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Hailing from Brooklyn in NYC, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are renowned for their bona fide, authentic ’60s soul music, using old-school equipment and amps from the ’70s they serve up a funky, R&B inspired revue. Their latest long player I Learned The Hard Way has been hailed as one of their best gatefolds in years, and the band’s shows are getting rave reviews the world over. And in news just in the soul brothers (and sister!) will be rolling into town to play Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday, December 12. Pre-sale are tickets are available now from heatseeker.com.au.

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The longest election is finally over! She may have been a few marbles short of a mandate, but the barren-ness managed to outwit the mad monk with billions for regional Australia. You can already hear the diamond studded cowbells a-ringin’.

I’m already packed – I’ll meet you in Doodlakine. Well, at least now we can get back to the more important news of the day, like Sam Newman, Stephanie Rice and The Stig. What was that about storm clouds over the subcontinent?

But where one long wait ends another begins. Indeed, the countdown to the Man Booker Prize is officially on! The shortlist has been announced, and our golden-quilled countryman Peter Carey has shouldered his way through the pack yet again. Having twice taken out the Commonwealth’s most prestigious prize for a literary work (in 1988 for Oscar And Lucinda and 2001 for True History Of The Kelly Gang), Carey is in line to be the first author to ever take home the gong three times; currently short-listed for his latest work Parrot And Oliver In America.

Carey is joined on the 2010 shortlist by Ireland’s Emma Donoghue, South Africa’s Damon Galgut and English scribes Howard Jacobson, Andrea Levy and Tom McCarthy. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, October 12, and will take home a cool £50,000, plus a shortcut to the globe’s best sellers lists! We’ll keep you posted. Until then, keep reading folks – we hear it’s good for your noggin. _JULIAN TOMPKIN

Aussie music wouldn’t be the same without You Am I. Tim Rogers and co rewrote the rulebook, and with it propelled many to stardom – from The Vines to Jet and Powderfinger. Now the legends are back and gearing up to tour Australia, debuting songs from their new eponymous album You Am I. It’s been over a year since the Melbourne outfit last toured on home soil, and during the break they have been on a sonic adventure in the studio putting the finishes touches to their new release. Expect a few surprises on this one including a nod to The Beach Boys on Waiting To Be Found.

The boys will be hitting the Fly By Night Club on Thursday, November 18, and the Rosemount on Friday, November 19. Tickets are on-sale now through heatseeker.com.au.

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QUARRY QUANDRY

Due to popular demand, many of the acts set to grace the stage as part of the Live At The Quarry season have added extra dates. Whimsical folk singer Lisa Mitchell has added another show on Thursday, November 11; John Williamson has added a Wednesday, December 1, performance; Clare Bowditch & The New Slang have added a Thursday, December 9, show and Mark Seymour And James Reyne have committed to an extra set on Saturday, January 29. To secure tickets to these extra shows you’ll need to get in fast; head to liveatthequarry.com.au to get yours. We’ll see you there!

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If you fancy bringing in the New Year with some banging electro, disco and house, then check out Cuban Club 2011.

The event, held at the Flying Squadron Yacht Club in Nedlands, features some of the best DJs in the country, including Sydney headliners Bag Raiders. Bolstering the bill is top Perth DJ Micah, who will be supported by Sambalicious, Will Udall and Andy Sadler. And there are plenty more artists yet to be announced, so stay tuned.

The event kicks off on New Year’s Day and to get tickets head to lloydevents.com.

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Local Music Editor You know how in Perth, we have this massive stigma about cover-band musicians? I think I’ve figured out why.

Wednesday night (September 1) I ventured down to Black Betty’s with a few mates and the onstage display was abysmal!

The singers were out of key, the drummer was unable to hold a tempo and there was a six piece band with no backing vocals. These guys are both drastically under rehearsed and incapable of playing the songs in their set... and they’re not hard songs. Basically, if you’re getting paid to play, it might be nice if you rehearse or practice.

Now for some pubs this might be okay But this is Black Betty’s, supposedly one of Perth’s premier live music venues, and this band (who you might have noticed I haven’t named but we all know who it was) are replacing SideFX who, be it individually or collectively, are extremely good at what they do.

The difference is incredible. I just do not understand how these guys got the gig when they’re consistently bad while well rehearsed bands like J Babies, and Kickstart have the night off.

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The pain of watching the so called talent quests like X Factor and others of the genre make it so clear as to why the music industry is in the gutter.

Generic sounding clichés performing material that was over produced, soulless pap originally and now it’s rehashed by people who in many instances are infinitely more talented than their idols. But they still insist on singing that commercial rubbish; does no one have the ability to write their own material?

And what is with the judges - Kyle Sandilands as a music critic, we have a toilet brush in our dunny with more cred that him! I won’t diss the other judges because they do that themselves every time they appear on tele.

I tried to watch this latest round of stomach turning garbage but have now abandoned it despairing at what the commercial beasts are going to choose as the next winner, nooooooo, please no more Shannons or Caseys or god forbid Guy Sebastions; thank the gods that the last winners of one of these TV travestys were a dance troupe that were bloody excellent, I can only hope that sanity will prevail and perhaps a miracle will again manifest itself and someone with originality and real charisma will win, after all it’s a talent quest isn’t it ?

In response to Susan (Reactions #1229), don’t go to a John Butler concert if you don’t want to be preached at! Butler makes no secret of his political and social beliefs, so it should have been no surprise to you when he started preaching at his recent Freo concert.

If you don’t like to be subjected to political and social discussion while at live music gigs, steer clear of artists like John Butler and Xavier Rudd who wear their hearts on their sleeve.

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The Kids Are All Right

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One of the world’s biggest clubbing brands is back with a fabulous CD, mixed by musical maestros Marcel Woods and Wippenberg. This house and trance compilation includes tracks and remixes from Tiësto, Chicane, ATB, Armin Van Buuren and many more. Get your entries in to win a copy and get geared up for Godskitchen which hits Perth in October!

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Hitting Luna Leederville this month is Reel Anime 2010, a festival showcasing a selection of Japanese anime films. To celebrate, MadMen Entertainment has kindly sent us copies of some of the films to giveaway, including Summer Wars, King Of Thorn, Redline and Evangelion: 2.0. Get your entries in now to enjoy some of Tokyo’s freshest feature films!

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Dubliners Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan and Glen Power, otherwise known as The Script, are back with a new album, Science & Faith. On this latest release, the boys share a great new sound that is an addictive blend of hip hop rhythms, flowing melodies, sparkling hooks and poignant, story-spinning lyrics. Get your entries in now to win one of five copies we are giving away!

Anjunabeats Volume 8 is the eighth album in the Anjunabeats Volume compilation series mixed

by British Trance group Above and Beyond. We have five copies to giveaway to all the trance lovers out there, so get your entries in!

MULATU ASTATKE

World renowned Ethiopian musician, arranger and composer Mulatu Astatke is coming to Perth on Friday, October 8, playing at the Bakery. Backed by a ten piece ensemble, Mulatu will play an incredible mix of traditional Ethiopian melodies that will keep you on your feet. We are giving away five doubles to this Afro Jazz show of the year!

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If you love Chicane then you’ll be pleased to hear that we are giving away copies of his fourth studio album, Giants. This is yet another album filled with ambient and atmospheric melodies that is sure to tickle your ears. Get your entries in now to win a copy of this fabulous album!

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THE SOUND OF SUMMER

Though the wind is howling and the rain is pouring, we only have to wait three months for the summer festival season, with Stereosonic set to invade Claremont Showgrounds on Sunday, November 28. Second release tickets have already sold out but eager punters can get their hands on third release tickets at stereosonic.com.au. In case you’ve been living under a rock, this year’s Stereosonic will feature performances by Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, Robyn, Major Lazer, Sebastian Ingrosso, Benny Benassi, Wiley, Ricardo Villalobos and Infected Mushroom, to name a few.

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VILLAGE VICTORY

Local musos Village Kid have just received some seriously awesome recognition, taking home the title of Best Jazz Song for their track Colourful Girl In A Black And White World, in the New York based John Lennon Songwriting Competition. Judged by Natalie Bedingfield, Fergie of Black Eyed Peas fame, and acclaimed produced Lamont Dozier, the Competition recognises excellence in the field of songwriting by artists from all over the globe. To have a listen to the winning track, check out villagekidband.com.

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BLASKO’S BACK

Sarah Blasko is a very popular lady, having already sold out two Perth shows at the Astor Theatre this November. As a special treat for her devoted underage followers, Blasko will perform an additional show that will be open to music fans of all ages on Sunday, November 7, promising beautiful melodies and faultless vocals. Tickets for this extra show are on sale now from BOCS.

BANG ON

Music legends Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo and The Bangles were set to take to the stage at Sandalford Estate in the Swan Valley on Friday, October 29, but organisers have since changed venues. Instead of heading up to the Swan Valley, concert attendees will need to make their way to the picturesque Perth Zoo, to be serenaded by the Zoo’s inhabitants and the visiting music stars.

Tickets purchased to the Sandalford Estate will be valid for the Perth Zoo show; to get yours, contact Ticketek.

TRIAL RUN

The folks at ThinIce Theatre Company invite you to join them at the Subiaco Arts Centre this October as they present an adaptation of Frank Kafka’s classic text, The Trial. Telling the story of Joseph K, a man who is arrested for no known reason, The Trial stars Ewan Leslie who last graced Perth stages in The War Of The Roses. Directed by Matthew Lutton, in collaboration with the Sydney Theatre company, The Trial is on for one week only from Friday, October 22, ’til Saturday, October 30. Bookings can be made through BOCS.

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Get ready music fans because tickets to Southbound 2011 go on sale today, Thursday, September 9, at 9am. Set to take over Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton from Saturday, January 1, ’til Monday, January 3, Southbound will see sets by big name acts such as Interpol, Klaxons, The National, The Rapture, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, Public Enemy, Birds Of Tokyo, Ladyhawke, Paul Kelly and a whole lot more! If you don’t want to miss out on seeing these acts live, you better head on over to moshtix.com.au ASAP to secure your ticket.

The quiet streets of Perth will come alive this October thanks to One Movement For Music Perth, a celebration of music and the industry devoted to it. We here at X-Press Magazine are rather excited about One Movement, and we will kick off proceedings on Wednesday, October 6, with an opening night showcase of some of Australia’s finest. Taking place at Amplifier, the X-Press presented evening will highlight the talent of an array of Aussie acts, including Drapht, Voltaire Twins, The Joe Kings, The Chemist, Young Revelry and Split Seconds. To get the low down on all things One Movement, check out onemovementmusic.com.

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Predrag Delibasich has been making music for most of his life. Having ploughed through Perth’s local music scene with gritty punk-inspired bands such including Sokkol, Soviet Valves, Abe Sada, Barmodi, Airport City Shuffle, as well as operating under various solo guises, Delibasich is very much regal establishment amongst the city’s subterranean noise-mongers.

In 2009, however, Delibasich started to toy with a different muse; one which fused the sand and sea loving sounds of his adopted city of Perth with the mystical (and sometimes cheesy) sounds of his native Eastern European homeland. The results became smRts. One part Balkan gypsy pop and one part Aussie surf riffs, smRts evolved from a bedroom jam into a full fledged instrumental combo as 2009 unfolded, eventually heading into the studio late last year to lay down their debut, Sun Sets On A New Tomorrow, in near on one take.

“It was a hot day,” Delibasich remembers. “It was 43 degrees outside, and near on 50 degrees in the studio. We recorded the whole thing in one or two takes – inspired by old jazz records. It came out a bit faster than planned – the heat sped things up. It sounds melancholic but still uplifting. As I get older I get more open. (smRts) wasn’t planned and it’s still not planned; it’s purely about the songs.” smRts launch Sun Sets On A New Tomorrow at The Rosemount on Friday, September 10, and you’ll find the album in all good record stores.

THE MOUTH

Michael Winslow, best known for his role as the sound-effects goofball in Police Academy, will be bringing his 10,000 sound effects and stand-up comedy to Perth for one night only (thank the stars). Winslow has starred in Oscar near-misses Spaceballs and Cheech & Chong and carved out a successful career on the bottom shelf of Video Ezy. Winslow will be doing hilarious impressions of police sirens at the Octagon theatre in Perth on Monday, October 25.

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The Godfather of Ethiopian jazz, Mulatu Astatke, is bringing his 10-piece band to Perth on the back of sell-out shows at the Melbourne Jazz Festival earlier this year.

Blending traditional Ethiopian melodies with afro jazz, funk and classic soul, the 67-year old Astatke has had a career that has spanned four decades. In his first Perth show on Friday, October 8, at The Bakery he will be backed by The Black Jesus Experience, Sunshine Brothers and Askari Afrobeat Orchestra. Tickets are $45+bf and are available from nowbaking. com.au and heatseeker.com.au, as well as Planet Video, Mills Records and The Bakery.

OLD WALT

You can’t really go wrong with Disney; their movies and stage shows are always meticulously crafted with a Herculean budget. Old Walt will be bringing his special brand of magic to Perth – staging three classic fairy tales at The Riverside Theatre in Perth from Tuesday, December 28, to Thursday, December 30. Kids and families can enjoy Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Beauty And The Beast over the festive period. All the favourite characters will be on show including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. For tickets head to ticketek.com.au.

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FREE FORM

Considering everything New Zealand postpunk three-piece Die! Die! Die! have already achieved, it’s a tiny bit exciting they think their new album FORM is the best thing they’ve done to date. After all, their self-titled debut was recorded in Chicago with Steve Albini, and their second album, Promises, garnered rave reviews from across the globe. Now with the relentless, reckless and sometimes menacing FORM done and dusted, they’re hitting Perth for two launch shows. The first is on Tuesday, October 12, at Mojo’s and the second is on Wednesday, October 13, at Manhattans. Both shows kick off at 8pm, and tickets are available from moshtix.com.au or heatseeker.com.au.

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For the first time ever, City Of Perth will be screening every match of the AFL final series on giant outdoor screens at the Northbridge Piazza.

It will be very much a family friendly event with a strict no-alcohol policy. But don’t fret; there are plenty of pubs nearby if you fancy a quick frosty at half-time or post-match libation. The next match to be shown will be on Friday, September 10, between Geelong and Fremantle Dockers. Should be a ripper. C’mon on Freo!

Perth will pay homage to rock deities Led Zeppelin with a massive tribute concert, Whole Lotta Love, at the Burswood theatre on Friday, December 3. Marking the 30th anniversary of skin-basher John Bonham’s death, the concert will feature the vocals of Dave Gleeson (Screaming Jets), Steve Balbi (Noiseworks) and countless others chanters. Vocalists will be backed by a self-indulgent 12 piece band, including a string section (well what did you expect; it’s Zeppelin!). Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, September 14, at ticketek.com.au.

INITIAL BROADCAST

Birmingham-based psych-pop proponents Broadcast have been through more than a few lineup changes over the years, but original member Trish Kennan and James Cargill have remained the driving force behind the band. Now Popfrenzy are proud to present the band – who count Flying Lotus, Grizzly Bear, Atlas Sound and Dangermouse among their fans – on their first Australian tour. The Perth show is on Saturday, December 4, at Capitol, with support from Seekae and Pikelet. Tickets are available from moshtix.com.au.

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DRONE ALONE

Gareth Liddiard has ignored the recent election hullabaloo and well pretty much any anthropoids over the last few months, cloistering himself in an isolated country mansion in New South Wales. Armed with “just a guitar and a bottle of whisky”, the end result has been a black liver and a stark solo album Strange Tourist – dealing with “suicidal Japanese salary men, surreal tightrope walkers and suburban radicals”.

The driving force behind The Drones will be staggering into town on Friday, November 12, playing Fremantle Arts Centre and Mojo’s on Saturday, November 13. Tickets are available from heatseeker.com.au.

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MARIELLA HARVEY-HANRAHAN The Best Of The West

For over a decade now, Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan has poured her heart and soul into the WA PFF TOP 3 PICKS fashion industry, building the Perth Fashion Festival from the ground up. Today, Thursday, WA DESIGNER COLLECTIONS September 9, Harvey-Hanrahan and her team launch the 2010 Festival, which is set to take 1) Showcasing the collections of WA’s best emerging and established labels, the WA over various locations around Perth ’til Wednesday, September 15.

I have so many wonderful memories of the first PFF. We had many high-profile celebrities from over east attending including Sarah Murdoch, Vogue magazine, Mimi Mcpherson, Alex Perry and Peter Morrissey. It was such an amazing experience having them at PFF! How did Perth respond to having its own festival?

We have had such an amazing response and overwhelming support from WA since the inception of PFF 12 years ago. I must admit that it has not been easy but it is the unwavering belief and support from family and friends that have kept me pushing forward and defying the odds.

Designer Collections celebrate all that’s wonderful about the West Australian fashion industry.

Kicking off at 6pm on Saturday, September 11, Collection 2 will feature a runway presentation from up-and-comers Arj Selvam, Daniella Caputi, Elementree, Garth Cook, Leah Tarlo, Leanne Lim, Lonely As A Cloud, Lonely 8-Bit Heroes, One Fell Swoop, On Tour, PinchAndSpoon, Poppy Lissiman and The Butcher And The Crow. The fun continues at 8.30pm with Collection 1, shining the spotlight on designs by renowned local labels such as Ae’lkemi, Antipodium, Breathless, Empire Rose, Fenella Peacock, Flannel, Liz Davenport, Megan Salmon, Of Cabbages And Kings, Stand International, Story By Tang, S2 and United Constructions.

Where did your financial backing come from in those early years?

I had to source funding from the corporate sector. It was their generous donations that made PFF possible.

What have been some of the highlights in your career as Festival Director?

The two that come to mind immediately are being written up in British Vogue and meeting beautiful and immensely passionate people from the industry such as Linda Evangelista and Yasmin Le Bon. There have been quite a few discussions this year about the state government’s financial backing of PFF; can you set the record straight – what has the government committed to?

The government has renewed a three year commitment to fund PFF until 2012. The first was in 2008.

Ideally, how much funding do you think PFF should receive from government bodies?

PFF provides international exposure for WA designers involved (130 in 2009). The Festival is respected as a cutting-edge inclusion on the national fashion event calendar due to the quality of the fashion it delivers, the calibre of local and established designers that participate in the Festival and its strong industry links and commercial partnerships.

The 2009 PFF was widely declared the most impressive, successful fashion event ever held in WA, attracting 33,290 attendees and attracting $1.3 million in direct expenditure.

This year’s PFF promises to be bigger and more exciting!

So in a nutshell, any amount of support from the government will definitely help PFF one way or another.

Festival Director Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan with International Ambassador Russell James (Photo: Thom Kerr)

Though she never dreamed of creating a world-class fashion event, Festival Director Harvey-Hanrahan has done exactly that, with the Perth Fashion Festival now the premier event for fashion lovers in WA. This year ’s Festival will feature creations from a range of incredible designers, including local, national and international labels. Alongside industry heavy-weights such as Marc by Marc Jacobs, Twenty-Seven Names, Antipdodium and Wayne Cooper, West Australian designers will get their time in spotlight during PFF, raising the profile of our state’s vibrant fashion community and those who work in it.

