday, June 11, at JB’s.

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Local hip-hop hero MC Optamus (Downsyde) launches his solo album on Saturday, June 12.

Performing on the night with his new band, Optamus will be joined by Smiley, Hunter, Delta Forse, Thorts & Kadyelle, and Freekstyles for the big night. Doors open 8pm, and tickets are $10 plus booking fee from Mills, Planet, Star Perth and heatseeker.com.au.

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Commencing this week at the Indi bar is the mammoth two month long residency of The Sunshine Brothers. The band has been off the road for most of autumn 2010, writing tracks for their third album, Red (following their other colourful albums Rebel Yellow and Greenpoint). The album is set to be recorded in Madrid in October, but before then, they are set to warm up the colder months of June and July every Sunday at the Indi Bar with supports from The Joe Kings, The Brow Horn Orchestra and Jules Lutero.

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GYROSCOPE / Break Even / Kill Teen Angst / Trigger Jackets Metro City, Northbridge Sunday, June 6, 2010 Gyroscope’s Perth show on their current Cohesion national tour was one of those moments where ‘proud’ was the overwhelming emotion for many in attendance. Not that any of us knew the Perth lads from Gyroscope personally, but after 13 years of seeing these now-men slog it out through their awkward teen years as promising young punks to become established rock stalwarts in their own right, it just felt that way. Kicking off their first national tour in support of fourth LP Cohesion in their hometown, the boys were eager to let off some energy with an all-WA bill rounding off a night where local talent satiated the senses.

Cagey garage guitars and warm, rolling drumbeats got the evening started, thanks to the Trigger Jackets. Fruitful, yet simple instrumentation from Raoul Gabriel’s percussion, awkwardly adorable indie guitar grabs from Justin Cox, and frontman Chris Simmons’ wail got the crowd to revel in the heavier rock rhythms of Sugarcoat before taking things down a notch on Is It In My Head.

It was a night of new beginnings for purveyors of alternate grit Kill Teen Angst. With a new drummer and bassist in tow, there was little doubt into which direction the quintet was headed. The heart of this outfit, frontman Scott Tomlinson, still pulls the grime of each lyric and chord from his very crux. Providing a lasting union between the anthemic and deliciously dark rock opuses, the band worked themselves up slowly from the shadows with tracks like Small Town Small Children and newest single Generation Y, and reached their absolute peak with The World Or Nothing.

Shifting the mood completely were hardcore boys Break Even. Handpicked by the headliners themselves due to their love of 2009’s The Bright Side, the lads were actually offered to support on the entire national tour but turned it down due to prior touring obligations. Frontman Mark

Bawden worked himself into a frenzied ball of fist-pumping intensity, throwing himself around the stage like a polarised magnet.

Met with a mixed audience, some even sledging his energy with ‘boos’ from the pit, Bawden even went so far as to ask the sea of Gyroscope’s faithful if they were digging the more abrasive tunes. But all was done in good humour, with a few willing to give in to the distortion of Troublemaker.

The sweat had hardly settled from Gyroscope’s recent Some Of The Places I Know tour, but it is safe to say that a lot has happened in the two months since they brought their raw live onslaught back to home soil. Their latest instalment, Cohesion, released in April, solidified the quartet as one of Australia’s hardest working rock acts and debuted at #3 on the ARIA charts. But no chart placing could prepare the band for the surge of support offered on this night. There were female screams aplenty from both the young and menopausal end, and dudes alike acknowledged their appreciation of the band with flailing salutes piercing the air as shirtless vocalist Dan Sanders walked confidently to his post before bursting into new track I Still Taste Blood.

Lurching into favourites Fast Girl, Confidence In Confidentiality and Doctor Doctor, before taking a venture into more recent Cohesion territory with What Do I Know About Pain, guitarist Zoran Trivic acted as the spokesperson of the affair. The band did well to work their songs for optimum live presence and covered all bases from their three prior albums with slices from their latest slotted in the midst.

Returning for an encore version of Australia, Gyroscope took the event out on a high – looking more than primed for more national dates to come.

Gyroscope (photo: Mike Wylie)

_JESSICA WILLOUGHBY

FINE CHINA JUSTIN WALSH FOLK MACHINE / Felicity Groom Trio / Mister & Sunbird / Scott Nicholas & Gabrielle Harter

PUNK PERENNIALS STRUNG OUT/ The Loved Ones / Miles Away Capitol Saturday, June 5, 2010 One of the great qualities of a punk gig is its power to incite maximum fun, and Saturday night was chock full of that.

