Issue 1421

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PERTH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

THE SPITFIRES

ELLA HOOPER

THE PRESETS

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THE RETURN OF KASABIAN Last seen in Perth at the 2012 Big Day Out, UK indie heavyweights, Kasabian, have announced that their fifth album, 48:13, will be released in the first week of June, as the band celebrates its 10th anniversary. They’ll also return for an Australian tour, kicking off in Perth on Tuesday, August 5, at Metro City. Tickets go on sale from oztix.com.au on Thursday, May 15, at 9am.

SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS Splendour In The Grass may be happening in Byron Bay, but Perth is getting some sweet, sweet sideshow action.

X-Press Magazine presents British rock four-piece The 1975 at Capitol on Thursday, July 24; tickets are on sale this Friday, May 9, at 9am, from Oztix.com.au.

Electro outfit Metronomy and Circa Waves will appear at the Astor Theatre on Wednesday, July 23; with folksy Englishman Ben Howard and Nick Mulvey at the venue on Friday, July 25. Tickets are on sale this Friday, May 9, at 9am, from showticketing.com.au.

The 1975 Pic: Brad Elterman

TONY AND THE JETS West Side Story, the tale of star-crossed lovers, Maria and Tony, struggling against the backdrop of a bitter Manhattan gang war, will be hitting the stage at the Regal Theatre as the Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts performs the multi awardwinning musical in June. Directed by senior Music Theatre lecturer, Crispin Taylor, the cast features 38 vivacious theatre students and a 22-piece orchestra. The show will run from Saturday, June 14, to Saturday, June 21. Tickets are available through Ticketek.com.au.

CIRCO 2014 ANNOUNCED Circo is back again this year with the first line-up dropping late last week. Moving from last year’s venue at Ascot Racecourse to the Claremont Showgrounds Pavilions, it all happens on Saturday, June 28.

Violent Soho, Kele, Nina Las Vegas, Onra, The Kite String Tangle, Touch Sensitive, Nosaj Thing, Odesza, Mykki Blanco, Sable, Basenji, Golden Features, DMA’s, DJ Q, Visionist, Esta, Lakim, Deejay Earl, Beneath, Teeth, Sully, Chiefs and visuals by Comb and Shadow Data.

More acts to be announced soon, first release tickets are $89, head to ticketbooth.com.au to secure yours.

Kasabian

Kele

West Side Story Pic: Kathy Wheatley

SCHOOL’S OUT Amplifier Bar’s riotous live music night, The Academy, will be taking over this Friday, May 5, to launch into the weekend with some of Perth’s best local music. With six bands performing on two stages, including Statues, Foxes and The Novocaines, as well as the Amplifier instituting new drinks prices for The Academy punters, the night is guaranteed to be a rockin’ start to the weekend. Doors open 8pm, entry is $10. So make sure you head down and catch these unforgettable live acts!

Foxes Pic: Shimoda

THE DARK SIDE

BOY CRAZY

Melbournian indie rock group, British India are heading to Perth as part of the Coopers After Dark tour. The quartet will be performing at Ya Ya’s on Thursday, June 5, alongside down and dirty rockers, Custom Royal. If you’d like tickets, well, you can’t have them! You’ll have to grab a six-pack, carton or glass of Coopers Dark Ale and head to coopers.com.au for the chance to instantly win VIP gold passes for you and three friends. Alternatively, keep an eye on X-Press for more chances to swipe up tickets.

Perth electro poppers, Boys Boys Boys!, will be launching their brand new single, We Like To Move, at The Bakery on Friday, May 23. Hailed for their infectious riffs, floating alto harmonies and quirky choreography, the sextet has supported a host of international acts across Australia, including Aqua, Vengaboys and Uffie. Alongside Boys Boys Boys!, fellow party pop band, Axe Girl will be launching their anthemic new single, Silence. Supporting both bands will be The Surf Rabbits. Tickets available at the door.

British India

Boys Boys Boys!