Ahead of tonight’s launch with celebrity photographer and PFF International Ambassador Russell James, Harvey-Hanrahan caught up with X-Press to talk all things fashion.

you told them about your plan for Perth Fashion Festival?

No one expected PFF to take off and some thought I was taking a huge leap of faith. Back then, no one had a clue how much potential WA’s fashion industry held. I was determined to prove them wrong and that was when I started PFF. Where do you think your passion and love for the WA fashion industry stems from?

Since I was young, I have always loved clothes and had a keen interest in all things fashion – be it clothes, accessories, shoes or bags. I remember buying my first copy of Vogue with my pocket money when I was 13 years old.

I couldn’t wait to get home so I could read it from cover to cover.

When did you come up with the idea to create a Perth Fashion Festival?

By EMMA BERGMEIER It was after I founded the WA Bridal And Fashion Awards. It was part of my plan to What’s your first ever fashion related market the bridal magazine and the response memory? was exceptionally positive! It was around that It definitely has to be arguing with time that I started thinking about extending my mother about what to wear before family beyond that. In 1998, the WA Bridal Awards outings. became WA Fashion Awards. By 1999, it was renamed WA Fashion Week.

What did you do before Perth Fashion Festival; did you work/study/travel?

What was your vision for PFF at the I was very fortunate to have been beginning? able to do all three. However, I ended up My vision for PFF was for it to be a working as a contributing writer for various fabulous and exciting event for all. I wanted glossy magazines and newspapers and became to showcase not only WA designers but also founding editor of a bridal magazine. include stylists, make-up artists, photographers and models. I always believe that we should Did you ever dabble in clothing design? use the power of fashion to sell the WA brand I did have a go with accessory design to the rest of Australia and the world. and I ended up heading my own label.

Tell me about your memories of the first What did your family and friends think when ever Perth Fashion Festival…

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What impact do you think PFF has on the WA fashion industry, and Perth’s cultural vibrance?

PFF contributes to the development and future of the WA fashion industry and the vibrancy and culture of our beautiful state.

The Festival provides the opportunity to profile and showcase our local talent to a global audience. It is an opportunity to launch the careers of our designers, models, photographers, creatives and stylists. It is an opportunity to attract the attention of industry decision makers and influencers and it provides an opportunity to promote WA as top Australian travel destinations.

It brings industry, media, celebrities and designers to WA and it also benefits WA economically through the generation of jobs and income and expenditure by inbound guests.

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2)15 MINUTES For the first time in its 12 year history, the Perth Fashion Festival will pay tribute to the humble fashion blog in 2010, celebrating street fashion and individual style with 15 Minutes. The show will commence with a short documentary about the world of fashion blogs, followed by a runway presentation of garments from trendy boutiques such as Billie & Rose, Pigeonhole, Planet, Merge and Zara Bryson. As if that wasn’t already enough, the 15 Minutes show will also showcase the debut collection of Fashion TV’s Online Designer Award winner, Roxanna Zamani.

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3) UP! Capping off a week of wonderful events, Up! The Finale will take over Fashion Paramount on Tuesday, September 14, for a presentation by three of WA’s most promising designers.

Newcomer Jaime Lee Major will kick off proceedings, filling the catwalk with her colourful, vibrant and exceptionally beautiful debut collection. Following Major will be Paper Which emerging West Australian designer Skye, Kirsten Shadbolt’s ethereal, whimsical label. To cap it all off, internationally acclaimed are you currently fond of? designer Alison Cotton will present the latest Jaime Lee Major. collection by her label, Joveeba.

Which events are you personally most excited about from this year’s calendar of PFF events?

To be completely honest, I love them all!

But if I have to pick just one, it would have to be Beyond Garment which is the result of a fantastic partnership with the WA Museum.

In my opinion, that is the perfect example of extending beyond fashion. I believe fashion and art dovetail into each other and that is one event I am extremely proud of.

What do you hope the next five to ten years hold for PFF? I hope to have more celebrities flying into WA to attend PFF but above and beyond that, to have a local fashion industry that is sustainable for all so our talented creatives do not have to pack up and leave WA.

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ASH GRUNWALD Surfin’ WA OLD MAN RIVER

Despite kicking around In Old We Trust for more than 10 years on Old Man River isn’t ashamed to admit that listeners may countless live stages from only be vaguely familiar with one or two of his previous Byron Bay to Belgium, tunes; in particular 2007’s joyful pop anthem La. On the eve veteran Aussie blues ’n’ roots of the release of highly anticipated sophomore album, Trust, troubadour Ash Grunwald JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD learnt that, although he’s still shows no sign of slowing down. creating the same instant-pleasure-point tunes, he’s hoping Ahead of a massive nine-show that his music will linger in the heads and hearts of his listeners stint in WA taking in shows a little longer this time. from Geraldton through to Pinjarra (See Tour Trails for “With La, and the other songs on the first which was formed earlier this year. album, I was aiming to introduce myself to “With my first band it was like touring details), JENNIFER PETERSONlisteners in the best, most immediate way with mates, which really worked when we were Ash Grunwald WARD caught up with the I possibly could and going for that really trying to make a name for ourselves playing south-west coast.” uplifting angle helped me achieve that,” tough shows to empty rooms or apathetic man himself and learnt why, waves off the Hot Mama Vibes picks up where his Iranian-born, Melbourne-raised singer- audiences,” Rein reminisces.” But it just got to a point where everyone was ready to go their after years of travelling and successful 2007 ARIA nominated LP Fish Out Of songwriter Ohad Rein begins. left off, and sees Grunwald continue down “I’m happy with the way everything separate ways – some to glorious solo careers, performing both nationally Water an unmarked road of collaboration with some of turned out but I wasn’t ever interested in like Megan Washington, while others left the country’s most respected hip-hop producers, creating the same thing over and over. My aim country. I’ll always look back on those times as and abroad, the West remains the including Count Bounce (Urthboy, TZU), Mr. Trials was to create an album channelling longevity good times but since we split, it has given me the coast he loves the most. (Hilltop Hoods, Draught) and Chasm (Astronomy rather than immediacy. Trust is just a deeper the chance to form the ‘dream band’, and I can WA holds a special place in the heart of ARIA Award nominated roots singer/songwriter Ash Grunwald.

One need only look at the sheer amount of times the dreadlocked singer has travelled to our oft forgotten state (“Probably in the hundreds by now,” Grunwald acknowledges) or observe his decision to choose to record his live LP Live At The Fly By Night during one of his performances last year at Fremantle’s much-loved premier music venue to gauge his affinity for the West.

And now, after having been locked away in studios around the country for the past few months laying down tracks for his recently released fifth LP, Hot Mama Vibes, Grunwald isn’t shy to admit his cravings to take to the road in WA yet again.

Planning stops in an assortment of no less than nine live venues to showcase tunes from his new album, Grunwald admits he has an ulterior motive as he zigzags across the state.

“I love WA because the people are great and the whole vibe is great,” he begins. “But the best thing for me has definitely got to be the surf. I love surfing, and man I’ve caught some of the best

Class), stepping in to produce and contribute to his unmistakable blues sound with a gritty urban twist.

“Mixing hip hop and electro elements with my bluesy roots was always a dream of mine,” Grunwald admits. “On the first album I was really trying to strip it back to raw elements, just be as soulful as possible. I think that every album since then has been a gradual move towards this point.”

While he may have already built a solid following from his unique and utterly infectious stomp-box-riddled live shows where rooms rock and booties shake, Grunwald promises that he will deliver “a good-time of funky tunes and wicked beats” during the WA leg of the Hot Mama Vibes national tour, and hopes that audiences will be ready and willing to reciprocate the high-energy of his new live show.

“This new sound is not something I would have ever felt comfortable putting out there in the past,” Grunwald concludes. “I would have controlled myself or been worried I couldn’t pull it off. But this is my fifth album, and I feel like the time has come to just do it – to just launch in there and do whatever I feel like and whatever feels good.”

album, lyrically and sonically. I’m the first to admit that it will probably take a few more listens to get into but I’m hoping it will stay with listeners longer as well.”

From the tinkling of silver ankletbells to back-up vocal harmonies provided by the treasured Shanti Choir, a subtle Indianinfluenced vibe accompanies Trust, a symptom of recording and travelling throughout the region last year.

“What that place represents for me, and the people we worked with over there, were all really big inspirations for the album,” Rein justifies. “Travelling is such a huge influence on everything I do. I was bitten with the travel bug from a very early age so I’m used to living out of a suitcase - I simply couldn’t imagine life any other way.”

To support the release of Trust, Rein has announced dates for a national tour through September and October (unfortunately not stopping in WA), during which a combination of fresh songs and newer iterations of older fan favourites (including La) will be delivered live with a brand new band

honestly say Old Man River has never sounded better than it does right at this moment.

“I’m excited by it all, and it’s a great feeling to get back. I feel like a hungry bear coming out of hibernation, and I love it.”

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GRINDERMAN

Nick Cave And The Goodbye Band Nick Cave’s ‘other’ outfit is back with a new album called Grinderman 2. BOB GORDON speaks with drummer, Jim Sclavunos.

Back in 2007 there was talk of Nick Cave’s Grinderman project doing the rounds of music magazines and blogs. It seemed hard to imagine Cave and several of his Bad Seeds members going about things in a different way, as the man had so consummately preserved his oeuvre over the years.

But the Grinderman album emerged like a rabid dog, lean bluster and tongue in ear.

Cave was playing guitar. It worked. And now there’s a second serving, Grinderman 2. It seems it was always going to be.

“When we started doing Grinderman we knew that we simply wanted to try it,” drummer Jim Sclavunos recalls down the line from Brooklyn.

“We had been playing in this so-called Nick Cave solo band for a couple of years, the members of Grinderman, and this unique sound was emerging, evolving slowly out of soundchecks and rehearsals and what have you. We had played together so frequently, whereas as The Bad Seeds we had seen each other quite infrequently – only when there was work to do. Whereas with the small band was easier to travel with and easier to assemble at the spur of the moment.

“So we ended up working together a lot and the sound was coming naturally out of working together a lot and we knew that

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we had something different on our hands. It wasn’t sounding like The Bad Seeds anymore, even though we were doing Bad Seeds material.

So we thought, ‘what would it be like if we tried some original stuff?’. And it was almost unfeasible because we didn’t know how to go about doing it because we’d never done it before. I mean, I’d been in The Bad Seeds since ’94, so it’s a good stretch of time. It’s hard to just overnight do something else. So we went to the studio, tried it, loved it and by the time we finished the first album we immediately wanted to go back in and do another one.

“So after the initial uncertainty when we settled down and knew we had something we liked, we didn’t know what anybody else was going to think of it,” Sclavunos continues. “We still don’t know what anybody else thinks of it.

But we liked it and we we’re happy to do it again and again. Maybe it’s a bit subtle, or maybe it’s not clear at all, but what we were thinking in calling it Grinderman 2 was knowing implicitly there would be a Grinderman 3 and a Grinderman 4. Kind of like Led Zeppelin or Chicago (laughs).”

People do indeed like it. To a point that is perhaps a little surprising considering how sacred many fans hold the canon of Nick Cave’s work (then again, it is a free-thinking kind of fandom). Similar to the first album, there was much in the way of raw improvisation to go through, some 30-40 hours it seems. The recording, however, was drawn out intermittently over a year, so a rare revisitation was there for the taking.

“We worked on it in fits and starts,” Sclavunos says. “We usually work really fast. Nick likes to keep things moving along rather briskly and that’s great because it keeps the energy levels high. You never get bogged down in nitpicking or details about production. The musical essence is a priority, you know? Things are always a bit clearer that way. So we usually hit the ground running.

“This time, because it was more spread out, we had a little more time for reflection. We were able to revisit some of the songs after several

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months, even, and rethink them. Which is kind of unheard of, for Grinderman or The Bad Seeds. At least since my tenure with either band.

“Some of that stuff, as on the first album,

“THIS TIME, BECAUSE IT WAS MORE SPREAD OUT, WE HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME FOR REFLECTION. WE WERE ABLE TO REVISIT SOME OF THE SONGS AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, EVEN, AND RETHINK THEM. WHICH IS KIND OF UNHEARD OF, FOR GRINDERMAN OR THE BAD SEEDS. AT LEAST SINCE MY TENURE WITH EITHER BAND.” ended up, more or less, in the original form on the album itself. Like on the last album Electric Alice and When My Love Comes Down were pretty much the same as when we recorded them during the so-called jam session. Just a snip of the tape and a bit of over-dubbing and there you go. On this

album there was even more material like that.

Bellringer Blues, What I Know and several other songs... everything is twice as muddy this time around.”

The chance to revisit, however, saved one of Grinderman 2’s best songs from the slaughter-yard. Opening track, Mickey Mouse And The Goodbye Man, takes the listener from the first album to the new one in fine form.

“Mickey Mouse And The Goodbye Man is one we did early where we thought, ‘there’s something special there’,” Sclavunos explains.“Then it nearly got left off the record, because it seemed to have some problems and we weren’t sure how to solve them. Then in that extended break we had some time to think about it and we actually came up with a solution. We were able to do some stuff to it and all of a sudden it was one of our favourite tracks.

“So it went from almost being left off the album to being the very first track on it (laughs). It was a nice bridge to the last album.

It has a directness which connects it to the first album. The rest of the material on the album is a little more densely layered and possibly a bit more inscrutable – not as easy to get on first listening.

Or maybe I’m kidding myself... maybe it’s all simple as pie.”

Depends on the pie, really. But one must say that long-time fans of Nick Cave will not be disappointed by what’s on offer here. Nor by the evolution of Cave’s guitar playing.

“You mean can he play it?” Sclavunos laughs.

Er, okay, let’s go with that.

“Well he can’t tune it, but he can play it,” Sclavunos laughs.“That’s half the battle. More than half the battle. Tuning’s for roadies.”

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SOULFLY Mad Max

FOLLOWING SEA

Soulfly and City Of Fire storm Perth this week, playing Calm Before The Storm Capitol on Tuesday, September 14. Max Cavalera explains his continued campaign to take Soulfly back to his extreme Hailing from Melbourne, metal roots. TOM HERSEY talks to the guy whose records Following Sea have had a busy year, touring almost non-stop taught him how to swear in Portuguese. Read on, putas. in the lead-up to the release of their debut 7”later this month.

TRAVIS JOHNSON chats to guitarist/vocalist Liam White before the band’s shows on Friday, September 10, at The Prince Of Wales in Bunbury; Soulfly Saturday, September 11, at While all the Soulfly albums have an An artist like Max Cavalera will forever have his latest output compared to his individual song, the over-arching stylistic change The Rosemount; and Sunday, revered back catalogue. Especially when you the Phoenix-based four-piece took for the Dark September 12, at Mojo’s. consider the Sepultura-founding frontman Ages record, stripping the band of the nu metal has been at the forefront of the heavy metal world with projects like Nailbomb and Cavalera Conspiracy.

Cavalera’s most consistent project since his messy extrication from Sepultura in late 1996 has been Soulfly – whose seventh album, Omen, is a blistering attack of thrash metal, arguably one of Cavalera’s most satisfying since Sepultura’s Roots record. Speaking in a deep, heavily-accented voice, heavy metal legend Cavalera describes the process of piloting his band through their seventh record.

“Omen has been a process of two years from the beginning of writing it to being finished,” he explains. “Since Dark Ages, Soulfly went down an avenue of becoming heavier, darker and more aggressive and this record continues that. Omen is even more aggressive and explosive than the albums that came before it. It’s a collaboration of the kinds of music that I think represent what Soulfly is today, which are metal, hardcore and a bit of thrash metal.”

Cavalera elaborates, adding that the varied discography of Soulfly is one of the most interesting aspects of the band. “I think every album has its own characteristics and represented my state of mind at that time,” he says.“That’s the thing I really like about Soulfly; we’ve evolved and many changes have come with the music and within ourselves.”

grooves and raps, has helped Cavalera to evolve the musical output of Soulfly by recapturing the primal, punk-fashioned sound that made Sepultura’s earliest releases so good. Cavalera himself marvels at the ascendancy of Soulfly’s regression-spawned success.

“With Dark Ages I took a chance because I wanted Soulfly to become heavier, darker and more aggressive,” he asserts. “And we went down that avenue because it seemed like the right thing to do and the popularity of the band became bigger. We got more fans as we went heavier, where we would have had less if we’d became a more commercial band.”

One of the heaviest albums in Soulfly’s impressive cannon, Omen is also their most violent.

Perhaps the most violent album ever from a band who dedicate their output to God. In fact, the levels of gore and death that boom through the speakers are rarely seen outside of a Gwar live show.

“I wanted the lyrics to match the music,” Cavalera explains.“They had to be as violent as the music. Which is how we ended up with songs like Jeffery Dahmer and Lethal Injection. There are other themes on the record, Vulture Culture is about how politicians hide behind brainwashing machines like CNN and Counter Sabotage is about war. So there are other themes on the record, but most of the songs turned out to be about murder and violence.

It was a reflection of the music. I just roll with it.”

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“All of us love touring - it beats the hell out of shitty office jobs,” White begins matterof-factly.

“As yet though, we haven’t had to spend more than a couple of hours in the car together, so we haven’t experienced the joy of going a little nuts halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne in a smelly van with a hangover in this band. I’m pretty sure we all experienced that particular joy in our previous bands though. John in particular is a total road warrior.”

Peddling a strong line in melodic punk, Following Sea is comprised of members from such bands as The Scandal and Kill Whitey. Expanding on their sound and influences, White says: “We’re somewhere between Blueline Medic, Small Brown Bike and Maritime, I guess,” he explains.

“Melodic rock/punk with rough edges. We’re really probably influenced by Melbourne’s long-standing tradition of excellent punk bands and melodic punk-influenced bands as much as we are by the political punk of Washington, DC, and the beardy, scratchy, gruff music that comes out of Gainesville, Florida.

“As far as bands go, we all really love Blueline Medic, Small Brown Bike, A Death In The Family, Jawbreaker and Hot Water Music, because they’re honest, sincere, heartfelt musicians who play like their life depends on it and they can write a hell of a tune.”

White also has a lot of love for Grim Fandango, having supported them previously.

“It’s kinda funny but I think we’ve all played with Grim Fandango with different bands over the last few years,” he says. “I toured WA a couple of years ago with the Grim guys and then played with them in Melbourne, so we go back a little way. Mike also plays in Kill Whitey, and I think KW have played a few shows with Grim in Melbourne.

They’re top dudes, and a great band to boot.”

As for the upcoming release, White is quietly confident. “The 7” isn’t out until next week actually, but there seem to be a few people interested in it, so that’s a nice surprise,” he says.

“We just hope that people will be into it. We put a lot of effort into the record, hand screen printing the covers, hand numbering each one, and assembling them ourselves. We’re kind of hoping that people will be into the idea that it’s a bit more than just a run-of-the-mill release, and that it’s had many, many hours of work put into it.

“Next up for us is writing for an album, which we’re hoping to have out in 2011. We really want to write something that is going to work well as a cohesive album start to finish, instead of a collection of songs, so I think it will take a while to get something we’re happy with.

Until then, it’ll be writing as much as we can, and touring as often as possible.”