Local talent Miles Away started off proceedings with their brand of hardcore punk to a small crowd still trickling in off the chilly streets. The punters – while enthusiastic – weren’t easily roused which is unfortunate as Miles Away delivered a fierce set worthy of a packed venue.

Leading man Nick Horsnell’s vocals were a bit lost in the mix next to the machine gun precision drumming of Chris Unsworth. Horsnell looked pretty exhausted by the end of the set but the energy of the band carried them through.

Not long after Miles Away left the stage Philadelphians The Loved Ones entered with a healthy amount of charisma and swagger.

As an example of the top quality performances of the night The Loved Ones lit up the stage with infectious pop punk backed by the spoton vocals of Dave Hause with enough gusto to get the spiky-haired elements bouncing off the walls. Oozing charisma, Hause had an initially timid crowd pressed up against the stage – close enough to eat out of his hand. The band lost some momentum with slower tempo material which took up the middle part of their show, but made up for it magnificently with a pumping high energy finale.

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Mojo’s Bar Sunday, June 6, 2010.

Strung Out (photo: Mike Wylie)

After another short interlude accompanied by a rush to the bar for more party juice, Californian punk veterans Strung Out took the stage with orchestral bombastic heraldry. As a regular visitor to our shores Strung Out have earned a loyal following from their 20 years of making music and constant touring and despite it only being a year since their last visit the venue quickly reached capacity and the mosh-pit immediately went into a frenzy upon the bands return. Like Hause before him Jason Cruz’s vocals were solid and aggressive, his years of treading stages showing as he held the intensity right through to the end of the night. Rumoured crowd antics from the previous night’s Bunbury show were quickly proven true as the over-eager dove from the stage and made grabs for the microphone – luckily security weren’t being overzealous.

In a set lasting just about an hour Strung Out squeezed in a swathe of material covering their whole career, plus new material like Black Crosses and Vanity from their latest LP Agents Of The Underground. It’s hard to say if the crowd had a preference for old or new material as they lapped up every second of the show. As a unit Strung Out were tight apart from some hitand-miss guitar solos, but that’s just nitpicking.

Running out of time, the veterans squeezed a final couple of songs in as the well-dressed, highheeled late night crowd began to filter through.

The amplifiers died down and the band stayed to have a chat, leaving the evacuating punk fans to wait for Strung Out’s inevitable return. _BRENDAN HOLBEN

The Justin Walshe Folk Machine (photo: David Craddock)

Totally unaware of where they were, but very aware of their desire to leave, many of Australia’s earliest convicts tried to escape. Armed only with a paper compass, a bag of flour and a total unwillingness to believe anything suggesting they would fail in their impossible task, they set off to walk to China…They didn’t get there, but, hundreds of years later, on the eve of the release of the long awaited, much anticipated and mythical sophomore album Walking To China, Fremantle’s country-folk extravaganza The Justin Walshe Folk Machine made the convicts’ tirades seem all worthwhile.

Rather fittingly, lovely indie-pop outfit

Scott Nicholas & Gabrielle Harter took to the stage for their ‘maiden voyage’ with a new female cellist. Creating a mood of warmth and comfort, the trio performed their finely detailed hymnals with a deceptively light touch. Led by beautiful song Volcanoes, their inclusive, intimate tone made for an extremely accessible and deeply personal performance.

Next were roots band Mister & Sunbird featuring two songwriters/vocalists in Dave Lawrence and Scott ‘shoulders’ Kociuruba, one bassist, about a dozen instruments (washboard anyone?) and a wild array of tunes and genres. Weaving an alluring tapestry of instrumental elegance, vocal character and lyrical bite, their raucous tunes coaxed a few spirited audience members up out of their seats to bop, hop and boogie down.

Slowing things down a notch, Felicity Groom took to the stage with a trio incarnation of her usual Black Black Smoke band, blazing up some evocative art-folk ballads and mesmerising the crowd with their naturally haunting sound.

Unfortunately, most of the moments of quiet introspection were lost on an audience impatient for the next act, and it was only in heavier, up-beat numbers that Groom’s best asset, her emotive croon, worked its visceral voodoo.