‘BERLIN OUR EYES OUT

LANG’S WINDING ROAD Australian folk savant, Jeff Lang, will be releasing his latest album, I Live In My Head A Lot These Days, on Friday, May 16, ahead of a national tour. The ARIA Award-winning folk artist, hailed for his limpid vocal style and virtuosic guitar melodies, will be enthralling fans with two WA dates: the Fly By Night on Saturday, June 7, and the Ravenswood Hotel on Sunday, June 8, before heading back for the lengthy East Coast leg of his tour.

Fans of Florida pop rock princeps, Anberlin, will be both gladdened and saddened by the news the fivepiece is calling it quits and heading to Australia for five dates as part of their farewell tour. Western Australian fans will get a chance to say goodbye at Metropolis Fremantle on Wednesday, September 3. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, May 13, and are certain to cause a ticket-buying frenzy, so make sure you get in quick.

Tickets will be available through Oztix.com.au and Heatseeker.com.au.

Jeff Lang

Anberlin Pic: Parker Young

WORLDWIDE For lovers of the daring and tropical, RTRFM and PS Art Space are joining forces to present World In A Warehouse, on Friday, June 6, an array of island grooves, Tiki bar swing, art and tropical food. The night will feature a cavalcade of performers, including afro-Creole songstress, Grace Barbé, electronic folk outfit, Joni In The Moon and visual artist Steven Aaron Hughes, as well a host of DJs, including Jade Nobbs, Claude Mono and Charlie Bucket. And if you’re feeling peckish, there will be an array of South East Asian and Venezuelan meals to munch on while you’re there. Tickets are available through rtrfm.com.au or at the door.

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JAZZ UP See out your weekend in style with the essence of New Orleans brought to you right in the heart of Perth. Jazz Quarter, Sunday, May 11, boasts four hours of diverse and outstanding performances, by eight incredible acts, across three outdoor stages amongst the hottest bars in Perth. This uniquely programmed event will showcase a variety of the exceptional jazz artists doing what they do best. From sultry vocals, to rhythmic sax, and even Peruvian drumming, with styles varying from Latin, to Gypsy Swing, to R&B, you’re sure to end the weekend in hip-swinging style.

We have two double passes to giveaway, email win@ xpressmag.com.au to win.

Perth-born New York-based jazz musician Mat Jodrell will be bringing the swag

OK, film nerds. Terry Gilliam’s film, The Zero Theroem, starts at Luna Leederville, May 15. And we have a double pass just for you. For those who aren’t familiar with the film, here’s a brief run down: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds) plays Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. Living in isolation in a burnt-out church, Qohen is obsessively working on a mysterious mathematical equation, The Zero Theroem, personally delegated to him by Management (Matt Damon) aimed at discovering the meaning of life once and for all. Email win@xpressmag.com.au to see the flick and find out the meaning of existence (spoiler alert: it’s to get free shit).

The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time is a play based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed

by Marianne Elliott. The play has been hailed by The Times as ‘a phenomenal combination of storytelling and spectacle’. Winner of 7 Olivier Awards in 2013, including Best New Play.

Christopher, 15-years-old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears’ dog Wellington, he records each fact about the event in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of the murder. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.

Email win@xpressmag.com.au to land a double pass to see the National Theatre screening of the play at Luna Leederville, May 24 or 25. Please note: This is a screening of the play.

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The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

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Ella Hooper

ELLA HOOPER Somewhere Between The Dark And The Light Ella Hooper performs at the ARTBAR this Thursday, May 8. BOB GORDON reports.

Ella Hooper has to stop to think about the last time she performed in Perth. It all comes flooding back, however, she when recalls just what the show was.

“Oh, it was with The Verses supporting Fleetwood Mac,” she says of her former (post-Killing Heidi) band with brother, Jesse, who toured with the iconic US outfit in 2009. “We loved it, we felt very, very lucky. It was a great way to get around the country and work with your idols, basically.”

The Verses went on to release an album in 2010, before the siblings went onto separate projects. Hooper has since performed regularly, written articles for magazines and recently become a team captain on the revised ABC-TV series, Spicks And Specks.

Music is at the heart of it all, however, and Hooper will release her debut solo album, In Tongues, in the next few months.