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FEAR FACTORY The F Factor Mechanize, the follow-up to Fear Factory’s 2005 release Transgression,sees the return of these longstanding metal/ industrial crossover stalwarts to their glorious days of yore.

JESSICA WILLOUGHBY chats to founding member Dino Cazares about his return to their ranks after a two-album absence.

I give every band; the first thing you do is to get a lawyer. It’s just the nature of the business, you can’t trust anybody. Business and pleasure are two totally separate things. People in the industry can be attracted to the money, they can get greedy.

“Usually it happens with singers, but what’s ironic with Fear Factory is that it happened with the drummer. The businesssavvy man that he is knew how to change contracts behind people’s backs. It got pretty ugly there for Burt for a while. Those guys just didn’t want to go back to the core of what Fear Factory was about, and they definitely didn’t want me in the band. So Burt just said ‘…screw that! I want to go where Dino’s at’.”

“I was just like ‘…whoa, what the fuck is going on here?’ (laughs),” guitarist Dino Cazares speaks on the chance meeting in 2008 that reunited him with Fear Factory founding member Burton C. Bell. “All it took was him to say hi and we started learning about each others lives again. The chemistry was still there.”

Time is the factor that heals all ills. But it takes a little longer for some to come to terms with the cause of conflict. For Bell and Cazares, the partnership that gave flesh to the definitive Fear Factory sound, it took six years for the dust to settle after a tumultuous split in 2002 – with each venturing down their own separate paths. Bell opted to reform the industrial-tinged outfit, with Christian Olde Wolbers taking over string duties, as well as dabbling in Ministry and Cazares took on his former side project, Asesino, with more gusto – also establishing Divine Heresy in 2007. There did not seem to be any inkling that the definitive pair would reunite after such a period of prolonged estrangement, equally so from Cazares perspective.

“It wasn’t a quick reconciliation for us,” he explains. “It took months and months of us talking shit over through phone calls before he even – fuck this sounds bad – popped the question (laughs). It came as a little bit of a surprise for me because I just thought he was trying to reconnect, which he was. Our relationship is pretty strong now after we buried the hatchet, so to speak. We have been able to grow. And I am definitely happy to be working with Burt again. It kind of feels like we’re old buddies again, getting an old team back together. But it also is so new and we’ve progressed as musicians. That really

“IT TOOK MONTHS AND MONTHS OF US TALKING SHIT OVER THROUGH PHONE CALLS BEFORE HE EVEN – FUCK THIS SOUNDS BAD – POPPED THE QUESTION. IT CAME AS A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE FOR ME BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS TRYING TO RECONNECT, WHICH HE WAS. OUR RELATIONSHIP IS PRETTY STRONG NOW AFTER WE BURIED THE HATCHET, SO TO SPEAK.”

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rubbed off onto the album.”

Mechanize, the eighth instalment from these crossover stalwarts, has been heralded by metal critics and fans alike as a return to their ‘glory days’. Bringing drummer Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel, Death) and bassist Byron Stroud (Strapping Young Lad) on-board, their latest is laden with the assaulting precision and industrial flourish the four-piece departed from during their minus-Cazares phase. Merciless, unrelenting and forever pummelling towards oblivion – the lead guitarist himself agreed the aim was to bring back the “essence” of Fear Factory.

“The previous two albums that I wasn’t on, Burt definitely felt the core of Fear Factory was lacking,” Cazares says. “He wanted to bring us back to our roots. It actually felt like we were reading each others minds. He’d be like ‘I’m thinking of keyboards…’ and I’d be like ‘no way!

Me too man!’ (laughs). It was unbelievable how much on the same page we were. We knew we

needed to make a classic record, but it just came naturally. Writing-wise, this was our quickest album ever. Three months writing and about one and a half in the studio. The atmosphere was so exciting and fun. It was so different, because there was a time in Fear Factory when there was so much tension there and there was absolutely no fun at all.”

Putting the longstanding uneasiness aside was not the only obstacle the pair had to overcome in order for Mechanize to become a reality. A messy legal dispute with former bandmates, Wolbers and drummer Raymond Herrera, eventuated over the use of the Fear Factory moniker – as the reformation of the fourpiece did not include them into the equation.

Although the discord has been settled now, Cazares points to reaffirming some valuable lessons from the outcome.

“I’ve learnt the obvious from this experience; you have to find band members you can get along with,” he says. “This is the advice

Literally wiping the slate clean, Cazares has also asked that the band does not perform any material that was written in his absence: a request that Bell was happy to oblige.

“It was kind of a no-brainer for me,” Cazares muses. “Did the other guys really expect me to do that? Hell fucking no! And Burt was happy to respect my stance, which makes things easy. I don’t think I could do it otherwise.”

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UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US Black Heart because no one had been able to Music. Arson. Suicide. Murder. simply adequately document the genre’s roots Art. Black metal. Until The cinematically before.

“It all started because we were trying Light Takes Us is the first to find a film about black metal,” Aites explains. feature length documentary “And there simply was not one. We kind of turned to start listening to black metal chronicling the history, were through a friend, who runs Amoeba Records ideology and aesthetic of (San Francisco), because he knew we’d like low-fi roots of the genre. We are kinda like the infamous Norwegian the locusts; once we find something we like we try devour it. Because we got into black metal musical subculture. JESSICA to later on, there was this whole library of music WILLOUGHY talks to American to go through. It intrigued us that there was whole scene of great music, yet there was filmmakers Aaron Aites and this no film about it. We were actually starting on a Audrey Ewell, ahead of the different film, but when we realised there was definitive piece on black metal – we just had film’s international DVD no to do it.”

The film itself follows the lives of the release next month.

The tale behind early ’90s Nordic black metal is rife with misconceptions. Immortalised by a sequence of sordid events, ranging from church burnings to the murder of musical kin, the history attached to the subculture has achieved a level of notoriety far beyond its initial obscure intentions.

But true Norwegian black metal – as it has come to be called – was never about this sequence of impropriety; it was about the music. Black metal has emerged as an art form, grounded in anti-establishment principles. These days even appreciated by the low-fi and roots communities for its purity and relevance, it is a story that has been left to fester – and one that has always deserved to be told better.

Even more enigmatic is it took two filmmakers from a noise-esque, experimental background to make the document that may ultimately become a defining artefact in articulating the legitimacy of the genre. And in the case of Brooklyn-based pair Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell, the co-directors behind Until The Light Takes Us, this nonlinear approach created the distance needed to break down the barriers that black metal prescribes itself to.

The first to state they were by no means aficionados of black metal, Aites and Ewell’s interest towards the project piqued

three men who developed the genre. Deceased guitarist Oystein ‘Euronymous’ Aarseth, one time leader of Mayhem and Helvete owner – a local record shop that specialised in metal music and was ground zero for the movement – Burzum’s Varg ‘Count Grishnackh’ Vikernes – recently paroled from prison after serving 16 years for the murder of Aarseth and arson – and, of course, Darkthrone mastermind Gylve ‘Fenriz’ Nagell – who is still focused on the music ’til this day.

Until The Light Takes Us also draws heavily on the shotgun suicide of original Mayhem frontman Per Yngve Ohlin; aka Dead.

For those unfamiliar, Dead’s body was found by two of his bandmates, the then still living Aarseth and drummer Jan Axel ‘Hellhammer’ Blomberg, who took pictures of his mutilated corpse (one which became the cover of the 1995 bootleg live album Dawn Of The Black Hearts) and allegedly keeping fragments from his skull, which Hellhammer rumoured later to make into a commemorative necklace.

Researching the movement on home soil for 12-months before relocating to Norway for two-years during filming, the duo went about interviewing all of the genre’s major players – even surfacing those who had blatantly refused to appear on screen, or in print, before. Though this was not an easy process, according to Ewell.

Varg ‘Count Grishnackh’ Vikernes

“MAKING A NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL DOCUMENTARY WITHOUT VARG VIKERNES IS LIKE MAKING A ROLLING STONES DOCUMENTARY WITHOUT MICK JAGGER. IT TOOK EIGHT-MONTHS TO GET HIM ON-BOARD, WHICH WAS A HARROWING THING…” “We realised how difficult it was going to be when after five months of writing back and forth to Varg, he was still saying no,” he explains.

“Making a Norwegian black metal documentary with out Varg Vikernes is like making a Rolling Stones documentary without Mick Jagger. It took eight-months to get him on-board, which was a harrowing thing because we weren’t going to make the film unless we had both Gylve and Varg – it just wouldn’t make sense.

So when Varg finally agreed to meet with us, it was sort of a pressured environment to convince him – as we’d already put a lot of money into the film and had been working for some time.

“But I think what really appealed to both Varg and Gylve was that this wasn’t going to be a film with narration. It is about the

musicians themselves, telling their own story.

We even turned down financing from a number of people, who wanted us to do one of those films which would have us heavily involved in the meeting process. Like a “…now we are going to see Varg” type of thing; that’s not what we wanted.

“But what really resonated for me was the obvious bond between Varg and Gylve. They are completed estranged, but they would never say one bad thing about each other. They still really cared what the other was saying about the other. But you just couldn’t ignore the fact that Gylve created a scene that was based on anti-commercialism and one of his best friends turned it into everything it wasn’t meant to be.

There’s an inherit conflict there.”

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GOO GOO DOLLS Something For The Rest Of Us

SEABELLIES

By Limbo Lake

Warner Brothers Records

By Limbo Lake, the debut album from Seabellies, features rustic and yearning vocals, euphoric harmonies, wiggly guitar leads, warm keyboards, clattering percussion and a there’s even strings, horns and glockenspiel to be found.

Plucked from their hometown of Newcastle, following an impressive win at the Garage To V competition in 2007, Seabellies have enjoyed a slow rise to national attention over the past four years, releasing a series of well-received digital singles that have enjoyed airplay on Triple J and have ensured regular billings at some of the country’s biggest music festivals.

With good reason too: advance singles Young Cubs and Armour recall the most appealing elements of Arcade Fire with their soaring string solos, a bit of The Strokes with their crunchy opening guitars and drum beats, and even shades of Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear when the songs hit their soulful, harmonic vocal breakdowns.

While there’s nothing remarkably original to be found here, the strong pulse running through their busy-yet-precise compositions ensures there’s a warm familiarity to their sound which is sure to please fans of their better-known indie-rock contemporaries.

A remarkably engaging and polished debut, By Limbo Lake stands as an incredible first step for what is sure to be an incredible band.

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As a three piece starting out in Buffalo, Goo Goo Dolls shared the punk spirit and knack for a melody of early records by The Replacements.

Their rough sounding records survived on their emotion and pluck, in fact the lads even had haircuts that would have made studio executives break out in a cold sweat.

Those days are long gone for Goo Goo Dolls who have become a big money item, styled and polished and groomed for Hollywood and adult orientated television and radio. With the new album being titled Something For The Rest Of Us, there is hope that the trio have rediscovered their dirty underbelly.

The truth is that Something For The Rest Of Us is filled with a dozen stale plodders that make Goo Goo Dolls sound like America’s answer to Oasis. Not Broken is so bombastic that it is passable in spite of itself, but tunes like Now I Hear and Soldier have you questioning how you can get that eight minutes of your life back.

In years past, even when they were at their most flaccid there were still some redeeming features poking through, but sadly it appears that with each album the Goo Goo Dolls lose more and more relevance. Something For The Rest Of Us is like drinking camomile tea at your 21st birthday party. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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MOGWAI Special Moves Burning

ROSE ELINOR DOUGALL Without Why

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Emerging from a band modelled on the ‘60s Scotland post-rock school of hit-making darlings Mogwai are not where no individual the type of band who feel that they could release a best of album. member is more important than the collective, But as they are such a revered band in the live to then carve out your own identity as a solo arena, they decided to record the three dates artist is undoubtedly a tricky proposition.

Unfortunately for ex-Pipettes Rose they played at Brooklyn’s Music Hall in 2009, in Elinor Dougall, debut LP Without Why suggests lieu of a studio compilation.

Special Moves has 11 of Mogwai’s that she might just as well have given up pulling better known tracks including the stirring off that difficult task when the seeds of the Mogwai Fear Satan, the Braithwaite lead Cody album were sowed two years ago.

In a time where young British female and Barry Burns giving the vocoder a working musicians are ruling the airwaves, Dougall is over during the stellar Hunted By A Freak.

Accompanying Special Moves is clearly trying to compete with the folk damsels Burning – A DVD produced by Vincent Moon and (Laura Marling), brassy soul belters (Duffy, Adele) Nathanael Le Scouarnec. The black and white and kooky indie-pop princesses (Florence & The footage shows the steam spilling from manholes Machine, Lily Allen) in one fell swoop, but she on New York streets during the tightly shot The disappointingly comes up short.

That’s not to say that Dougall’s wellPrecipice and Manhattan rain and a man dressed in a panda suit before the dynamic slow burn I’m crafted, decidedly English songs of love and loss aren’t without their charm, but it’s such a Jim Morrisson, I’m Dead.

The stage footage of the five piece shame that the strongest elements (haunting operating with precision is visually stunning, reverb, delicate glockenspiel, and ephemeral but it is the ten minute plus wall of noise of instrumentals) are weighed down by painfully Like Herod and the brutal Batcat that provide as whiny and repetitive lyrics which make for an unconvincing overall sound on the majority of impressive an aural delight.

Mogwai have always been a band to the tracks.

As her work with the Pipettes has provide soundtracks to your imagination. With Special Moves/Burning you can bring them into proved, Rose Elinor Dougall is capable of better things - we may well hear some of them again your home at will. one day, just not today. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD

DANKO JONES Below The Belt

SIANNA LEE Phoenix Propeller

Bad Taste Records

Enchanted Recordings/Shock

Four years on from the Now 14 years into tumultuous dissolution of his relentless career, her former band, SydneyCanadian hero based rock outfit Love Danko Jones and his Outside Andromeda, eponymous band laid down two of the best rock albums of the Sianna Lee has risen from the ashes with debut decade in We Sweat Blood (2003) and Sleep Is solo album, Phoenix Propeller.

Packing a resonant, emotional wallop, The Enemy (2006). In Australia Jones remains an underground phenomenon, but those loyal fans Lee charts a deeply personal course through 10 who pick up this latest release are unlikely to be tracks of dark, brooding indie-rock, unmistakably channeling a pent-up antagonism over the disappointed.

Let’s not beat around the bush, this breakdown of her previous outfit as she howls album begins with one of the best songs of about love’s destructive nature, friendship Jones’ career. I Think Bad Thoughts boasts one of dissolution and making tough decisions about the catchiest choruses the band has ever laid the tentative future.

The survivor narrative so common to solo down, and you’d have to have nerves of steel to not come away singing “Screw your girl in the debuts also appears (“I’m going to be all right,” she back of my Cadilla”. Why it’s not the lead single promises on Behepa), while startlingly vulnerable lyrics replace the not-so-subtle allegories and is anyone’s guess.

Much of the rest of the album serves metaphors which plagued her previous lyrical work.

While it would have been easy for Lee to as a neat summation of the band’s trajectory so far, with a distinct emphasis on the melodic. reconstitute the familiar cathartic rock framework As always, Jones is at his best when ragging on with which she found success with Love Outside people who have crossed him, notably here Andromeda, it’s wonderful to see her mixing it up in The Sore Loser. Meanwhile I Wanna Break Up on this new record, treading musical soundscapes With You rounds off the album with a relentless from gothic lament Mercenary In Me to melodic folk ‘Everybody break up!’ chant; and Full Of Regret ditty on Mother And Daughter - with relative ease.

Although the intensity of her irate reminds us, yet again, that the guy’s relentless sexually forward nature compensates for one emotion can be, at times, confronting, the keening sentiment of her bold, raw antipathy is balanced helluva broken heart. with just the right mix of graceful fragility which _BEN WATSON make Phoenix Propeller easily the most nuanced album in the young singer’s body of work to date. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD 24

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RAY LAMONTAGNE God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise

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The New Hampshire rambler had turned his back on becoming a musician thanks to the upbringing presented by his own abusive musician father, but upon hearing Steven Stills on the radio, he packed in his job in a shoe factory and gave this songwriting lark a go.

He’s made a pretty good fist of it too with chart success in Europe and his fifth album God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise landing recently.

Pulling an early surprise, LaMontagne launches into soulful Repo Man, before stumbling back into more familiar territory with the folk rock of New York Is Killing Me. Beg Steal Or Borrow is brooding and raw, with LaMontagne’s singing well within himself, to provide tones that resemble those of Ryan Adams. His yearnful rasp is put to great effect as he questions the depth of his lover’s feeling during the helpless yet hopeful Like Rock & Roll And Radio. When someone can portray an ache like this, you know it’s a pretty special tune.

When LaMontagne gets it right he is impossible to ignore. God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise creeps up on you, but once it has a hold you will find yourself continually dragged under. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

SUFJAN STEVENS All Delighted People

The Australian music scene as a whole has become a rich breeding ground for bands and artists that are more interested in knocking down genre walls than defining themselves in any strict way, and certainly on the pop side of the equation, Kyu are leading the way.

The Sydney two-piece, made up of Freya Berkhout and Alyx Dennison, have laid a solid foundation on their debut, self-titled album despite being formed less than 12 months ago.

Their music is genuinely moving, with ambient drone giving away to gorgeous dual vocals and there’s a tribal element reminiscent of Snowman’s The Horse, The Rat & The Swan, but it never becomes as abrasive as that excellent album.

Songs ebb and flow and occasionally explode with a blissful singalong moment, but these moments are fleeting, and their cover of Jonathan Boulet’s North To South is markedly different but just as good as the original.

Their debut album is an interesting starting point, and you get the distinct feeling there are interesting times ahead for Kyu. Key Track: Pixphoney

THE CURE Disintegration

Asthmatic Kitty

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What have we had from literary indie-pop g o d S u f j a n S te ve n s since 2006’s Illinoise?

A Christmas album, b-sides, re-releases, and a mixed-medium piece dedicated to a highway that, all things considered, wasn’t very interesting to the average person - not great output from a musician who at one point seriously intended to write 50 indie-pop albums dedicated to each of the US states (he managed a grand total of two).

So, when All Delighted People hit the web a couple of Fridays ago, it’s no wonder that music lovers took notice - for starters, no one had any idea this was coming.

Like most of the music Sufjan crafts, there’s nothing small about All Delighted People: think chirping backing vocals, soaring electric guitars, cryptic, Simon & Garfunkel-referencing lyrics and copious orchestrations, and you’d be on the money. Equally huge is the track-length, with epic “17-minute guitar-jam-for-singlemothers” Djohariah closing the record just short of the 60-minute mark.

Although this is certainly the furthest Stevens has traveled from the stripped-down, introspective musings on life, love, and faith of his earlier albums, All Delighted People is still ripe with enjoyable Sufjan-flavoured folk. If this is Sufjan Stevens’ idea of an EP, his next LP is undoubtedly going to be colossal.

In 1989 Robert Smith should have been on top of the world. He’d finally emerged from the deep shades of obscurity and into the flared tungsten of pop stardom with 1987’s Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. But this is The Cure we’re talking about!

Smith made a glorious return to gloom with Disintegration; The Cure’s eighth studio album. Counting down the dying days of his 20s to the hum of hallucinogenics, Smith would deliver a record his label derided as commercial suicide. But armed with Lovesong, Lullaby, Fascination Street and perhaps Smith’s greatest moment in Pictures Of You, the album would become The Cure’s most successful ever.