‘Reinventing fun in one suit-jacket’ Justin Walshe, ever the consummate showman, roused up the gathering congregation with his troubadour narrations, assisted by the incredibly talented Folk Machine, including the vivacious Phoebe Corke on fiddle, Gavin Shoesmith on reverberating double bass, proficient Andy Pearson on percussion and charming harmonies from Rhyll Wilson.

In his penultimate performance with the Folk Machine, the sure-to-be-missed superb Craig Sinclair conjured a mystical fingerstyle slide-guitar sound which blended beautifully with soulful vocals provided by Walshe.

Playing through Walking To China in its entirety proved Walshe’s lyrical focus has undoubtedly grown stronger since previous releases, adding the weight of history to his already barnstorming folk-rock tales.

Ravenous requests secured an encore performance of Love Machine, a hilarious fiveminute rambling about sexual escapades, showcasing Walshe’s skilful witticisms and poetic sensibilities.

Taking his audience on a wandering, dusty, train-hopping folk tour through earlyAustralian history, tonight’s performance certainly established that, at this point, one would be hard-pressed to name a more evocative or entertaining storyteller in the folk-rock genre. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD www.xpressmag.com.au

Edited by David Craddock Email your news and pics by 12 noon, Monday to: localmusic@xpressmag.com.au

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Exciting dance rockers Hand Stands For Ants, follow up the recent release of the debut EP This Is How We Do Hand Stands For Ants with a gig at The Civic Backroom on Friday, June 11, which will be headlined by Albany spook-rock merchants Minute 36. Tickets $10, from 8pm.

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Music With Attitude, an association of musicians who perform music with a social and environmental message will perform their latest show at the North Fremantle Bowls, Tennis and Community Centre on Saturday, June 12.

Bombatronic, Project Earthbone and The Eco Freako Show will all be playing at the gig. Rowland Benjamin, the man behind The Eco Freako show describes his performance as a feast of music, theatre, and politics about the environment.

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THE SILENTS After The Buzz The Silent’s second album Sun A Buzz is a noisier and more experimental release delving into darker, fidgety and more menacing psychrock territory. DAVID CRADDOCK spoke to one half of the band ahead of their album launches at The Norfolk Basement on Friday, June 11, and The Bird on Saturday, June 12.

It would be easy to tenuously link The Silents’ second album Sun A Buzz with an imagined ‘West Coast’ psych scene currently being led by their touring buddies Tame Impala. But to do so would miss the point – this band’s brand of psychedelia (an amorphous term at the best of times) is not about gypsies, sunshine or rainbows, rather, it evokes the harsh, manic and anxious flipside to a mind-altering excursion. It’s the comedown not the high.

Sun A Buzz is also a far more challenging listen than the band’s beat-pop leaning debut Things To Learn, and with a new drummer, a new manager, and a departure from their record label Ivy League, it noisily and uncompromisingly heralds in a new chapter in the band’s history.

“I think that the record kind of has this contradiction,” Stowe says, wearing a fluffy blue Nanna jumper that does little to suggest the dark and broody new tunes created by its wearer.

“The realism and the non Saccharin escapism of stereotypical psychedelic music. It’s the nature of any binge, the contradictions of it, the metallic feeling. There’s not much music that explores the darker side of these things. It’s all really about the onset – the sunshine.”

Indeed long-term fans looking for the

toe-tapping, jangly sound that the band fostered on their Things To Learn album will now have to dig through a few layers of post punk-y grit before arriving at anything resembling a hook.

“The old stuff sounds like Lloyd had come up with a really strong pop melody and given full room for that melody to breathe and be the focal point,” The Silents’ new drummer Mike Jelinek, a classically trained student in contemporary composition, says. “Whereas this is kind of like getting these pretty melodies and bathing them in noise and oscillations so that they’re still there, but its more part of the texture now.”

Jelinek admits that prior to joining the band he didn’t consider himself a drummer, but as Stowe insists, Jelinek’s unconventional approach to the kit has given the band a looser and more experimental feel.

“That’s one of the reasons Mike came in,” Stowe says of Jelinek replacing the band’s previous drummer Alex Board, a particularly talented rock drummer who now plays in Young Revelry. “A lot of our favourite bands have that natural, collective, organic pulse of the music. That obviously comes a lot form the drums and that’s like a natural sort of heartbeat.”