“I write constantly,” she says, “but I had a batch of songs that all of a sudden sounded to me like they wanted to be a solo record. And that’s the reason I did it. There were five or six songs in a row where I thought, ‘hmm, there’s a theme here. It feels like it could be a string theme for a solo record’.”

The first single, Low High, evokes some elements of what Hooper has done before, but in itself is different because of that. One wonders if

approaching a solo album some 18 years into her music career, comes with a considered approach or something more organically...

“It’s a bit of both, actually,” Hooper says.

“Like, you do set out with a vision, or I did, but sometimes that vision changes along the way, due to learning more, or having different experiences.

I think it was half in my head what I wanted to do and half that it mutated into something different, hopefully something even bigger than I originally envisaged.

“Low High is a really good mid-point as to what the rest of the record is about. It shows a little bit of the light and a little bit of the dark, not too far one way, or the other. I also thought that it was one of the most freshest sounding tracks. There wasn’t much guitar on it, which for me was a whole new palette, so I really wanted to show people that I’d moved into a new area.”

As for her role on Spicks And Specks, Hooper has enjoyed making the transition from ‘guest’ to regular cast member.

“I love it,” she enthuses. “It’s great. I can’t believe I get to do it every week and enjoy the show that I used love so much as a guest, now as a part of the team. And it’s teaching me about telly. When you get to do it every week, of course, you get better and better. It’s something you don’t really get to improve upon as a guest. On an off night there’s no chance to correct it next week, whereas with this there is.”

Hooper’s probably diversified her career more than she’d ever expected, but like they say, it’s good to be busy.

“And I’m busier than I’ve ever been,” she notes. “It’s funny, people follow me on social media and see that I’m either at rehearsal or at Spicks And Specks or working on songs or writing for a magazine.

I love being busy, but now the next thing for me is learning how to balance my creative energies and get the most out of them... I’m sounding very mature, talking about balance! (laughs).”

GETTING STIFFED

ELECTRIC FEEL

It’s been 30 years of rock, pillage and plunder for the boys of Sydney punk outfit, the Hard-Ons. Now, the original members will be performing songs from their extensive back catalogue, decided by fans via online poll, for their farewell tour. The Western Australian leg of the tour will see the band playing the Prince of Wales Hotel on Friday, May 30, before moving to the Augusta Margaret River Football Club on Saturday, May 31; Fremantle’s Railway Hotel Sunday, June 1, and finally, the Astor Theatre on Monday, June 2.

Gutsy girl rockers, Legs Electric, are launching their eponymous debut EP at the Rosemount Hotel next Saturday, May 17. Blending classic arena rock with a contemporary powerhouse sound, the quartet of badass and beautiful rock chicks will be railroading fans with ballsy, distortion-laden guitar riffs and onstage hubris, alongside special guests, and rockin’ bands in their own right, The Floors, Hailmary and Maverick. Entry is $12 at the door, but for the special price of $20 you can get a copy of their album with the ticket.

Hard-Ons

Legs Electric

FUNKED AT CAPITOL South Australian hip hop act, the Funkoars is on its way to Capitol on Friday, May 23, before getting down to Albany’s Studio 146 on Saturday. Supporting their latest release, the Dawn Of The Head EP, the group will be bringing their beats across the country. The EP marks a turning point for the band, away from samples and towards live instrumentation, but fans can still expects to find the band’s classic lyrical spin and raw attitude dripping from the tunes. Tickets are available through Oztix.com.au.

Funkoars

CALLING ALL NOCTURNES The WA Nightclub Association has announced the highly anticipated theme of this year’s Nocturnal Ball, on what is the event’s 18th birthday. It Used To Be Cool is the theme this year, as those in the business of bars, pubs and nightclubs come together for their annual celebration.

The Nocturnal Ball will be held at Metro City, on Monday, July 7. A strictly limited amount of Early Bird Tickets will be released at noon, this Friday, May 9, via Oztix.com.au. The entertainment line-up is still to be announced, but they promise it’ll be the biggest and best yet. Watch this space.