As part of Smith’s ferocious reissue program, the album has been repackaged with rarities and a remixed Entreat; the band’s live album of ’89 recorded at London’s Wembley Stadium. Well worth the coin!

Key Track: Pictures Of You _JULIAN TOMPKIN

_JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD

MURDERDOLLS Women And Children Last Roadrunner Records

Murderdoll’s 2002 debut record Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls saw vocalist Wednesday 13 and Slipknot’s Joey Jordinson constantly taking the piss out of themselves and the shock/horror rock vein they were mining at the same time, with the result being a stupidly good album simply because it was so damn stupid.

Fast forward eight years and the Murderdolls are back with a new album, Women And Children Last, and nothing much has changed.

They’re still straddling the fine line between rock and roll and metal with aplomb, all downtuned bass and supercharged guitars, but really the Murderdolls have never been about the music.

There is a school of theory that says you can’t do anything original these days, so if you’re going to do something, you’ve gotta do it with style and panache. To that end, Women And Children Last is a triumph of style, or rather shtick, over substance. Songs like Bored ‘Til Death, Drug Me To Hell, Homicide Drive and album closer Hello, Goodbye, Die are fantastic simply because the shock/horror rock theme is so overplayed, so tongue-in-cadaverous-cheek.

When the album tries to take itself remotely seriously, like on My Dark Place Alone, it falls flat on its ugly face, but it’s one glitch on a blood-stained canvas. If the Murderdolls leave it another eight years to release their next album, it’ll be a damn shame. _LIAM DUCEY

Fearsome, loathsome, shuffling creatures, barely animate and in no living, but who nevertheless continue a slow, unrelenting march for one thing and one thing only – beer. Well, and sex. And shitting all over the people who care about them.

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, based on the book of the same name, has been universally panned as having such irredeemable characters it’s almost unwatchable. By all accounts it’s like passing a serious road accident – you can’t help but look. What more encouragement do you need?

Far more beloved by movie fans is George A Romero’s Dead series, all out on Bluray over the next few weeks. Most of the extra features on franchise standout Dawn of the Dead are from the standard definition DVD release from a few years back, but the second disc includes several never-before seen extras.

But you’ll be able to relive the whole series in crisp high definition, with every machete-lopped limb and bone gnashing coming through in lurid digital sound. It’s also a great opportunity to see how Romero honed and perfected the horror effects that made his and make-up maestro Tom Savini’s names in the genre. As you’ll see over the next few weeks, zombie films are still coming thick and fast, but there’s only one godfather of the undead on screen.

The Spy Next Door – Roadshow The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo– Roadshow I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell – Paramount Night Of The Living Dead /Dawn Of The Dead / Day Of The Dead (Blu-ray) – Umbrella _DREW TURNEY

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MAKEOVER MAGIC

If your wardrobe is full of clothes but you can’t find anything to wear, then chances are you could do with a makeover from Trinny and Susannah. The fashionable duo will be in Perth on Tuesday, October 12, to makeover West Australian women who are in need of some fashion therapy. Three women will win a personal consultation with Trinny and Susannah at Westfield Whitford City and Westfield Carousel and to be in the draw, all you have to do is head to Westfield.com.au before Friday, September 10. Good luck!

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There’s no better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than with a trip to Araluen Botanic Park. Located in Roleystone, Araluen is particularly beautiful during September, as Camellias, Tulips, M agnolias and Rhododendrons begin to bloom. Whether you’re hunting for the perfect picnic spot, or just want to photograph fields of colourful flowers, Araluen is certainly worth the drive.

The park is open every day from 9am ’til 6pm, and entry is $4 for adults and $2 for children.

To find out more about what Araluen has to offer, head to araluenbotanicpark.com.au.

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THE CAT’S PYJAMAS

Students from Central Institute’s Advanced Diploma Of Graphic Design will show Perth what they’re made of next week with Cat Fight, a fundraising exhibition at the Showcase Gallery (corner Beaufort and Aberdeen Streets). Opening on Tuesday, September 14, Cat Fight will present work from a range of artists, covering a multitude of mediums. Items on show will be sold off via silent auction on Friday, September 17, from 6-8.30pm, with proceeds raised going towards the students’ final year exhibition. The gallery is open for viewing from 3-6pm in the lead up to the auction. Find out more at thecatspyjamas2010.com.

Attracting thousands of viewers every year, the Black Swan Prize For Portraiture celebrates the art of portraiture in all its many forms, offering $30,000 to the artist with the ‘best’ creation.

This year’s Black Swan Prize For Portraiture exhibition will feature paintings of a range of public figures, including singer/writer/ director Robyn Archer, as painted by Peteris Ciemitis; The Seekers’ Judith Durham by Helen Edwards; and Opera singer Yvonne Kenny by Peter Smeeth. The exhibition will open at the Perth Town Hall on Friday, September 17, and run ’til Monday, September 27. Members of the public can cast their vote for the People’s Choice award when attending the exhibition between September 17-23. To find out more head to blackswanprize.com.au.

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MANDINKE SOUNDS Feel The Rhythm

The Mandinka Sound tour is bringing two Melbourne based West African groups – four-piece Guinean percussion troupe Muhanamwé and two piece Senegalese and Gambian act One Africa – to town this week, playing on Saturday, September 11, at Kulcha.

Tickets on-sale now through kulcha.com.au.

Muhanamwé consists of Guinean percussionists Aliou Sylla and Mohamed Camara and dancer Mory Traore, as well as Australian percussionist Anna Camara. Mohamed says that he, Sylla and Traore first started playing music together as kids in Conakry, the Guinean capital. After many years studying under Guinean master drummers they began teaching others, including tourists who travelled to Guinea to learn about traditional West African percussion.

One tourist was Mohamed’s nowwife, Anna Camara. “My parents brought me a small djembe drum when I was ten years old, and that’s what got me interested in that kind of drumming,” she says.“They got me some lessons in Melbourne, playing the djembe, and my teacher had actually been to Guinea to study.

“That’s the time I decided I wanted to go to Guinea when I finished school. When I did finish school I had the opportunity to go to Guinea, to study with Aliou Sylla, and that’s how I all knew the same music.”

The group celebrates Guinea’s musical met Aliou and Mohamed in Guinea.” traditions, so it’s fitting that Muhanamwé means “culture” in the language of Guinea’s Soso people.

“IN 2007 I CAME TO These traditions were rediscovered after Guinea declared independence from French colonial rule AUSTRALIA, SO IT’S WHEN in 1958.

WE STARTED THE GROUP. Guinea’s first president Sékou Touré, who ruled the nation until his death in 1984, IT STARTED HERE, implemented his “authenticite” policy to build the Guinean people’s pride in their culture as they BUT BACK HOME WE emerged from colonialism.

ALL PLAYED TOGETHER “Authenticite” led to the formation of dozens of government sponsored national SO WE ALL KNEW THE and state orchestras playing traditional music, SAME MUSIC.” employing hundreds of musicians and restoring Guinea’s deep musical heritage.

Since moving to Melbourne, the That was in 2004; however, it wasn’t until 2007 that Muhanamwé formed in Melbourne. home of a vibrant African migrant community, Sylla was the first to emigrate to Australia, in 2004, Muhanamwé have shared this heritage with followed by Traore in 2006 and finally Mohamed Australians through their performances and workshops – as have their partners on the Camara a year later.

“In 2007 I came to Australia, so it’s when Mandinka Sound tour One Africa, a duo consisting we started the group,” Mohamed says. “It started of Gambian multi-instrumentalist King Marong here, but back home we all played together so we and Senegalese musician Lamine Sonko.

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The tour is billed as a journey tracing West African culture in contemporary Australia back to its roots in the ancient Mandinka Empire of West Africa. Muhanamwé and One Africa kicked off the tour in July and over the last two months they have travelled through metropolitan and regional New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory, before wrapping things up in WA. Over the last week they have performed or hosted workshops in Carnarvon, Thornlie and Moora, and this weekend will see them hosting a workshop and performing at Kulcha in Fremantle.

Mohamed says they have been receiving warm responses from the crowd – due, no doubt, to their highly visual performances combining energetic drumming, spectacular dancing, colourful traditional onstage attire and plenty of audience participation.

The tour comes as contemporary African music is experiencing a surge of popularity in the western world – for example, the acclaimed Broadway musical Fela, based on the life and music of Nigerian firebrand Fela Kuti, eagerly awaited Australian tours by the likes of

Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke and Fela’s son Femi Kuti, and the success of emerging acts such as Diafrix and the Public Opinion Afrobeat Orchestra blending African sounds with hip hop.

And, while the Mandinka Sounds tour celebrates traditional, rather than contemporary West African music, the energetic performances and infectious rhythms are still sure to be compellingly danceable – not to mention educational. West African music, brought to America through the slave trade, factored heavily in the development of blues and jazz, and, in turn, rock‘n’roll music.

Once the tour wraps up, Mohamed says the group will return to Melbourne to begin recording their second CD, as well as travelling to Conakry in December to visit family. Although he moved to Australia three years ago, it’s not surprising that Mohamed refers to Conakry as “back home” – after all, each day he renews his connection to his homeland by entertaining and educating Australians with the traditional rhythms of Guinea. _ JOSHUA HAYES

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REEL ANIME 2010 Emotion in Motion Reel Anime is set to take over Luna Cinemas Leederville from Thursday, September 16, ’til Wednesday, September 29. Bookings can be made online at lunapalace.com.au.

There was a time when the West’s only exposure to Japanese animation was repackaged and repurposed shows that were squarely aimed at the short-pants set. This was the early ’80s, when your early morning dose of cartoons might include Astro Boy, Battle Of The Planets, Star Blazers, or the like. Of course, if you told the average six year old that his favourite cartoon came from the land of the rising sun, you’d get a blank look at best. It was only later, when Harmony Gold’s Robotech came around, that we got an inkling that something different was going on.

Cut to a quarter of a century later, and the cultural effects of anime can be seen everywhere. Modern action movies owe an incalculable debt to Japanese animation, largely due to the Wachowski brothers infusing The Matrix with a kinetic aesthetic lifted wholesale from films like Akira and Ninja Scroll. Once again our Saturday mornings are dominated by shows such as Naruto and One Piece. Even Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, easily the coolest studio film of the year, is for all intents and purposes a live-action anime.

But we’re only scratching the surface here; there’s a whole world of brilliant, exciting and downright bizarre animated content that we don’t even get wind of, which brings us neatly to Madman Entertainment’s rolling roadshow of anime, Reel Anime 2010, a selection of five disparate animated Japanese films designed to give the viewer a taste of the varied joys that anime has to offer.

For those whose knowledge of the world of Japanimation stretches only as far as old Speed Racer cartoons, Takeshi Koike’s Redline should serve as a useful lesson on the ways things change. Set in a strange, postapocalyptic-looking sci-fi universe populated by big hair, hot girls, half-human dog-men and retina-searingly cool cars, it boasts a plot so simple as to be almost non-existent; every five years, all the best drivers in the universe compete in a race. JP, driver of the custom racecar, ‘TransAm’ wants to win. And it’s on.

It’s a sizzling dose of kinetic action rendered in a thick-lined, rough around the edges style that edges right up to the point of caricature. Redline runs solely on the rule of

cool, and ably demonstrates that, even when CGI-enabled action-fests dominate the boxoffice, animation still holds the ragged edge when it comes to action cinema.

On the other end of the spectrum we have Mamoru Hosoda’s Summer Wars. There’s a strong romantic comedy tradition in the anime world, and here the usual romcom tropes are played out against a backdrop of virtual reality and AI warfare. Seventeen year old Kenji agrees to pose as the fiancé of Natsuki, the girl of his dreams, over the course of a summer, in order to please her aging grandmother. Meanwhile, OZ, the Second Life-like virtual world that everyone in the film’s world relies upon, is being taken over by a malevolent avatar called Love Machine, and Kenji must try to both foil its machinations, clear his own name, and, of course, get the girl. It’s a warm and funny film, and one that doesn’t let its sci-fi trappings overwhelm its central themes of tradition, community and family.

The horror genre is represented by Kazuyoshi Katayama’s King Of Thorn, set in a world ravaged by a deadly virus. Trapped in an ancient castle, teenager Kasumi and a handful of survivors must fend off hordes of strange creatures, all the while unsure if a cure for the virus will be found. While firmly entrenched in the survival horror idiom, there’s a strange, lyrical beauty to this piece that sets it apart from the genre’s usual offerings.

But the most anticipated films of the festival must surely be Evangelion 1.0: You Are [Not] Alone and Evangelion 2.0: You Can [Not] Advance; Hideaki Anno’s updating of his cult mid-’90s series. Rendered in incredible animation and a stunning attention to detail, fans of the original series will get all the action, psychological complexity, Kabbalistic imagery and bleak nihilism they remember, while newcomers are simply in for a film experience unlike any they’ve seen before.

The Evangelion series, both old and new, takes

everything the casual viewer knows about giant robot action stories and runs it through the grinder, replacing cardboard characters with compromised and complicated characters, and slam-bang cartoon action with battle scenes with real weight and pathos. And while this updated version, comprising the first two of a planned four-part film series, is not as relentlessly downbeat and scarring as the original, it’s a still streets ahead of pack in terms of the maturity of its storytelling.

A cursory study of the current state of pop culture clearly demonstrates that the anime aesthetic isn’t going anywhere soon, so it behooves one to get on board as soon as possible. For a quick dose of truly alternative storytelling, Reel Anime 2010 is a one-stop-shop, and serves as the perfect introduction to some of the most influential media of the past twenty years. Film fans owe it to themselves to check this one out. _TRAVIS JOHNSON

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID Stuck In The Middle (School) THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED Power Play

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Director Thor Freudenthal Greg, isn’t quite sure what it takes to make it in Starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, the big leagues.

Chloe Moretz The film explores Greg’s many attempts to make it as a class favourite (and ‘The kid with the back pack’ finally makes it get his picture in the yearbook) – attempts that to the big screen – and no, we’re not referring usually backfire, such as when Greg and Rowley to Matthew Krok’s eternally popular Hey Dad! are doused in fire extinguisher liquid by kids character, Arthur MacArthur. Nope, this guy on Halloween, and when the determined Greg didn’t need a laugh track to evoke giggles. is beaten in scholastic wrestling by his archFirst published in 2007, Diary Of A enemy, Patty Farrell (Laine MacNeil).

Wimpy Kid is a book series (well, it’s a comic Making matters worse for Greg, book in novel form), penned by Jeff Kinney, Rowley ends up becoming popular after about a young highschooler named Greg having his arm broken – by Greg, no less. and the misadventures he finds himself in. A Gordon and Capron are stupendous favourite with youngsters and critics alike, the in the film and the always-impressive Chloe first novel remained at the top of the New York Moretz, last seen obliterating gangsters with Times Best Seller list for several consecutive sharp instruments and heavy weaponry in the weeks. wonderful Kick-Ass, offers support. Mortez, in a With the rights to every comic, computer game and old film all but snapped slightly more family-friendly offering than her up, a couple of years back Hollywood starting last, plays a seventh grader who works for the circling the book aisle at Woolworths for future school paper. Just as her Hitgirl did in Kick-Ass, movie ideas.The lucky sons of bitches at Summit Moretz’s Angie also has a funny way at looking ended up with Twilight, New Line ended up at life – in this case, she believes middle school’s with floundering The Golden Compass, and Fox only use is for storing boys and girls while they picked up the rights to Kinney’s popular Wimpy make the awkward transition from children to Kid, soon entrusting Hotel For Dogs helmer Thor teenagers. Like Hitgirl, Angie’s a little odd and unquestionably different to her peers – but Freudenthal into crafting it for cinemas.

As in the books, Greg Heffley (Zachary does speak some truth.

Though the lead character isn’t as Gordon) is very excited about starting middle school. It’s here that the youngster plans on likeable here as he was in the comics, the film making his mark, in turn becoming one of is fun, bright and most of all – you can’t say this the most popular kids in school. Greg’s a bit about many of today’s family flicks – doesn’t worried how his best mate Rowley Jefferson talk down to its audience.

(Robert Capron) is going to fit in though – he’s _CLINT MORRIS slightly nerdish, dresses ‘daggy’ and unlike

THE OTHER GUYS A Comedy Of Errors

Directed by Adam McKay Starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton What makes a good comedy? Is it delicious dialogue, hilarious performances and an imaginative premise that cracks you up as soon as you hear it? Or is it a film that: encompasses big-name actors tripping over and running into solid objects, lots of star cameos, a profusion of thunderous pop music, and off the wall stunts?

If the latter is a recipe for success then The Other Guys, a new action/comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell as ‘loser’ cops, is set to be the blame for a global pants-wetting pandemic.

Bonds need not worry about producing too many more briefs though, because as we know, flashy does not equal funny.

When New York’s top cops P.K. Highsmith and Christopher Danson (an aptly cast Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson) are forced into

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early retirement, pencil-pushers Gamble (Ferrell) and Hoitz (Wahlberg) let it be known that they want their jobs. With that less of an idea and more of a joke for their colleagues at the department, the mismatched duo decide to show everyone, particularly their captain (Michael Keaton), just what they’re made of.

A good comedy, as most see it, is one that’s had not only some thought put into it but is jam-packed with funny turns and gut-hurting dialogue. There’s a reason classic comedies like Arthur (1982), The Young Frankenstein (1974) and Raising Arizona (1987) have endured over the years, and for that matter, recent comedies like Office Space (1999) and Knocked Up (2007), and that’s because they’ve put substance over style, silly over star, and crack-up before crash.

Here, writer/director Adam McKay (Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, Step Brothers) simply takes a tired, grimy premise – adds some polish, pays Samuel L. Jackson to do his old thing… shout and holler, milks Sony for a big stunt budget so he can crash a dozen or more cars, and has his leads, sirs Ferrell and Wahlberg, carry on like

Directed by J Blakeson Holmes and Me And Orson Welles, has earned a Starring Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, reputation as a dependable character actor, and Eddie Marsan is in top form here. His Vic, seemingly a hardened professional criminal, gradually reveals a plethora Sometimes a limited budget can be a blessing. A of deeply guarded vulnerabilities and doubts. lack of funds can force a filmmaker’s creativity to Meanwhile former Bond girl Arterton (Clash of higher levels, and when expensive spectacle is not the Titans, Prince of Persia) proves she is above the an option, then motivation, character and story formulaic material she’s normally relegated to with become paramount. So it is with British director J a bold, raw performance. Although she spends Blakeson’s debut piece, a terse three hander that most of her time handcuffed to a bed in a position revolves around the kidnapping of the eponymous of absolute physical vulnerability, there’s a strong Alice (Arterton) by the menacing Vic (Marsan) and emotional core to the character that rises to the his callow accomplice Danny (Compston). surface as the story progresses.