For those trying to pick what the aforementioned favourite band may be, Stowe offers some musical touchstones: “The particular psych bands that are heavy influences are The Elevators, The United States Of America, Gandalf and then punk bands like The Scientists,Television and The Birthday Party.”

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The Spitfires have taken out the second heat of the Kosmic Sound & Jack Daniels Mojo’s Rising band competition which was held on Tuesday, June 8, with Hunting Huxley coming a close second. Goodnight Tiger, James Teague, Hootenanny, and Stu Orchard will be battling it next Tuesday, June 15, in this lucrative new local band competition.

Two bands with their origins in Bunbury,The Words and Tracksuit are both playing big gigs at the Rocket Room this weekend. The Words, winners of a recent triple j unearthed competition to play at Groovin’ The Moo are playing on Friday, June 11, with pop rockers Arts Martial, Ruby Boots, and the psychedelic carnival that is SonPsilo Circus. Then, on Saturday, June 12, Tracksuit pull on their happy suits for a rollicking set of good-times beat rock.

They’ll be joined by The Autumn Isles, Hostile Little Face, and chugging dirt rockers Black Buzzard.

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Genre bending, and deceptively named, roots outfit Electromen who say they combine ‘noir jangles’, ‘spacy surf and blues’ and ‘fried out rockabilly’ play at the Ellington Jazz Club on Thursday, June 10. The band, who include lap steel guitar and double bass in their spicy sonic stew, are sure to make an exciting racket.

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Sanduettes, a trio of musicians all under 21 who combine guitar, violin and Djembe, will be launching an EP at X-Wray Café in Fremantle on Saturday, June 12. The trio will be joined by guests Leeuwin, Scott Nicolas, Gabrielle Harter, and The Eva McGowan Band.

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GANGA GIRI Ridgey Didge SoontosetoffonatouroftheUSandEurope,GangaGiriperforms this Friday, June 11, at the Fly By Night Club and Saturday, June 12, at the Dunsborough Hotel. BOB GORDON reports.

A certain Australian spirit and creativity is what fires Ganga Giri and the group that encompasses his name. The didgeridoo player and percussionist has long had an open ear and mind in regards to the music he creates and has surrounded himself with like-minded souls to create a melange of natural elements and beats.

“It seems an opportunity to contribute to a greater good and share a message of creativity of this country,” he says of the outfit’s commitment to creativity and, indeed, mobility. “I guess that’s where the enthusiasm comes from. The feeling of wanting to pioneer new territory is where the motivation comes from. It’s certainly not about the money, because I’d be doing something different if it was for that (laughs). It’s more sharing what we have here. It’s pretty amazing.”

Ganga’s innate musicality began in his teens, but rather than a musical upbringing it was he who found his own way.

“I forged my own path towards it,” he recalls. “My first instrument was the drumkit and I continued with that until I was 15 and then went more towards world, percussion instruments.

I don’t want to sound too new age-y, but I had a dream that I was playing didgeridoo and following that I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I got my hands on one and I taught myself very quickly and with having drumming as a background I started incorporating and including making my own style, almost a beatbox style. It’s like the dream pretty much taught me how to play.”

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The fire was lit and Ganga was soon on a path of taking his musical inspiration on the road. Time and experience has added to the spirit he wants to evoke, but much of the early vision remains true.

“It was really to express our interpretation of Australia, past present and future,” he says. “We’re paying respects to our indigenous origins and also to the multicultural races and representing it in the now. That’s how it’s started and it’s still there.

“It’s about taking all those inspirations and expressing them in the current moment. That current moment may depict a slight difference in genres here or there, because we might be inspired to do a dancehall track or more inspired to do a chill-out, ambient, film type feel.”

And while it is music that has led to travel, the travel has certainly fed back into the music.

“That’s a good point, there’s always been a multicultural aspect and a real indigenous aspect, but over the last four years we’ve incorporated a bit more of a dancehall, rasta/ragamuffin kind of feel. We’ve found an awesome drummer, Jornick, we’re bringing him over to WA and he’s an amazing singer. He’s half from the Caribbean, half from French Guyana, and his vocals definitely do give it more of that feel.

“We’re still definitely multi-cultural, heavy beats and indigenous as well. It’s changing from travel, that’s for sure. I think we get to see what’s current in different places as well.”

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