TWO WEEKS IN ESPAÑA Local hard rock boogie trio, Huge Magnet are gearing up to fight bulls and expel Moors in sunny Spain in the first fortnight of June. Ahead of this, they’ve decided to release a live video of their latest track, Ragtime Blues. The video features the band jamming out to an audience at The Connery Room this past Good Friday and chooses to tactfully skirt around the song’s theme of “the curse and rugged beauty of menstruation.” If you’re missing your Huge Magnet fix, the video is up on Huge Magnet’s Facebook page, so go and check it out.

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News Win Flesh Music DZ Deathrays, Spinning Top, Shaun Kirk The Spitfires, Edguy Perth International Jazz Festival New Noise Eye4 Cover: Hatched Healing, Bad Neighbours Young & Beautiful, Belle Fashion: Basic Bitch Arts: Fights And Flights Arts Listings Salt Cover: The Presets News, Behind The Decks, Salt Nights Out HTRK, Robert DeLong Club Manual Rewind: Bliss N Eso Scene Music: RÜFÜS Live: Russian Circles, YARDSTOCK 5.0, Patient Little Sister Local Scene: Morgan Bain Tour Trails Tour Tale - Karnovool Gig Guide

FRONT COVER: RÜFÜS hit Players Bar in Mandurah on Friday, May 30, and the Fremantle Arts Centre on Saturday, May 31.

SALT COVER: The Presets head to Capitol this Thursday, May 8, and Groovin The Moo, at Hay Park, Bunbury, on Saturday May 10 8

HUGE JAZZ APOCALIPS NOW On Saturday, May 17, the Herb Graham Recreation Centre will see two of Perth’s toughest roller derby teams, The Apocalipstiks and The Bloody Sundaes, duke it out in a no-holds-barred fight to the death (or maybe just the scoreboard) to decide which team goes through to the Grand Final of the Perth Roller Derby.

The event is family friendly; with plenty to entertain kids and a licensed bar to entertain adults, so bring the whole family and watch the carnage unfold. Tickets can be purchased through Morley Rollerdrome, Lucky Skates and perthrollerderby. com.au. Doors open at 6.30pm.

Disappointment was the name of the game when we posted on our Facebook page last week that Live Nation had just announced that Janelle Monae and Kimbra’s Golden Electric Tour would no longer be coming West.

Sadly, due to their tightly orchestrated itinerary, the show, which was to go ahead at Challenge Stadium on Friday, May 16, will not be rescheduled for a later date. Event vendors Ticketmaster will contact ticket holders via email shortly to advise of the refund process.

The Perth International Jazz Festival is back again and to get you into the jazzy mood, the Mace Francis Orchestra is performing a special three-hour event, History Of Jazz. The show is free and can be caught at the Northbridge Piazza from 12.30pm this Sunday, May 11.

The performance is a family-friendly event and the perfect introduction to jazz for the uninitiated. Sunday Piazza Live will be hosting a number of jazz acts every week until Sunday, June 29, so there’ll be plenty of acts to see.

Make sure you check out some of the other great events happening all throughout the city for the festival as well. See page 12 for more details.

Janelle Monae and Kimbra, no show

Sunday Piazza Live Pic: Klaus Backheuer

GOLDEN SLUMBERS

Bloody Sundaes

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ROAD TRIPPER? Whether you’re an itinerant minstrel, hardcore groupie, or just a music lover with a healthy dose of wanderlust, RTRFM wants to hear your tales of travel. Perth’s premiere local radio station is on the lookout for great travel stories with a musical theme.

Winners of the competition will be given a chance to come into the RTRFM studio to record their story and have it aired for the whole world (mostly Perth) to hear! If you’d like to get involved, submissions can be made via rtrfm.com/roadtripstories.

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The ‘90s grunge-rock-pop sensation, Veruca Salt are back and badder than ever. The band will be heading down under as part of a tour that will see them play their first live shows since 1998, hitting up the Rosemount Hotel on Sunday, September 28, in a night that will throw an eye and an ear back on some of their greatest hits, including Seether and Volcano Girls. Keep an ear out for some promised new recordings as well! Tickets are $59 (plus booking fee) and are available through metropolistouring.com.