It’s a film pared down to the bone, However, the key character is the with only the most essential elements retained; younger partner, Danny. It’s his prior relationships these three are the only characters ever seen with both Vic and Alice that drag the kidnapping on screen, and most of the action is confined caper off its intended course, and relative to the tiny apartment where Alice is held while newcomer Compston delivers a solid, believable her two abductors arrange a ransom from her performance. There’s a constant sense that the wealthy, estranged father. It’s an intentionally wheels are always turning behind Danny’s eyes, claustrophobic piece, and the dialogue-free and much of the tension comes from trying to opening sequence, where Vic and Danny, in a nod guess whether he is siding with Vic, with Alice, or if to French crime classic Rififi, acquire and customise he is ultimately simply out for himself. a van, buy essential hardware, and soundproof and But while the film makes a virtue of prepare the apartment, serves to delineate the scarcity, and Blakeson piles on the plot twists boundaries of the film’s tiny world. It’s a masterful and betrayals, there are only a certain number opening, ratcheting up the tension right out of the of possible outcomes for a story of this type. gate.

The Disappearance Of Alice Creed is an excellent Given the tiny cast, it’s no surprise exercise in tension, but it really doesn’t bring that the characters and their relationships with anything new to the thriller genre. It is, however, each other are at the forefront of the drama, and an excellent calling card, and Blakeson has shown the film’s key strength is the way it peels away himself to be a talent worth keeping an eye on. the characters’ outer layers to show hidden contradictions. Marsan, recently seen in Sherlock _TRAVIS JOHNSON

The Disappearance Of Alice Creed

buffoons. That might work for some, but many will leave The Other Guys looking for a comedy by, well, the other guys… be it a Blake Edwards or Joel and Ethan Coen. It looks great… but doesn’t play great.

Granted, there are some fun moments in The Other Guys – Ferrell and Wahlberg do make a good couple (and it’s good to see Wahlberg doing something lighter than his usual fare), the spoiltby-the-trailer opening action sequence featuring ‘hotshot’ cops Johnson and Jackson will raise a smile, and now-and-then the film does offer a great bit of melee between the lead characters or serves up a very funny sequence – but they’re few and far between, and just not especially memorable.

As a Will Ferrell offering, The Other Guys is leaps and bounds above his recent credits, Land Of The Lost, Semi-Pro, Blades Of Glory and The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, but it doesn’t offer as many laughs as some of his earlier efforts, like Talladega Nights, Elf and Anchorman (also directed

by McKay). Had the jokes been punched up, The Other Guys might have been a real doozie for the comic superstar. Wait for the DVD. _CLINT MORRIS

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Ballet From Brazil The Sleeping Beauty by WA Ballet is showing at Burswood Theatre from Friday, September 10, to Saturday, September 25. Tickets available through Ticktek or waballet.com.au.

Sleeping Beauty was the first ballet Sacha Wakelin saw when she was a little girl and from that moment on, all she wanted to do was dance. Her love affair with the Tchaikovsky classic continued throughout her ballet school days, choosing the first act solo for various exam performances, and carried on to a oneoff amateur performance in her home town of Melbourne opposite Milos Mutavdzic. Since then, both dancers have travelled the globe for their careers and as fate would have it, now find themselves back together at WA Ballet dancing the roles of Princess Aurora and her true love in the company’s latest season of The Sleeping Beauty, their largest production ever staged.

However, Wakelin admits that this time there is a little more pressure with her performance due to the presence of ballet legend Marcia Haydee. The Brazilian born dancer and current artistic director of Ballet de Santiago in Chile has brought her renowned version of the enchanting tale to Perth, along with all the magnificent sets and stunning costumes.

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“I’m trying to still get used to the fact that I’m actually working with Marcia Haydee.

This woman is an icon in the dance world but she is a most humble woman. Everything that she has learnt during her career she will give you. She’s just there to help and guide you which is just marvellous because I’ve just been trying to absorb everything she says,” Wakelin shares.

“However, she also expects results too. And that’s not always easy because there’s 10 million things to think about and you want to show her you were listening but sometimes you end up trying too hard. It’s just up to me now to let go, trust myself that I know everything she’s told me and just dance.

“I’ve been lucky in my career to have the opportunity to work with a lot of wonderful people and no matter who comes or who you work with, they always give you something different. And that’s what makes dance so exciting.”

Wakelin says one of the main differences with Haydee’s version of the ballet is the depth added to the witch-like character of the evil Caraboose, played by a male dancer.

“She’s managed to bring the character out more than in any other production that I’ve seen. I find he’s not lost now, he’s there and in it until the end,” she reveals.

“The lilac fairy has so much more interaction too. In fact, there’s more interaction in this ballet than any other version and I find personally when being in the audience watching that she’s made the story more of a story rather than just a pas de deux and then a solo and so on.”

After all the hard work she’s put into rehearing the ballet, Wakelin says her wish is that audiences walk away having experienced a great evening and felt like they had been part of something magical, special and a real fairy tale. She also hopes that the 24 local children who successfully auditioned for roles in the ballet have the time of their life too.

“They’re quite involved throughout the whole ballet. I would have killed to do something like this at that age!” she admits.

“Every little girl wants to be a princess or be involved in something like this that is just so grand. And you can see that they’re in awe.

It’s such a pretty ballet with pretty tutus so you can’t go wrong.”

Self Portrait As Mary Magdalene by John Meade

OBJECTS TO LIVE BY: THE ART OF JOHN MEADE Sexy Sculptures

Objects To Live By: The Art Of John Meade is on at PICA from Saturday, September 11, to Sunday, October 24, as part of a nationwide tour.

The creative whim of the subconscious is often recondite and unpredictable. For sculpture John Meade, inspiration lurks somewhere in-between a mutilated Barbie doll in Harlem and sexual desire.

“I think there are a lot of sexual references in my work,” he says. “When you are making art, in a sense, you are always grasping for the next image. It’s a bit like the chase when you’re randy; a sexual desire that is never quite wholly satisfied, unless maybe through exhaustion. It’s a fantasy; because the desire will never be satisfied and this is reflected in my sculptures.”

Meade, 54, arrived late on the art scene - graduating with a BA in Fine Arts (sculpture) from the Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne in 1994.

But his Indian summer has been fruitful, earning him countless awards and a reputation as one of the most innovative and challenging Melbournebased sculptors.

One of Meade’s most prismatic and wry sculptures is Self Portrait As Mary Magdalene, where a fountain of raven hair obscures any corporeal features, aside from some plastic hands and a big toe. It’s Meade at his most mischievous, taking the religious myth of Mary Magdalene wiping the tears _TANYA MACNAUGHTON from Jesus’ feet with her hair, and re-assimilating it

as Cousin Itt from The Addams Family.

The kernel of inspiration for this work originates in the bowels of Harlem, where Meade stumbled upon a disfigured Barbie doll.“I bought a nude, bald Barbie doll with no facial features from a street vendor in Harlem,” he says.“It seemed that it was blind and needed hair, and then I saw all these amazing wig shops in Harlem that sold black hair by the metre. These two objects and Donatello’s painting converged somewhere in my brain, inspiring me to create the Mary Magdalene piece.”

Religious and literary references crop up sporadically in Meade’s sculptures, a writhing contortion of polyurethane limbs forms Women In Love (named after the novel by D. H. Lawrence), and Sunday Devotional is a human torso abstracted into curves and obloquies.

More pervasive is Meade’s allusion to sexuality and his infatuation with the human form. Impostor is one of his most provocative installations, a tall garnet coloured statue with wide loins, Anubis ears and lopsided breasts.

Encircling the statue are inflatable, pink mohair rings that resemble giant erythrocytes. The statue is made from polyurethane and meticulously hand-smoothed by Meade (a recurring feature of his work) to give the statue a meretricious dazzle.

“If I am looking at another’s person’s sculpture I often negotiate that experience through my own body. I work in my studio doing smoothing and sanding with my own hands, and that awareness of my own body transfers into the materials that I use. I am really into abstract representations of the human figure, this is explored in my sculptures like Nude With Pitchfork.” _STEPHEN POLLOCK

REUSE, RECYCLE, RESTYLE

The Perth Fashion Festival will temporarily avert its gaze from new season fashions this Thursday, September 9, focusing instead on the fashions of yesteryear and yesterday with ReStyle. Now in its second year, ReStyle encourages shoppers to reduce their carbon footprint and support local charities by heading first to op shops rather than boutiques when hunting for new outfits.

Op shopping can be a daunting process for some - the densely packed racks and curious second-hand aromas can be difficult to deal with, but if you like the idea of snagging a whole outfit for under $20, it’s certainly worth the effort. Many savvy second hand lovers already know that op shops are great for finding vintage gems and accessories but few seem to realise that you can stock up on essential wardrobe basics at most thrift stores.

Foundation garments such as plain t-shirts, pencil skirts, white shirts and jeans are in abundance at most op shops, making it easy and extremely cheap to stock up on essential basics.

Whether you’re hunting for an outfit for an interview, a night on the town or something casual to wear from day-to-day, op shops have it all. Next time you’re in need of some new threads make your local op shop your first port of call, your wallet will love you for it!

For op-shopping tips and tricks be sure to head along to ReStlye at midday today at Fashion Centrral in Forrest Chase.

FASHION RIPE FOR THE PICKING

The Urban Orchard will be brimming with fashionable fruit this Sunday, September 12, when Unwrapped: The Marketplace sets up shop for the day. This special Perth Fashion Festival edition of Unwrapped will offer up freshly picked goodies from a range of West Australian designers including David &/or Billy, Igor & Katja, On A Whim, Zanthus, Nashi And The Magpie, My Girl Gwendoline, Lily In Love, plus a whole lot more.

Expect lashings of lovely accessories, fashion, home wares, art and craft, all made right here in Western Australia. Unwrapped is set to take over The Urban Orchard (opposite the Art Gallery of WA) this Sunday from 11am ’til 5pm. If you can’t make it along fear not because the Unwrapped Eboutique is open 24/7 at unwrapped.com.au.

_EMMA BERGMEIER

Atmosphere (Photo: Cameron Etchells)

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Most West Australians know Fremantle for its historic buildings and buzzing café strip but few realise that the port city is also home to a vibrant fashion community full of talented creatives. To celebrate this year’s Perth Fashion Festival, the folks from the Fremantle Fashion Collective have banded together to makeover Victoria Hall, promising a highly conceptual exhibition featuring an array eye catching garments and accessories. Entitled Atmosphere, the event will showcase the work of 11 designers, including Ashe, Batchelor, Chinky Wooster, Cocoon Textiles, Kartique, Leah Tarlo, Loop, Love In Tokyo, Megan Salmon, She Seldom Blushes and TotoMoto.

Taking place from Sunday, September 12, ’til Wednesday, September 15, from 11am – 4pm daily, Atmosphere will challenge the boundaries of fashion through innovative installations.

Entry to Atmosphere is free, so don’t delay, check it out before it’s all done and dusted!

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onto human characters dressed as lions (impressively crafted by Esther Sandler), The Pride treads a fine line between comedy and tragedy. Bruce, the figurehead of the family, is renovating the Lyon household kitchen – and he’s chosen a savannah theme. Surrounded by women, Bruce is weighed down by his impressive mane. Struggling to cope with modern living, he knows his time is limited: his stronger and more handsome neighbour James has been peering through the windows admiring the family. Such is the life of a lion.

Season runs ’til Saturday, September 18. Bookings can be made through The Blue Room on (08) 9227 7005 or blueroom.org.au.

VISUAL ARTS You You Me Us, Free Range Gallery, 339 Wellington Street, Perth.

Created by Daevid Anderson and Steve Morgana, You You Me Us is the result of a year-long collaboration between two long time friends, exploring the artists’ visual representations and investigations into the notion of ‘the self’. Using a range of techniques, differing visual language and media such as mirror balls, neon lights, cast plaster and other found objects, the exhibition illustrates the more interesting and paradoxical elements that form ones own self image.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, September 19.

Kiss And Fly, Emerge Art Space, 676A Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley.

Iraqi born artist Ayad Alqaragholli presents Kiss And Fly, an exhibition featuring silicon bronze sculptures. Ayad was an established and acclaimed artist in the Middle East before coming to Australia as in immigrant with his family several years ago. Ladders, suggestive of the worthwhile but risky work migration entails, are a reoccurring motif throughout his work as figures appear to be climbing up them at dangerous angles where the person could fall but chooses to fly towards a better life.

Exhibition runs ’til Friday, September 24.

New Work, Goddard de Fiddes Gallery, 31 Malcolm Street, West Perth.

Goddard de Fiddes presents New Work, an exhibition featuring works by Patrick Doherty, Christian De Vietri, Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont, Rodney Glick, Jon Tarry, Justin Edward John Smith and Marcus Canning. The exhibition comes on the back of Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont’s win at the 17th Biennale Of Sydney. Gill and Dupont were recently awarded the prestigious Basil Seller Art Prize, pocketing $100,000 for video artwork Gymnasium 2010.

Exhibition runs ’til Saturday, September 25.

Fragile Inheritance, Elements Art Gallery, 131A Waratah Avenue, Dalkeith.

Brooke Zeligman’s sculptural practice incorporates performance, glass and mixed media. Fragile Inheritance is an investigation that engages with historical and contemporary perspectives of female behaviour through lived experience. On show are two bodies of labour intensive works that reflect the continuing importance of the hand-made within contemporary art and feminist praxis.

Exhibition opens on Saturday, September 25, and runs ’til Sunday, October 10.

Fashion Trails, The York Mill, 10 Henrietta Street, York.

Fashion photographer Michelle Taylor invites viewers to step behind the scenes of the fashion world where millions of dollars are invested and the beautiful are born thin.

Shattering images of model lifestyles and airbrushed perfection, this is the real life of the poetically unbalanced gypsies that travel in

Tanya Lee’s Putting On A Load Of Washing (detail) 2008

Alternative Instructions For Everyday Life, John Curtin Gallery, Building 200, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley.

Tanya Lee’s practice takes everyday tasks and transforms them into difficult and bizarre adventures. The humorous, often tragic, engagement between herself, the world and ordinary objects is explored through performance, drawings, photographic documentation and sculpture to construct a narrative.

Alternative Instructions For Everyday Life shows the way in which the rituals of everyday living and interaction with commonplace objects define our identity, space and the rules that exist between the two.

Exhibition opens on Friday, September 17, and runs ’til Friday, December 10. mass migration between the fashion capitals on the illusive fashion trail. It is the winter lights of a dim and seductive Milan, a grey cloaked secretive Paris, a bright eyed overt NY and the melancholy comforts of London.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, October 3.

film beyond its two-dimensional limitations and employing advanced 3D technology and virtual reality programming.

Exhibition opens on Saturday, September 11, and runs ’til Sunday, October 24.

Lavage, Holmes à Court Gallery, 1/11 Brown Street, East Perth.

Created by Thomas Hoareau, Lavage reworks five classic French paintings by artists such as Géricault, Delacroix and Courbet. Hoareau’s paintings are set in Midland, layered with an underlying social commentary which is the common and intrinsic feature of the original nineteenth-century works.

Exhibition opens on Friday, September 17, and runs ’til Sunday, October 17.

Beyond Garment, West Australian Museum – Maritime, Victoria Quay, Fremantle.

Beyond Garment is an inspiring and unique exhibition that investigates the boundaries of fashion beyond the ‘frock’ and will be a strong focal point of this year’s Perth Fashion Festival. The exhibition is an investigation of fashion accessories from the commercial to the conceptual; with works presented not just as accessories to dress but as forms of art in their own right. The creations on display will include those of Elizabeth Delfs, Alister Yiap, Antipodium, Maggie Baxter, Eunjeong Jeon, Narlda Searles and Sophie Kyron, with some designers creating pieces exclusively for the exhibition.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, November 28.

Shimurabros: Sekilala, PICA, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth.

PICA is pleased to present the first Australian showing of work by Yuka and Kentaro Shimura, a Japanese brother and sister artistic duo that work together as Shimurabros. The duo is well known in Japan and across Asia and Europe for their inventive and pioneering approach to the motion picture. With Sekilala, the The Pride, Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Shimurabros have taken their interest in the Street, Northbridge. motion picture into a new realm by extending Mapping the social patterns of a lion’s life

PERFORMANCE

Jack & Jill, Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street, Northbridge.

When his estranged father dies unexpectedly, rural, small-town Christopher ventures to the unfamiliar inner-city to visit his half-sister Jillian, whom he has never met. Upon meeting Jill the charismatic artist, Christopher is naively enthralled with her colourful world, soon becoming the unwitting prey of her erratic housemates and sometime protégés, Kil and Bear. Jack & Jill reinterprets classic themes of greed, love and power.

Season runs ’til Saturday, September 25. Bookings can be made through The Blue Room on (08) 9227 7005 or blueroom.org.au.

The Last Man To Die, Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street, Northbridge.

A blend of drawing, percussion and performance, The Last Man To Die asks you to step into the distant future and look backwards in time to explore the emotional and social consequences of artificial extension of human life - as well as the theories and responses from literature, pop culture and the media. This performance installation invites interaction between the audience, live performers and computer driven audio and visuals, as the theatre is transformed into an abandoned museum from the future that celebrates humankind’s ability to extend their lifespan indefinitely.

Season opens on Wednesday, September 29, and runs ’til Saturday, October 16. Bookings can be made through The Blue Room on (08) 9227 7005 or blueroom.org.au.

MUSIC Five Elements, September 9 Perth Concert Hall; bookings through BOCS Too Darn Hot, September 11 Perth Concert Hall; bookings through BOCS James Reyne, September 18 Charles Hotel; bookings through BOCS Ash Grunwald, September 19-26 Various venues bookings through BOCS

FANCY FEAST Art lovers and fashion fans gathered at the Fremantle Arts Centre last Saturday, September 4, for the second annual Feast Your Eyes; an event that pays homage to eye candy in its many forms. While guests perused the work of 15 local creatives, The Sun Orchestra provided musical accompaniment, making for a magical evening for all in attendance.

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Tiesto is one of the finest exponents of the Dutch trance scene the world has ever known.

It might have been a few years sinceTijs Michiel Verwest technically held the DJ Mag #1 award, but to millions of punters around the world, he still remains #1 – not bad, considering this year marks Tiësto’s 40th birthday. Not that he’s slowing down – in a recent chat, RZ discoversTiesto still possesses as much energy as ever, with plans to continue to spread his message across every corner of the globe.

“I never actually planned it like this,” chimes Tiësto, straight from the get-go.“Music is my life and my hobby and always has been; so one day, I just started collecting music and making tracks for my friends. We would record them or mix them on very basic tape mechanisms – this is how it was back in the day!

“I must say, it was much more difficult to do things back then, compared to the way we do now. I suppose the idea remains the same and that is whatever you do musically you are just trying to please people. After that, I spent some time working in a record store and from that, I got the opportunity to work for a record company. Eventually they let me mix my first compilation and I sold a thousand records and I made a couple of big remixes like Silence and in that year; I felt like that was when I was really getting known – that was probably around 2001 I think.”

By 2010, Tiësto has unequivocally become to electronic music what Madonna is to pop; and yet he is a smooth talking, polite bloke, who years on, remains humbled and touched by his success. Indeed, it has all been written about him before and as such, having a conversation with an artist of this calibre is always met with some trepidation. Regardless, the man is as level headed as he is accomplished; an ambassador for EDM and music generally (he played at the opening ceremony of the Olympics!) and he is no stranger to putting people at ease first; and then whipping them into a frenzy, second.