Veruca Salt

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MINK MUSSEL CREEK IN ACTION - PIC: AMBER BATEUP

DZ DEATHRAYS B-Town Rats With a new album, Black Rat, out now, Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays perform on Thursday, May 22, at the Prince of Wales, Bunbury; Friday, May 23, at the Indi Bar; Saturday, May 24, at Amplifier and Sunday, May 25, at the Newport. LEXI MCKEE reports.

DZ Deathrays have just released their new album, Black Rat, and will accompany its release with an Australian tour.

“It’s a bit more dynamic than the first record,” drummer Simon Ridley says, “but it’s kind of more of a night-time themed one. There’s some crazy songs in there for the start of the night, then by the end of the night there’s like some slower, dancier stuff in there.

“The writing process was different from the first one. We did it kind of in like three big blocks where we did one out at a house where it was kind of just Shane and I out there for like two weeks just writing. Then we did, like another one similar to that, just outside of Brisbane. Then the last writing block that we did was a couple of weeks on and off.”

Following the release of Black Rat Ridley and his musical partner-in-crime, Shane Parsons, will

tour Australia. Ridley reveals that punters can expect “the same thing that people have usually come to expect which is high energy shows. It’ll just be fun.

“We still want to try to keep the party vibe,” Ridley says. “It’s always been about a band that would be awesome to see at a house party.

That’s always been the idea and I hope we haven’t strayed too far but I guess we kind of want to make songs with a bit more range. Not all just superpumped-up songs. Even though we’ll still have that sort of stuff, I think as the band keeps going, and we want to play longer sets, some of the stuff needs to be a bit more dynamic.

“We’re just going to see how long we can tour this album for. It’s kind of weird because you don’t really get a lot of shelf life anymore with albums. I think with like Spotify people kind of expect bands to put albums out like once a year. Hopefully we’ll be able to start writing the next record by the end of the year. But hopefully we’ll still be able to tour this album up until then.”

The Brisbane duo have recently finished filming a video clip for one of their latest tracks and it’s set to be released in the coming weeks, however which track and exactly when are being kept under wraps.

“The next one is pretty much inspired by ‘90s hip hop. Like rap and Beastie Boys video clips.

Usually it’s Sam and myself who come up with the film clip ideas. We’re just sitting around drinking beers or talking about dumb ideas with friends.”

DZ Deathrays have toured with a number of big industry names and confess it was something neither of them expected. “When we get to do some crazy shows it’s always intimidating. We got to play with the Foo Fighters, we’d never played a stadium before or anything close to it. Having Dave Grohl standing side of the stage next to Jack Black, both with like, arms folded, watching you play is like one of the most intimidating things I can think of.”

SPINNING TOP RECORDS Toppermost Spinning Top Music - management home of Tame Impala, Pond and many other quality acts - has launched a new record label. BOB GORDON speaks with Label And Marketing Manager, Garth Carwardine.

Spinning Top Music has had a fair bit going on in recent years, what with the continuing international adventures of Tame Impala and Pond. However, when it comes to good ideas and momentum, there’s no stopping the Fremantle-based management company, with the announcement this week that they are launching Spinning Top Records.

The new label will work in association with ADA – the independent arm of Warner Music Australia.

“We weren’t actively planning on becoming a label,” explains Spinning Top Label And Marketing Manager, Garth Carwardine. “It wasn’t until the completed albums started stacking up that we realised that something needed to happen sooner rather than later!

“The team at ADA/Warner have long been fans of the Spinning Top family and believed in our artists having the freedom to create what they want and when they want. So the partnership was easy.”

It’s an impressive album release schedule for Spinning Top over the next few months, with some label favourites making solo debuts as well as other nuggets being re-earthed.

“Each album will be released in both digital and vinyl formats, with a free download as a taster from each album,” Carwardine explains. “Already on the way is Mink Mussel Creek, GUM, Shiny Joe Ryan, Nicholas Allbrook, Peter Bibby, Felicity Groom and Allbrook/Avery. There are more in the works, but we’ll keep that news for another time.”