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 PLAY BINGO

DO THE HUSSLE

Paul Bäumer and Maarten Hoogstraten, aka The Bingo Players, have had a seriously hectic year. The boys have had full bookings all of 2010 in the Netherlands and abroad. The list of international DJs who support the Bingo sound number among David Guetta, Axwell, Fedde Le Grand, Martin Solveig, Laidback Luke, Roger Sanchez, Sander Van Doorn, Sebastian Ingrosso and many more. Hot on the tail of their forthcoming cuts No. 1 Disco and When I Dip, and an exciting collaboration with Carl Tricks, the Bingo Players are embarking on a springtime tour of Australia, a show not to be missed! Head to Metro Freo on Friday, October 29, to catch the Players at Limelite. Doors open 9.30pm, tickets $20 on the door.

MAINROOM THURSDAY

Pasha’s Kitchen THE BIG MAN COOKING UP MEATY BEATS

FRIDAY

The Bingo Players

Time Tunnel BRINGS YOU CHAMPION TUNES FROM ROK RILEY, JOE 19 AND GUESTS

SATURDAY

TRANSMISSION Perth’s essential pre club night for discerning music lovers bringing you indie, electro, rock, punk & club classics with Andrei Mazz 8pm Free Entry

SUNDAY

$10 Pizza & Pint special special with Nathan J, Chris Wright and The Nisbit.

KillaQueenz

MONKEY BUSINESS This October, Villa will open the doors on Swollen Monkey, a night that’s set to become a premier hip hop night in Perth.

KillaQueenz from Sydney are headlining the exclusive event with DJ sets from Sydney’s K-Note, Brisbane’s DJ Owe and live music from Perth`s very own Hunter & Wolverine. As one of the most promising hip hop acts to come out of Australia in recent years, the KillQueenz are renowned for their high energy shows and unrivalled dedication to the art. Their live performance consists of rhymes, beat boxing, dancing and raw energy and is not to be missed! K-Note has toured and supported artists such as David Guetta, Kid Cudi, Busta Rhymes, Lady Gaga, The Killers, LL Cool J, Lil Kim and more, and is the KQ’s official DJ. Swollen Monkey hits Villa on Saturday, October 2. Early bird tickets are $20 plus booking fee from moshtix.com, Planet, Dirt Cheap CDs, Mills, Rokeby Records and more. Doors open 9pm.

Multi-style club night Hussle Hussle is always guaranteed to have a pumping dancefloor on the go. This Friday, September 10, Freo favourites Le Mazz bring their uplifting funk, featuring saucy diva vocals and antics from their feisty front lady. Fresh from touring with hip hop group Optamus, Moon Dog is set to tear the roof off with his outfit the Moon Dog Blues Band, blending elements of jazz, blues and hip hop into one soulful set. MC Trooth will perform tracks off his Too High EP, dropping original flows over dope beats by local producers. Rayza and DJ duo Aztec Priesthood round out this great Hussle Hussle line up. Entry is $10 from 8pm.

SECOND SUMMER It’s exciting enough that two of the planet’s biggest DJs, David Guetta and world number one Armin van Buuren are co-headlining Summadayze, but now we really have to stop drooling, with news of these delicious new acts that have just been added to the bill: Boys Noize, Art vs. Science, Tinie Tempah, PVT, Claude vonStroke, Breakbot, Nervo and The Stafford Brothers are all coming to Perth to party in Summa style. They join the already announced N*E*R*D, Chromeo, Erol Alkan, Yuksek, Miami Horror, Aeroplane, Riva Starr and Zombie Disco Squad at Supreme Court Gardens on Saturday, January 8. Tickets now available through ticketmaster.com.au (or 136 100) as well as 78 Records, Blue 62 (Busselton), DJ Factory, Live Clothing, Mills Records, Planet Video and Rockeby Records.

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UNI-QUE $10 jugs kicks off at 8.30 with Andy & Travis Betts

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Go get crazy on the dancefloor this Friday, September 10, at Impact Bar, with new night Ramping Shop. DJ Simba, Tutomath and General will be playing big tunes from the likes of Vybz Cartel, Busy Signal, Mavado, Demarco, Tony Matterhorn, Aidonia, Lady Saw, Baby Tash, Cecile and more, joined by a performance from the bad girls of the business, The Empressions, playing all your X-rated reggae and dancehall favourites.

Entry is $5, which includes a free drink until 11pm. Doors open 9pm.

BAD LOVE Discocentric jams from across the galaxy featuring Light Steed, Shazam & Craig Hollywood.

Free Entry

SUNDAY

“Back to Mono” Perth’s essential Free”N”Funky Sunday Sesh.

Rare Groove, Ska, Rocksteady, Dub, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Afro Beat. With Dj’s Gareth Richardson, Ted Schlechte & Death Disco’s Anton Mazz. 5pm Free Entry

FRIDAY Sonic Velvet presents

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TIËSTO STILL NUMBER ONE Never scared to push boundaries either, he pioneered ideas like working with artists beyond trance to allow punters outside the electronic spectrum to appreciate his music. That remix of Delirium’s Silence featured Sarah McLachlan and further increased his exposure. By the time the new millennium rolled around, he’d released his solo album titled In My Memory and was already on the way to being named the world’s #1 DJ. That happened – in the end for three years running – when he was awarded #1 by DJ Magazine from 2002 through 2004.

So what does he put that success down to?

Well the answer isn’t simple.

“I’m very spontaneous with stuff; I take it as it comes – I never really think about the future or the past, I’m very lucky and very happy with the way my life is going. As I say, none of these things were necessarily planned, they just happened and turned out that way.

“Right now though, it’s summer over here in Europe,” says the great man, “so I’ve been at my Ibiza residency every Monday night and travelling pretty much all over Europe every other night! Another really funny story that I came across recently was that, according to an Internet rumour, I apparently died in July! I also played in Spain on the same day that they beat Holland in the World Cup Final – so that wasn’t completely ideal!”

I suppose that comes with the territory. How quickly we digress; back onto the music though, he recounts the recent work he did with the Kaleidoscope album and the world tour that followed it. “Well, with Kaleidoscope I wanted to make an album that brought together all the different musical influences that I was listening to at that moment in time. This included a lot of indie rock, electro, techno and house - and I drew from all of these to create the album.

I am continuing to bring in new genres and influences into my work but it still has

Tiësto the essence of what makes up the Tiësto signature sound, but it takes it in a whole new direction.”

Kaleidoscope was the fourth studio album from Tiësto and contained collaborations with Nelly Furtado and Calvin Harris amongst others. The album also contained the smash hit I Will Be Here which was co-produced with local super-group Sneaky Sound System and achieved critical success in almost every market worldwide.

Yet not to be outdone, he remains busy not only with his grueling touring schedule, but also his other projects, an important one of which is his label Musical Freedom. He continues: “the goal there is to find artists and release music that I would listen to. The label allows me to do this and hopefully help some new and exciting artists. Dada Life is a great example of this – look out for them in 2011.”

Which of course begs the obvious question then – for a DJ, producer, entrepreneur slash musician, what is actually left to achieve? Playing the Olympics was surely one of his career highlights, but that isn’t to undermine his general determination to stay on top of his game. It is this will to win, to keep going, that many find astounding. He responds with this: “I just love what I do. To be able to travel the world, perform in front of so many people, and see the reaction from stage every night - it is a great buzz! And after all of these years, I never take it for granted. For me it has never been about winning awards or contests. It has been about doing what I love and enjoy!”

In terms of studio work, Tiësto has a track coming out with Mark Knight on Toolroom, which he says will surprise a lot of people; as well as a bunch of other collaborations in the works. “I have also been working on the Kaleidoscope World Tour DVD,” he says. “It is going to look and sound amazing! I have already started to think about New Dawn, my new mix album that will be released in early 2011.

“Other than that, I’m really excited to get back to Australia for this festival tour, so it will be a little different to my Kaleidoscope tour. Expect it to be large!”

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BENNY BENASSI

MILES DYSON DEFINITIVELY DIRTY DYSON

BRINGING THE SATISFACTION

Alongside the continual advances and accessibility in technology over the years Benassi’s tone changes to one of sarcasm as he relates how this has affected dance music production: “sure, everyone’s a producer and everyone’s a DJ now,”he quips,“but I’m fine with that. It’s very democratic.”

With the huge Australian tour of Stereosonic only months away and the recent release of his new album Spaceship, Benassi is looking forward to the next few months. “I’ve always really enjoyed coming to Australia. You guys project an easy, very cool approach to life. It’s just great to hang out.”

And for the fans hoping to gain an insight into what his upcoming set might entail, Benassi finishes with a refreshingly honest critique, “I am a ‘gut’ DJ. I am guided only by my taste, which has been described as ‘eclectic’, in other words a polite way of saying I’m a bit confused.”

“My company Plasmapool looks pretty impressive from the outside, but unlike other labels I never made use of the number one moneymaking part of this biz: parties, events.

Due to my busy tour schedule it’d be simply impossible realising events because I don’t trust people and always have to do things myself.”

Delving further into the Plasmapool Empire uncovers an interesting label named International Porn Recordings. Dyson offers an alternative explanation to the suggestion they are making sound tracks for adult films: “In the beginning this label was made for my sideproject The Soul Brothers only but since I have to handle so many artists IPR currently serves the tech house and deep house market but I like the porn soundtrack idea even more!”

As a producer Dyson has forged an impressive reputation with his intensely brutal sound which ranges from breaks to tech to electro house and as he explains, it’s this variety that spurs him on: “music is a constantly moving and for me personally that’s the thrilling part behind it.

“Wouldn’t it be boring only having the same genres over years and decades?” continues Dyson. “I love the way new genres come up, peak, melt into other styles, create new ones and decay over time but that doesn’t mean these genres are dying.”

Dyson is torn between his morals as a musician and as a business owner when the topic of DJs having other people produce their music is raised: “I have to admit I do the same for a vast amount of well known acts, shame on me and I plan on doing that more professional in the future. Yeah, I hate myself sometimes for my business thoughts.”

With an impressive list of accolades trailing behind him, Dyson outlines his plans for the future: “Outsourcing my labels completely to my head staff to have more time for producing, a house and boat on Rottnest Island and world domination.” Why of course.

Dyson is a man on a simple yet powerful mission. “I’ll come, see and rock!” And, armed with his trademark dirty Dyson sound, Villa is set to explode this Saturday. Don’t miss out.

BENNY BENASSI SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 @ STEREOSONIC, CLAREMONT SHOWGROUNDS

MILES DYSON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 @ VILLA, HIGHGATE

Following up on his scorching twilight set at Breakfest last year, Miles Dyson returns to Perth this Saturday and as GLEN CANNING found out, he’s surprisingly a quiet and reserved person away from the stage.

It’s been two years since Italian electro house heavyweight Benny Benassi last hit Perth and as GLEN CANNING found out, he can’t wait to bust out at Stereosonic come November.

It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since Satisfaction catapulted both Benassi and electro house into the wider music circles with the song even featuring in an ad for Toohey’s beer but as Benassi explains, he was taken aback at how successful the song became: “its success came as a surprise to me and my team but it was a nice surprise though!”

Not only is the song still popular with a lot of people, the film clip is also extremely popular (second version with the construction girls). It has long been regarded as one of the sexiest video clips around but not to be outdone, Benassi released the scorching track Who’s Your Daddy.

Both tracks are not subtle in their sexual overtones yet he seems surprised when there is a suggestion the tracks were produced intentionally to ooze sex appeal, “that must have been before I got a steady girlfriend,” Benassi chuckles.

2008 was a defining year for Benassi who won Best Remixed Recording at the Grammy Awards for his remix of Public Enemy’s Bring The Noise and in doing so became one of the very small number of dance producers that have won such an award. Understandably Benassi is still buzzing as he relates what the Grammy meant to his career; “I’m really happy, especially for my cousin Alle Benassi. He’s my musician and producer and a lot of the merit is his. Big it up for the label, Ultra, in New York for thinking of getting the Benassi bass under some Public Enemy vocals, too.

To be honest, I didn’t understand how important Grammy Awards are in the industry until quite some time later.”

With over two decades in the industry Benassi has seen it all from the frontline and shares his thoughts on the evolution of electro house: “it evolves with the technology for making electronic music and it’s become the laboratory for a lot of pop music arrangements, too and its appeal seems to be growing.”

Benny Benassi

Few acts in the world can rival Dyson’s intense stage presence; when there’s a closely shaven, six foot plus German standing on the DJ booth conducting to the crowd, people tend to take notice.

“Well, that’s what I’m here for... paaaaarteeeyyyyyyy,” Dyson emphatically responds. “Apart from big events and clubs I’m pretty much introverted but as soon as I walk on a stage my schizophrenic second Miles comes alive.”

Beginning his career at just 13 Dyson went onto to win the 1999 European DJ Championships and in 2002 founded his now iconic Plasmapool Media which represents over 500 international artists across fifteen labels.

It’s not hard to imagine then how he got his nickname ‘Millionaire’ but as Dyson exposes, appearances can be deceiving.

Miles Dyson

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AFROJACK

DEATHFACE BLOOD CURDLING

MINISTRY BOUND

The idea that Johnny Love, of the now-defunct Guns n Bombs fame, has called his new project Deathface in total contrast is amusing in itself.

However, REUBEN ADAMS soon realises it is a moniker that fits perfectly.

Not a bad little hookup really: getting into beats in your bedroom and then being discovered by one of the biggest names in the business. It’s like plugging away on a computer program for a few years and then having Microsoft come along and buy it from you for a million bucks. But as RZ discovers, Nick van deWall, AKA Afrojack, isn’t taking the money and running.

On the contrary, he is embracing his opportunity and running with it. “I’m just in my early 20s and I’ve basically been making loops for about half my life,” he says. “I downloaded Fruityloops and then made some tracks and remixes and things. When I was 14 or 15 I tried to make something more for the club scene and I was playing in bars and clubs in my home city which was a really small town. When I was 16 I realised I wanted to DJ for my colleagues and I started asking people to book me for shows.”

Indeed, he is acutely aware that the production element goes hand in hand with the DJ set - this was confirmed by industry colleagues who were pushing Nick to further his production interests. “Basically everyone was telling me to get into production,” he says. “That was the theme and everyone was saying you can’t have one without the other. So I got onto the Internet and via his forum, Laidback Luke helped me out with some production and other bits and pieces. “ Then when I was 17 I got the opportunity to play in Greece on a little island, for eight hours a night virtually all week. I only got paid $200 but I felt rich! From that, I got my first record deal and that was called In Your Face and that got supported by Luke and Samson and by December 2006, I had my first booking as Afrojack and then it just got bigger and bigger.”

So in 2010, there is no doubting that young Nick is pretty chuffed about being invited to the land down-under for another tour. For he sees this as a chance not only to spread his wings, but also to present an eclectic performance that will highlight his versatility to fans. “I like all sorts

Afrojack of music; I have taste in weird stuff too – I like trip hop and dub step and melodies; whatever it is, there is excellent music out there. I also love the dance stuff and things like electro house which is popular; I like techno and then I can get into the Black Eyes Peas if I wanted to as well.”

He continues: “in my productions, I try to make it all come together. I’ve also been asked to do a lot of production work for other people too and I enjoy those projects as well. I did that remix of a Madonna track with David Guetta and that was one of the coolest projects I have ever done, I must say! I’m working five days a week in the studio so it is all keeping me really busy.

“As for my DJ sets, I like to keep them fresh; I don’t play the same hits every set for a year. When I make a cool track I play it and then work on a few edits and things; then it turns into a whole new production.”

Afrojack will plug you into the future of house music with a sample of the prolific output he has achieved thus far when he hits Perth for Stereosonic.

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For those who have yet to experience a Deathface tune, imagine chainsaw bass lines, machine-gun percussion, ominous vocal samples and expansive breakdowns that drag the listener in kicking and screaming. And while he may joke that the inspiration for Deathface was an angst-ridden youth, the satanic metal/ electro/ dubstep assemblage is so removed from the electro pop bangers Love was doing as Guns n Bombs, it almost seems unreal.

“A lot of people claim to play ‘hard’ electro or ‘hard’ this or ‘hard’ that, which isn’t really hard at all,” he explains. “It was really obnoxious to me, so I just went back and took influences from dance music and non-electronic music that actually is hard. “ There was no single defining moment,” Love says of the sudden genre leap.

“It was more of a build up.” In an indication that his sound isn’t going to sweeten up anytime soon, Deathface has recently joined the formidable Trouble and Bass crew, which boasts the talents or hard-hitters like AC Slater and Drop The Lime. Feeling right at home amongst the self styled ‘Heavy Bass Champions of the World’, he has hit a creative purple patch after releasing a self –titled EP earlier this year.

“I still have something like 20 tracks sitting around, and the next record is only going to have about three tracks on it, so there’s a big surplus,” says Love. “So, there is going to be a three tracker coming out in the fall and probably an album type deal in the New Year.”

If one satanic DJ wasn’t enough, Love has plans to take the Deathface show live in the near future; just imagine The Bloody Beetroots/ Death Crew 77 with a lot more fake blood, a schizoid bpm range and a 3D light show. “That was the idea from the onset,” he explains. “It just took until now for me to finally nail down the vocalist I wanted. Plus, if I’m going to play a full set of Deathface tunes I think it’ll go over better if there’s an actual group on stage.

“When I DJ I can’t completely go full on as it would confuse people, because s o m e o f my s t u f f i s to o h a rd fo r t h e casual clubber,” he chuckles. “Same thing with the blood bath and 3D video shows.

Deathface “Most people who go out to a club expect to hear the same bpm all night and not worry about getting their outfits covered in blood,” he continues, “Whereas if you go to a show, you’re a little more prepared for something nuts to happen.”

Sounds ominous for Perth audiences then. The evil sounds that Deathface is soon to unleash on Ambar could come with free buckets of fake blood and permanent ear damage from a man who is used to playing at some crazy parties. “I recently had a show at a small 50 person venue in Orange County that went completely off,” he remembers.

“Everyone in the place crawling on each other and moshing around, it was totally bonkers. “...as for Perth,” he warns, “if the people want blood, THERE WILL BE BLOOD!” DEATHFACE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 @ AMBAR

LANGE Harmonic Motion [Maelstrom Records]

LEE COOMBS Light & Dark Remixed [Lot49 Records]

Lange makes trance, but not like many of us know it. Absent are the contrived melodies and predictable breakdowns and buildups, even though the great irony is that the UK veteran once helped shape that very formula. These days he’s still trance proud, but finds his musical mojo at a much slower tempo, with house and electro influences at the fore, and it’s what he dishes up on the classy affair that is his latest artist album.

From the opening track when he comes out firing with a whirring electro bassline and a solid club groove, Lange makes his intentions clear – there’s always a satisfying amount of rhythmic ‘oomph’ alongside the melodies. It sees him working with several memorable vocalists like Emma Hewitt and Sarah Howells, and the fractured electro glitch he injects into the Let It All Out showcases just how good he is at avoiding the saccharine crap we often suffer in trance vocals. Elsewhere, Clouds Across The Sun is an epic fusion of grinding electro and soaring vocal trance that skirts dangerously close to perfection.

This is groove-laden trance that never settles for predictability.

It’s all strong, with the exception of a pointless symphonic interlude at one stage and the limp Angel, ironically the only instances where he deviates from the dancefloor stuff. This is certainly no Leftism, but it is an album of excellent club tunes that pulls together great as a package.

The word to best describe Lange is ‘class’. By building his own corner of the genre where he’s drawing creatively on music at a slower BPM, in the process he’s making space for others to join him.

The remix t ypifies the hear t and soul o f d a n c e m u s i c. I t ’s p r a c t i c a l l y h o w the scene began, take a track (originally a disco number) re-edit and transform it to enhance the best elements with the ultimate aim being to get the dancefloor rocking.

So does Lee Coombs’ latest offering follow this ethos? To put it simply, yes. In his own words the album was ‘made to satisfy all the DJs’ and there’s no mistaking this fact; with each track offering a driving four to the floor beat with requisite breakdowns and rolling drums.

Standout tracks include the old school filtered synth of You Make Me Crazy, as remixed

by Atomic Drop and the Zodiac Cartel re-rub of Punji, marked by its distinct world music riff. A Wink style acid wig out follows suite via Coombs’ own mix of Light And Dark with hardcore bass stabs and staccato acid riff. An honourable mention goes to Dopamine for his mix of Right Now complete with 1991’s Outlander-Vamp sample.

Not an album for home listening and quiet contemplation, but will go down a storm in the clubs. Play it loud.

ANGUS PATERSON 4/5

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THURSDAY 09/9 MOJO’S ATTITUDE GROOVE Fresh new grooves for your pleasure! Kicking off the proceedings tonight at Mojo’s will be Perth’s finest and grooviest acoustic/pop band Minky G And The Effects.

Having recently achieved a #2 rating on the Triple J Unearthed Roots Charts with their song Leo’s Book (hint hint people, let’s bump it up to #1!), Minky and his gang are full of good vibes. As are Dilip and the Davs sure to get you on the floor, not to mention the night’s headliners, The Accumulated Gestures. Having extended their lineup this year, this octet lay down some of the phattest of the phat, funkiest of the funky and smoothest of the smooth soul music. DJ Screech fills in the blanks. Doors open 8pm.

Bird – Hip Hop Karaoke Broken Hill Hotel – Fixed Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) DJ Righteous Club Bayview –Hush- Sox Draw / Maxwell Club Marakesh –DJ Simon Cottesloe Hotel - DJ Shots / DJ Andy M Dolce – Maxwell/Damian John/Hippo Club Eve –DJ Tony Allen Flying Scotsman (Main Room) - Pasha’s Kitchen – The Big Man Flying Scotsman (Defectors) - Ritmo Geisha – Aperture - Dan Da Silva/Nik Nak/Frankie Buttons Kulcha – Wildstyle DJs Llama Bar - Sneaky Weasel Gang /Davey Craddock Liquid Nightclub – DJ Buda / Dj Nino Brown Manhattans – Sonny Roofs / Bermuda / Gilbert Fawn / Rabbit Island Mustang – DJ James MacArthur Niche Bar – Flaunt / Johnni P / Feminem Newport – Culture Clash - Extended Play DJs / Renee The DJ Niche - Johnni P/ Rob

Blandford Paddy Hannans – Dr Bogus / Crazy Craig 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 Toucan Club -Shut Up & Dance - DJ Matty J / Darren Nixx Woodvale Tavern – DJ Melvin

FRIDAY 10/9 MANOR TODD TERJE is responsible for some of the best music being produced at the moment. From his original 12”s on Full Pupp records, remixes of artists such as Lindstrom, Felix Laband, etc, to his re-edits works under the name of Tangoterje on labels such as Supreme records or G.A.M.M., you cant go wrong with this man. Todd Terje comes to Perth courtesy of Humm and {move}, bringing all his gems to the table, everything from kitschy euro sounds to dub disco and psychedelic house. Support from Ben M, Ben Taaffe and PCJ. Presales $20 from Highs and Lows, Planet and heatseeker.com.au or $25 on the door from 9.30pm.

AMBAR DEATHFACE has been rocking dancefloors for over 10 years under the name Johnny Love, blowing up worldwide a few years back as part of the LA electro juggernaut Guns’n’Bombs.

Johnny has since moved into darker, dubbier territory, delivering some seriously nasty electro-rave-dubstep hybrids on the worlds dopest labels. Catch him at Ambar tonight courtesy of Tick Tock and Paperchain. Support comes from the biggest players in the Perth scene - Shock One will be in the house to throw down a very special electro dub set and Paperchain Jedi Masters, Kit Pop and Zeke, join forces for

IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE DURAND IN DEMAND

RICHARD DURAND / JONAS STENBERG / TRENT MCDERMOTT / Simon Barwood / Steven Tranzor Rise, Northbridge Friday, September 3, 2010 Considering the calibre of the DJs and the In Search Of Sunrise brand it was surprising that the crowd was filtering into the Rise so agonisingly slowly and the club still resembled something reminiscent of a post modern ghost town at 11pm, albeit with some excellent tunes emanating from the booth as Simon Barwood closed out yet another flawless set with a rework of Marco V’s classic Automanual.

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some dex’n’fx mayhem. Dr Space (formerly known as Bad Weather) shows us his dubbier side whilst Dorcia’s Clomas rounds out the night with his badass brand of electro.

Tickets $20 (presale price) plus booking fee from Moshtix, Planet and Mills. More on the door if available. Doors open 10pm.

Ambar – Deathface / Trouble & Bass / Shock One All Seasons, Karratha - Jack McCord Bar 120 - Treat - The Fix / DJs Anton Maz / Wombat / Maz1 Bar 138 – Lokal Bayswater Hotel –Beat Off! ShockOne/The Pearly Whites Bird – The Floors / The Sure Fire Midnights /Rex Monsoon Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol –Retro Mash – Lady Penelope Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) DJ Boogie Como Hotel – DJ Gazz Deville’s – Tito Puente / Inferno Djs Double Lucky – Full Circle – DJ Cee Eve – DJ Don Migi / Skooby Flying Scotsman (Velvet Lounge) – Tomás Ford / The Cannonels /Stoney Joe /The Fancy Brothers Flying Scotsman (Main Room) – Time Tunnel - DJ Rok Riley/ Joe 19 Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Micah / Sharif Galal Geisha – Plush – Frankie Button/Tizer High Wycombe – Fill In Da Gap Hipe Club - DJ E-Funk Impact Bar - Vybz Cartel / Busy Signal /Mavado / Demarco / Tony Matterhorn/ Aidonia / Lady Saw / Baby Tash / Cecile Leederville Hotel –Minky G & The Effects Library – Phesta / Time Travel Agent / Dead Money /Bad Weather /Mickey Juice / White Label /Arrigold Liquid Nightclub - DJ Klar55 / DJ Jewel / DJ Stevie M Lakers Tavern – Fresh Fridays

Despite fighting illness mere days earlier, Melbourne’s Trent McDermott was in high spirits and looked extremely comfortable behind the decks as he eased into a rolling set heavily influenced by a hypnotic, progressive rhythm which resonated magnificently throughout the club.

McDermott’s set was the perfect curtain raiser for Richard Durand as he wasn’t lured into the mistake many ‘warm up’ DJs make by playing banging, big room sounds before the party has even really started.

Oozing class from start to finish, McDermott’s silky smooth transitions and track selection was fantastic and really deserved considerably more action on the dance floor.

With only 15 minutes until Durand hit the decks the dance floor was starting to build but one couldn’t help notice the absence of a large number of the Rise trance faithful, instead there was a considerably different atmosphere emanating from the crowd which at times could only be described as intriguing.

Considered to be one of the best beat mixers in the world, Richard Durand didn’t take long to live up to his impressive reputation as

- DJ Dooey Manor - Todd Terje Merriwa Tavern – DJ Real McCoy Mojos – Le Mezz / Moon Dog Blues Band / Mc Trooth/ Rayza/ DJ duo Aztec Priesthood Mint – Club Retro – Chris McPhee Mustang- Swing DJ / DJ James MacArthur NormaJeans–DJDarren Oxford Hotel – DJ Sequeria Paddy Hannans – Just Ace / Crazy Craig Paramount - Flyte /DJ Morgan/ DJ Jordan Principal Micro Brewery – DJ Simon Queens Tav – DJ Rueben Rise – Electro Clubland CD Launch - Hardforze Rocket Room - DJ Benny Mayhem Rubix – Gene Bourne/ Kenny/ Riki Sail & Anchor - Balcony Beatz Sapphire Bar – SuperFly Swan Basement – Forbidden Fruits -. Blazin’ Entrails / Rusty & the Dragstrip Trip / Johnny Law & the Pistol Packin’ Daddies / The Lucy Peach Band & Nu Boudoir Burlesque /DJs Stewart The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen – DJs Birdie / Tony Allen / JJ / Tony Don Migi The Eastern – DJ Midfield The Saint - DJ Jordan The Queens – DJ Rueben The Shed – DJ Glenn 20 Tiger Lils – Paul Malone / Joby / Alex K The Vic - DJ Durra Toucan Club – Ladies Night -DJ Misschief Windsor – Dj Riki and Ray Woodvale Tavern – Dr Bogus Victoria Park Hotel – DJ Melvin

SATURDAY 11/9 Ambar – Japan 4 – Darren J / Tee El / Marty McFly / Philly / Mono Lisa Amplifier – Dirty Secrets / Voltaire Twins / Trigger Jackets Bar Open (upstairs) –Filthy Gorgeous - Futureman / Sidekickboy /Travis Lebrun /

Nathan Francis /Sketchism / Jackness /Jay Vicente /Pascal /dMo Basement On Broadway – DJ Ricky Bird- DJ Roc Riley / Ben M Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol (Upstairs) – Cream Of The 80s – DJ Ryan Capitol (Downstairs) – Art Vs Science Captain Stirling - DJ Dano Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) DJ Dood Clink- DJ Cheese Club Bay View – VIP Saturdays – DJ Ryan Connections – Michy T / JJ / Brian Crush – Volume Deville’s - DJ Wrighteous Double Lucky – Tim Brown Eurobar – Roger Smart/ DJ Raci Eve – Eve DJS Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Bad Love - Light Steed / Shazam / Craig Hollywood Flying Scotsman (Main Room) – Transmission – Andrei Mazz Flying Scotsman (Velvet Lounge) – Marko La Kucha / El Dario / Rohan Smith / D_A_M / Darren J / Simon Squires Geisha – Joie –James A / Cam Duff High Wycombe – DJ Matt Hipe Club - DJ E-Funk Indi Bar – Direct Influence Leederville - DJ Loco Ren Library – DJ Jimmy Phatz / DJ Vicktor /DJ Gareth Richardson Liquid Nightclub - DJ Klar55 /DJ Stevie M Mint – Pop Life - Darren Briais Metro City –DJ Slick / Matty S /Angry Buda Metro City (R&B Lounge) - DJ Ruthless / Brett Costello / Kyte Kutter Metro Freo - Timeout Mullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Danny Mustang – DJ Rockabilly / DJ James MacArthur Niche – Frankie Button / Cee / Jonny Zimber Norma Jeans – DJ Darren Onyx - DJ Kayper Oxford Hotel – DJ Sequeria Paramount –DJ Meezy / DJ

he took to the stage amidst a huge cheer from the crowd. The numbers on the dance floor fluctuated throughout Durand’s set, much the same as his track selection, which could best be described as taking a rollicking rollercoaster ride as it ebbed and flowed brilliantly throughout his two and a half hour set.

Ranging from melodic vocals and uplifting harmonies to just plain nasty rhythms, Durand unleashed many of his spanking remixes including Underworld’s Born Slippy, Prodigy’s Smack My Bitch Up and Tiesto’s Lethal Industry.

Technically brilliant and musically gifted, Durand never fails to disappoint and launched the crowd on an unforgettable journey of exquisite sounds that captivated and enthralled every trance enthusiast within the club.

Closing out with an evil reworking of Paul Van Dyk’s classic For An Angel, Durand truly put the icing on the proverbial cake, leaving a steaming hot dance floor of happy yet exhausted people wandering what the hell just hit them.

On his first visit to Perth an energetic Jonas Stenberg was out to impress, beginning with a remix of The Killers’ popular track When You Were Young, but suffered a post-Durand exodus

Jordan Queens Tav - Gareth Richardson Republic – Scrilllex (see above) Rise- Ascension - Jason Creek/ Travis Eddy/ Darren J /Kill Dyl / GT Watson/ Joe Benger / Mike Dub / JT Yo! / Avesta / Milanov Rubix – Kenny L/ Delaney Sapphire Bar – Kiss & Tell – Maxwell/Paul Scott/Damian John/T-Box South St Ale House – DJ Jay Soverign – DJ Jinx Stamford Arms - DJ Anaru/ DJ Janic Tiger Lil’s –Adam Kelly/ Charlie Bucket The Brighton (Upstairs) – Micah/ Kill Dyl/ eSQue The Deen - DJ Birdie/ DJ JJ/ DJ Tony Allen The Generous Squire –Late Night Sessions - WiG Music The Saint – DJ Anaru The Shed – DJ Andyy The Whistling Kite - DJ Craig The Vic - DJ Benny Chill Toucan Nightclub (Mandurah) – DJ Samuel Spencer Villa - Destination - Myles Dyson Victoria Park Hotel – DJ Melvin Windsor – DJ Ray Woodvale Tavern – DJ Real McCoy

SUNDAY 12/9 Amplifier - Oh Sleeper / Sienna Skies /Against The Tide /I am Eternal Captain Stirling – DJ Jay Clink – DJ Tony Allen Club Bayview – DJ Pete Bird – The Kill Devil Hills/ The Devil Rides Out /The Floors Euro Bar – DJ Flex Eve – DJ Birdie / MC Jex Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Back To Mono – DJ Gareth Richardson / Ted Schlechte / Anton Mazz Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) - Nathan J/ Chris Wright Geisha – Loft Sundays

all but putting an end to the night and capping off a lack lustre performance from the crowd.

Musically the night was memorable on so many levels but the usually welcoming, energetic atmosphere around the club was inescapably limited.

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MONDAY 13/9 Eastern Hotel – Adam Morris The Deen – Plastic Max / The Token Gesture The Paddo - DJ John Paul The Shed – DJ Andyy

TUESDAY 14/9 Bar Orient - DJ Lyndon Bird - In Search Of The Miraculous / DJ Morgan / Capt’n K Capitol – Soulfly / City Of Fire /Incite Eastern Hotel – Jon Edwards Double Lucky - Brazilian Independence day – Sambaliciou / DJ Gabriel 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 15/9 SHAPE ALIX PEREZ is one of the freshest young producers in the drum ‘n’ bass scene and is already one of its most prolific up and coming DJs. He already has a plethora of releases on established labels such as Shogun Audio, Liquid V, Bassbin, Creative Source, Horizons, Progress, Brigand and Fokuz. Originally from Belgium, Perez’ tunes, such as Magnolias, Crown City, Solitary

Native and Down the Line, are staple tracks in many a DJ’s record bag. Catch Alix’s soulful drum ‘n’ bass stylings tonight at Shape, with support from Muller, Deflo and Vitriol.

Presale tickets are $15 plus booking fee from shapebar. com.au or more on the door.

DOUBLE LUCKY HALYCON Two local DJs, James Beecroft and Aaron Main, have joined forces to present a brand new party night in Perth. Halycon will be a night of nu disco, indie, New Wave, grunge and rock and is sure to be a cracker! $5 on the door (after 8pm, before that free). Doors open 7pm.

Amplifier - The Wonder Years / Tonight Alive/ Break / Know Your Knot Basement On Broadway – Damien John/Angry Buda/ Maxwell/Headayke Bird - DJ Selekt / Lenny Captain Stirling – DJ Ricky Clancy’s (Applecross) – Upbeat – DJ Andy Connections - DJ’s Joby / JJ / Rueben Dusk – Blackbelt/ Aswon Double Lucky – Jack In The Box Eurobar – Wild Wednesdays DJ iPod/Ben Pettit Eve – DJ Don Migi / Skooby Flying Scotsman- Andy / Travis Betts Gold – Slick/ Adroc Hipe Club – DJ Roger Smart Mint – Open House - DJ Chris / DJ Matt Manhattans – We All Deserve to Be Loved - The Domnicks / Laced Affair DJs Paranoid Tarantula Mustang – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – DJ Tony Allen / DJ Kaela Niche - DJ Frankie Button Paddo - Ben Merito Rosemount – DJ Shannon Fox Shape - Knowledge – Alix Perez The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen- DJ Zelimer / DJ Viper & DJ Benny T– Zone 1 The Queens – Wriggle on

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THIS WEEK Deathface Friday, September 10 @ Ambar Todd Terje Friday, September 10 @ The Manor Jack McCord Friday, September 10 @ All Seasons, Karratha Miles Dyson Saturday, September 11 @ Villa Alix Perez Wednesday, September 15 @ Shape

COMING UP Samiyam / Tokimonsta / Brainfeeder / Martyn / Illumsphere Friday, September 17 @ Villa Horrorshow / Seth Sentry Friday, September 17 @ Mojos + Friday, September 18 @ Rosemount

Marcel Dettmann Friday, September 17 @ Ambar Scot Project & A*S*Y*S Friday, September 17 @ Rise Bass Kleph Saturday, September 18 @ Villa

Godskitchen feat. Andy Moor / John O’Callaghan /Marcel Woods / Wippenberg / Jon O Bir + more Friday, October 8 @ Metro City Timo Maas Friday, October 15 @ Ambar

Lee Burridge Friday, September 24 @ Ambar

Sasha Votoff Saturday, October 16 @ TBA

+ Nick Skitz Friday, September 24 @ Rise

Deadboy Saturday, October 16 @ The Bakery

+ South Rakkas Crew Friday, September 24 @ Manor

+Circo Loco Friday, October 22 @ Villa

Kid Kenobi Saturday, September 25 @ Ambar

Ice Cube Friday, October 29 @ Metro City

Parklife feat. Missy Elliot/ Cut Copy/ Groove Armada/ Soulwax/Holy Ghost! /Busy P/ Midnight Juggernauts/ Uffie/Classixx /Mix Master Mike Brodinski/ Jesse Rose/The Swiss + more Sunday, September 26 @ Wellington Square

+ Bingo Players Friday, October 29 – November 5 @ Metro City

Deetron (Sui) Sunday , October 3 @ Geisha Bar

Pendulum Saturday, November 6 @ Challenge Stadium

Mayhem Saturday , October 30 @ Scarborough Beach Amphitheatre

Stereosonic 2010 – Tiesto/ Carl Cox/Robyn/Major Lazer/Sebastian Ingrosso/ Benny Benassi/Wiley/ Ricardo Villalobos/ Infected Mushroom/Jeff Mills/Afrojack + more Sunday, November 28 @ Claremont Showgrounds Phife D & Ali (A Tribe Called Quest) Friday, December 3 @ The Bakery Summadayze 2011 feat.

Erol Alkan/ Chromeo/ Armin Van Buuren/ David Guetta/N.E.R.D/ Bob Sinclair/ Wolfgang Gartner/ Rivastarr/Miami Horror/Yuksek/ Aeroplane + more Saturday, January 8 @ Supreme Court Gardens Southbound 2011 feat Public Enemy/Bliss n Eso/ Peaches (DJ set)/Yacht Club DJs/A-Trak + more Saturday, January 1 – Monday, January 3, 2011 @ Busselton, venue TBA

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NO STUDY AT THE STIRLING

IN THE CLINK The Clink Friday, August 27, 2010

Captain Stirling Wednesday, September 1, 2010

The Clink played host to a bevy of beautiful babes last week when the grand final of the Miss Indy competition hit Freo. Congratulations to the winner Taryn McClements, and all the gorgeous gals who took home prizes, which included up to $25,000 cash and a trip to the Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach, USA.

Uni students took a well deserved break from studying last Wednesday, September 1, when The Captain Stirling hosted their ever-popular student/backpacker night. As DJs span tracks behind the decks, students danced up a storm, making the most of affordable drink specials.

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Bec, Alicia, Louise

Shamus, Scott, Tank, Ben

Lindsey, Jacinta, Mel, Ani, Monique

Josh & Pat

Vish & Tess

Kev, Bart, Charles, Kim

Alex, Steve, Ned, Cale, Sam & Sam

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Rhesus & Chelsea

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Get ready to show everyone what you’ve got from midnight on Friday night as Eddie Electric will be spinning the best indie tunes to get you moving on the Amplifier dancefloor. Amps on a Friday night is an institution in this town and Eddie’s playing stuff you haven’t even heard of yet, so from midnight ‘til late Amplifier is the place to be.

ROCKET ROOM

The Rocket Room gets Hard N Fast after midnight in their new late night format. The DJs will be spinning their favourite tunes that will keep your adrenaline going ‘til the early hours of the morning. The Rocket Room also would like to introduce the new house band on Friday nights, Side FX who will also be keep the momentum of the night cranking with DJ Benny Mayhem spinning the tunes in between sets.

Griffin - formerly Oh! You Pretty Things - Hearts Moustache, Cape Town Lullaby and Starcleaner join forces end your weekend. Doors open 6pm and entry is a tiny $4!

MOJO’S

Tuesday, September 14, is a Led Zeppelin tribute night at Mojo’s Bar. The Love Junkies, Hunting Huxley, Big Old Bears and Mother Griffin will all be playing one or two Led Zep tracks as well as their own stuff. Entry is $5 from 8pm.

DEFECTORS

Suite Beats for the end of the week kick off Fridays at Defectors! Disco, House, Funk and Breaks with residents Micah and Sharif Galal plus guests. Kick off the weekend in the comfort of Defectors and the sounds of the Beat Suite.

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MUSTANG BAR

Get your dancing shoes on and bust on down to the Mustang Bar on Monday for weekly dance lessons from 7pm. At $12 a lesson it’s a fun and flexible dance studio that provides structured and professional dance coaching for a variety of 1930s to 1960s ‘nostalgia’ dance styles.Then catch Marco & The Rhythm Kings with their swingin’ hillbilly jazz on stage from 8pm - there is no excuse to sit on the side lines.

This Friday, September 10, Toby and her 15 piece band launch her new album Sleeptalk.

Then on Saturday, September 11, get ready to be raided when Sugar Blue Burlesque present The Speakeasy. On Sunday, September 12, join Northern Soul for a Sunday Soul Session featuring guest DJs from South West Soul.

THE LEOPOLD HOTEL

On Wednesday September 15, the Newport’s holding a Sumo wrestling competition from 7pm and we want you to get involved. Put on one of our Sumo suits and become the size of a massive Japanese Sumo wrestler.Whether you take part or stay on the sideline, the fun is not to be missed.

The Leopold has had a facelift and is now looking better than ever. Located south of the river in Bicton, it’s a great place to enjoy a beverage with mates in one of the three spacious bars. Dedicated to entertainment, whether it’s watching live music, music clips or your favourite sporting events on two massive projector screens, there’s always something happening at The Leopold. Mid week happy hours, raffles, poker and bikini girls make having a drink at the Leopold an absolute pleasure.

ROSEMOUNT HOTEL

UK punk-rock veterans Leatherface hit the Rosemount Hotel this Wednesday, September 15, for their only WA show, joined by special guests Emperors and Fun Razor. Doors open 8pm and entry is $25, door sales only.

RAILWAY HOTEL

The Railway Hotel hosts a quality Sunday session this Sunday, September 12, when Mother

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This Friday in The Backroom it’s the Ultimate 90’s Rock Tribute – Come As You Are featuring Hailmary, State Of Order, Gombo, Hostile Little Face and stoneF.U.L.L, with doors opening at 7.30pm. On Saturday in The Den, catch local band Eye Spy joined by The Silver Scene, Stereoflower and Pins and Ladles, doors open at 8pm.

POW @ THE PADDO

Don’t miss the weekly lineup of local bands playing each Wednesday at the Paddo. On Wednesday, 15th September, come see Goodnight Tiger, Tiaryn Griggs Band, Hannah Crofts Trio and James Teague. Bands start at 8pm and as always, it’s free entry!

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Marco & The Rhythm Kings

Cheeky Monkeys with DJ James MacArthur TUESDAY

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Geelong v Freo 5:30pm, Titans v Warriors 5:30pm

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NRL, AFL FINALS ALL LIVE AT THE PADDO THIS WEEKEND!!!!

Bulldogs v Swans 5pm, Tigers v Roosters 4:30pm, Panthers v Raiders 6:30pm.

Wallabies v All Blacks live Saturday at 5:30pm on the big screen!!!!!

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PARLEZ VOUS TEENAGER? HYPERFEST 2010 (Featuring Art Vs Science / Pez / Tim & Jean / Voltaire Twins) Midland Railway Workshops Sunday, September 5, 2010 Welcoming in the first weekend of spring, Midland’s annual all-ages music festival HyperFest secured a stellar line-up to ring in its 10th birthday celebrations, pulling out all stops and employing the talents of a plethora of local and national musicians to entice more punters, (mostly) young and old, than ever to trudge down to the Midland Railway Workshops for an afternoon of fairy floss, rides, market stalls, Skate, DJ and MC competitions and, of course, great tunes from a few must-see live acts.

The decision to divide their musical selection into two different styles, saw a series of hard rock, punk and hardcore bands including British India, Calling All Cars and We Are The Emergency take to one half of the parking lot on one stage to peddle their wares, while their folk, indie-pop, hip-hop and electro counterparts drew their own crowds across the way.

Braving the full heat of the midafternoon sun (and the vocal slurs of a few obnoxious teenagers), spunky local electro-duo Voltaire Twins got the dancefloor shaking, as they paired dirty synths and thumping dance

beats with sweet girl/boy vocal harmonies and hand claps.

Corroborating that electronic dance sound is what these twins know best, the majorkey ambient tidepool of London careened from gauzy textures to brutal squalls before dropping in a minimalist blissy housebeat, while fast-paced Light Fears wrung every drop of indie-rock power from its absurdly catchy lead riff, toeing a powerful line between the melancholy melody and swells of new-wave transcendence exemplified in the two-chord clatter of superb closer D.I.L. Driven by lead singer Tim Ayre’s piercing falsetto, local young-guns Tim & Jean charmed early with a collection of their catchy, but not cliché-ridden, buoyant indie-pop anthems, with their flowery turns of phrase more than proving a fitting match for tunes that were ultimately cheery, despite being laden with youthful introspection.

Although much of the band’s sound came from a Macbook positioned precariously centre stage, the duo intertwined their different sonic strands with clanging live keys and chugging drum throbs which added depth to their set of fuzzy tunes, including much-loved pop-jams Come Around and Veronica.

Art Vs Science (photo: Michael Wylie)

Taking to the stage with an uncommon humility and youthful enthusiasm, eminently likeable Melbourne MC extraordinaire Pez proved hip-hop artists needn’t be pretentious or offensive to win over audiences, showing off an impeccable stage manner to match his super stylish rap techniques as he interacted with the ever-growing crowd as though he were merely one of their mates jumping cheekily on stage for a laugh.

Holding down a rock-hard impressive performance, Pez’s vocals were astoundingly crisp, clearly articulating each word and allowing the crowd to follow his lyrics with ease, while thoughtful ordering of tracks ensured his 45-minute set created a blazing crescendo to smash-hit The Festival Song which had the crowd rapturous with glee.

In a time when seemingly every song on pop radio warrants glow sticks and amateur pharmaceuticals, it was little wonder that electrooutfit-of-the-moment Art vs. Science were invited to headline this years’ HyperFest.

Staying precisely one step ahead of their audience at all times, the talented trio showed their serious commitment to the business of entertaining as they jumped energetically around the stage, raising their hands in triumph with staggering frequency and introducing new permutations of their big-beat electronica at exactly the right moments to send the crowd into a frenzy.

Warming the crowd up with lesser known tunes Lesson and Take Me To Your Leader their deft splices of pop-electro music, fuelled by heavy synthesizers, ebbed and flowed with the force of a giant sea, entrancing listeners into a

state of euphoric bliss. But it was when the strobe lights flashed and the familiar first strains of We Lost A Friend blasted through the speakers that Art vs. Science really hit their stride, as frontman Dan Mac lent his booming voice to the first, of many, vocal-heavy choruses, captivating the audience whose rapture didn’t cease from this point until the final song.

As if any more colour was needed for the set, the vibrant outfit littered their hour on stage with tremendous covers of Electric Six’s Gay Bar and DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince’s Boom!

Shake The Room which really brought down the house (or railway workshop in this case), despite the fact that it was unlikely 90 per cent of the crowd were old enough to remember either of the original versions.

Watching Art vs. Science weave these covers into their own numbers only bolstered the talented trio’s potency, with ecstatic fan-favorites, including woozy new single Magic Fountain and madcap mega-hits Parlez Vous Francais and Flippers, setting the sonic context of their relatively young career and underscoring the potential these bright musicians hold in their fidgety hands.

This reviewer is sad to admit that over the years HyperFest has, unfortunately, tended to underwhelm due to lineups more filler than killer (most probably due to falling on a date outside the festival season), however if the success of this year’s celebration is anything to go by HyperFest will continue to lure music-hungry young Perthians back time and time again over the next 10 years to come. Here, here!

breakdowns, the moshpit quickly getting sweaty.

Liam Cormier made sure to check with the crowd that he was in fact in Perth every other song, before launching into Lucifer’s Rocking Chair to the hair flailing joy of the pit monkeys.

Visually, Cancer Bats represent the heavy metal and hardcore fusion of their sound with Cormier screaming away up front while the massive, all-encompassing axe-wielder Scott Middleton shreds away to the side. The excitement was there but the filling stadium was clearly waiting on the next act, despite a rousing rendition of Sabotage. The band left the stage and asked those willing to meet them at their Adrenaline Room gig later that night, wherever that may be.

Though the headliners had more merch slapped on tattooed torsos, Bring Me The Horizon may have won the scream-your-lungsout award for the night. With songs mostly from

their last LP Suicide Season, the cathartic screams of Oliver Sykes and the mental crowd reaction, the aforementioned luddites were given plenty of reasons to be frightened. Like the battle of the bands scene from Scott Pilgrim VS The World, the waves of bass smashing into bodies was a physical sensation, and the nearly packed floor responded in turn. On stage it was organised chaos, guitars and bodies flying everywhere and a trail of roadies repairing equipment as it was destroyed. Diamonds Are Forever and The Comedown sent fists and legs spinning, circlepits opened up, and a god-damn memorable wall of death clashed together like charging armies. Sykes’ screams could have shaken down the walls, at least when he wasn’t busy wrecking his microphone.

O Fortuna, in its pompous, slightly clichéd glory signaled the main event. Bullet

For My Valentine were almost like the grownups to the previous two acts rebellious teenage nature, with a more focused thrash-metal sound.

Although the lyrics “You look so beautiful/Down on your knees” in Fever showed a distinct lack of maturity. Bullet had a tough task in matching the intensity of Bring Me The Horizon but there was nary a bum on seat for the hour and a half set.

Scream, Aim, Fire! And Tears Don’t Fall were met with horns and head banging, and The Last Fight was met with two bare-chested dudes smashing each other’s heads in. Funny that. More circle pits opened up as Michael Paget produced a pure metal solo backed by brutal double kick drumming. After two encores the youth left Challenge Stadium with ringing ears, back to the hyperbole of real-life.

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often used to describe their performances.

Although their English was indistinguishable most of the time, the band proved that grind knows no boundaries with drummer Roy Agus Tampan’s pounding setting the scene.

Kill Your Mother, Rape Your Dog. There is only one band who coined a songtitle offensive enough to make you laugh and cry at the same time, Maryland’s Dying Fetus.

Using this track to end off a set that focused purely on all killer/no filler, the three lads were able to showcase tracks off their latest Descend To Depravity (2009) – which Perth didn’t have the pleasure of hearing on last year’s Summer Slaughter tour. Your Treachery Will Die With You, Skull Fucked and Grotesque Impalement got the hair and sweat flying, with the pit easily swayed in a bit of tit-fortat play as frontman John Gallagher roused all with a bit of metal smut wordplay.

It has been three long years but the four men that make up greats Napalm Death were back. Delivering a set list culled from every era of their prolific history, it was hard not to be overwhelmed by the assault that unfolded. Three decades behind the moniker

has done nothing to dampen their resolve, actually making their sound harder, faster and burlier than ever before. And, of course, prowling around the stage – throwing his weight around in a rabid frenzy – was Barney, the lovable bastard that he is, talking to the pit like they were all long-lost mates.

Although he tipped towards the ‘preachy’ side of things at times, it’s hard not to respect a man who uses his lyrics to attack greed, corporate systems, the influence of religion and the nature of political systems – topics all delivering a big “fuck you” to everything people love to hate. Tracks like Life And Limb, from their latest Time Waits For No Slave, were spliced in between classics like Scum and, the obligatory cover, Dead Kennedy’s Nazi Punks Fuck Off – greeted with a “…Fuck all the racists cunts…” comment from a gentleman in the crowd. Pretty damn funny. Ending off with Siege Of Power, the spirits were high for a band that still crucifies a majority of their contemporaries in a grandiose way.

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BULLETS DON’T FALL BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE / Bring Me The Horizon / Cancer Bats Challenge Stadium Sunday, June 5, 2010 It was the sort of night that, taken out of context, would scare the bejesus out of polite society.

Think screeching idiots found on news website comment pages, all riled up to herald the downfall of society. Sure, there’s a hardcore gig nearly every weekend in Perth, just rarely to this scale. The night was, in essence, youth in revolt.

Toronto’s Cancer Bats star ted proceedings to an already decent sized crowd with their crunching hardcore beats and

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WE SUFFER NAPALM DEATH / Dying Fetus / Death Vomit

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You’ll have to pay more attention to keep up with us,” Napalm Death frontman Mark ‘Barney ’ Greenway chuckled to himself amidst the confused af termath of the infamous 1.316-second classic, You Suffer.

Though who can really keep up with the onslaught of the band from Birmingham, credited with redefining grindcore for more than 30 years? Certainly not any of us. But tonight wasn’t only about taking a page from the book of Napalm, it was about getting an esteemed lesson in three different shades from the same brutal chalice – all worthy in their own right.

Indonesian death/grind trio Death Vomit made their Australian debut in an outstanding fashion. Leaving a hefty mark around their home traps after more than 15 years of relentless touring, they finally made their way to our shores. Not a moment too soon, with each minute of their 45-minute set capturing the phrase “ruthless carnage” – so

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HIGH PERFORMANCE

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CIT Leederville’s annual Music Industry Training Course Performance Week starts next week, with concerts on Tuesday, September 14, Wednesday, September 15 and Thursday, September 16. The Tuesday show is headlined by Split Seconds, the Wednesday show is lead by Emperors and the Thursday show rounds out with Brown Horn Orchestra. If you can brave the harsh surrounds of the Leederville TAFE campus, it’s free entry with headliners playing at 2pm each day.

San Fran Fever Fremantle roots chanteuse Toby Beard has just returned from San Francisco, where the veteran of numerous European and US tours has finished recording her fourth album, Sleeptalk, under the guidance of J Weislerr and Jon Evans.

A remarkably self assured performer, Toby usually records in Fremantle but a chance encounter on a US tour led to Las Vegas, which eventually led to the hills of San Fran.

“I was playing a festival in Milwaukee and I was hanging out with Etta James’ band, and somehow we ended up on her tour bus after the show and I met her manager,’’ Toby explains.“He invited us to Vegas but Etta got really sick, she hasn’t performed since, so they didn’t show up.

Of course we still went and had a blast, but we stayed in touch and he mentioned he could put us in touch with guys that have played with Ani DiFranco,The Indigo Girls and 4 Non Blondes, so it was an opportunity I had to jump at.’’

The final results of the recording session have a more European, bluesy feel according to Toby, with the quality of the musicians recording the album, combined with her own not-inconsiderable talent lifting her sound to a new level.

The compliment such a grandiose album,Toby is launching Sleeptalk with a 15-piece band at the Fly By Night club tomorrow night,

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with the whole show being recorded for a live DVD. “That’s something we’ve done before, but we’re also going to combine it with a live CD and footage from our tours across the UK and the US. It’s a special night for me personally so leaving people with a memento is something I’m really keen on.’’

Toby plays at the Fly By Night Club tomorrow night with support from Tiaryn. Doors open at $8 and tickets are $25 at the door or through heatseeker.com.au

The Jacknives left Perth much poorer, when they departed for Melbourne earlier this year, but you best be strappin’ on your Cobra Combat Boots because they’re back for two shows with a new album, Backhanded Sting, in tow and ready to show you the pointy end of their knife-sharp punk’n’roll.

They’re playing Fridaay, September 10 at the Rocket Room with Bible Bashers, The Chainsaw Hookers and Lucille before heading to Mojo’s the following night with Cal Peck & The Tramps, Rocket To Memphis and Hayley Beth.

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Perth’s finest exponents of brutal metal will be out in force Friday night with Nina Stick celebrating her 33rd birthday at the Civic Hotel. Helping Nina celebrate the carnage will be Vespers Descent, Nails Of Imposition, Empires Laid Waste and Desolate. It’s a 7.30pm start for 10 clams.

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Leatherface formed so long ago that their band-name is now an apt description, but age has not wearied them nor the years condemned. In fact they’ve aged like a fine, ugly wine, with their last album The Stormy Petrel hailed as the finest since their 1991 breakthrough Mush. They’re playing the Rosemount Hotel on Wednesday, September 15 as part of their Australian tour, and they’ll be supported by Fun Razor and Emperors.

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Perth drone/improv duo Frozen Ocean are launching Initial Mission at the Swan Lounge on Saturday, September 11, and with conspiracy theory movies projected all night – the theory that Frozen Ocean are actually Cease has not been discredited – it’s going to be a big show.

Support comes from Hootenanny, Mercy Mercy Mercy And The Success Of Satan, These Shipwrecks, The Velvetines and Sonny Roofs.

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Omen saw Soulfly become, unbelievably, even heavier than on Dark Ages and Conquer, so get ready for some punishment at Capitol on Tuesday, September 14. Support comes from City Of Fire, featuring former members of Fear Factory and Strapping Young Lad, and Incite.

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