Until now Mink Mussel Creek’s 2011 album, Mink Mussel Manticore has been something of a rarity, as the band members went on to feature in the lineups of Tame Impala and Pond. It’s something of an infamous, though (for many) rarely heard release.

“We’re all really excited that this album that created so much turmoil over the years, is finally getting the release it deserves,” Carwardine enthuses.

“It’s where it all began with the boys, so both the band and fans deserve to have this double vinyl release in their hands!”

When asked to describe the forthcoming releases in nutshell, Carwardine has appropriate, yet suitably oblique responses.

GUM - “Swirling-GUM-Pop.” Shiny Joe Ryan - “Genre-Spanning-Joey.”

Nick Allbrook - “Allbeats-Allbrook.”

Felicity Groom - “Futuristic-Flic-Groove.”

Peter Bibby - “Poetry-Packin’-Peter.”

Allbrook/Avery - “Allhooks-Cavery.”

See? All up, it’s been a busy ol’ time for Spinning Top honcho Jodie Regan and her team and it only looks to go even more swimmingly from here.

“The last five years have been pretty crazy,” Carwardine laughs. “It’s been an amazing ride, to watch and to grow with. We’ve all worked hard, while having a lot of fun along the way… so I feel pretty fortunate to play a part in this always evolving family.”

SHAUN KIRK

“I’m not earning bazillions of dollars or anything, I’m still just an underground musician, but I thought that if I could get some kind of assistance, that would take some of the financial pressure off myself which meant that I could donate a higher percentage of the album profits to this little charity that I’ve hooked up with called OrphFund.”

OrphFund is a volunteer-based organisation working within remote communities in some of the world’s poorest countries, with projects reaching out to vulnerable children who have been abandoned or orphaned and helping provide them with shelter, education, care and support.

This is Kirk’s first album to be driven by artistic collaboration rather than being more of a solo endeavour. ARIA Award-winning rhythm section Grant Cummerford (bass) and Danny McKenna (drums) join in, along with some of Kirk’s heroes in Mia Dyson and Jeff Lang.

“I didn’t want this album to be all about me,” he says. “If I was going to get crowdfunding involved and I wanted the whole vibe of the album to be especially creative it was going to require that ‘working together’ kind of vibe.

“We’ve got keys, we’ve got Hammond organ, we’ve got drums and bass, which I’ve never recorded before. It’s previously just been solo stuff with maybe a little something here and there.

There are back-up singers and percussionists and all kinds of stuff on the record, so I definitely tried to create that ‘working together’ kind of idea.

“As for Grant and Danny, it was such a cool experience. I’ve never played with a band before until they came into the studio and started jamming with me. And it made me realise as a solo artist just how bad my timing was. I was so used to creating the timing by myself with my feet that when you get into the studio with ridiculously talented musicians like that, it puts things into perspective.”

Steerer’s Wheel Shaun Kirk returns with a new album, Steer The Wheel, and will perform on Thursday, May 22 at Mojo’s; Friday, May 23 at the Prince Of Wales, Bunbury; Saturday, May 24 at the White Star Hotel, Bunbury, and Sunday, May 25, at the Indi Bar. PETER HODGSON reports.

Shaun Kirk has come a long way since his debut release in 2010, rapidly rising to the forefront of Australia’s modern blues movement.

His first record scored ‘Best Debut Album’ at the 2010 Victorian/Tasmanian Blues Music Awards, whilst his second, Thank You For Giving Me The Blues, shot to number one on the Australian Blues N’ Roots Airplay Charts.

New crowdfunded album, Steer The Wheel, is a marked departure for Kirk, bringing in some big-name collaborators from the Australian music industry to add a new dimension to the material and to present the best record possible for existing and prospective fans, all with the aim of using his music to help as many people as he can through the support of charity. The album debuted at number one on the Australian iTunes Blues chart, and is currently in an arm wrestle with Russell Morris’ Thylacine.

“The whole idea behind this album was not just to put out another album and hopefully propel myself to the next level, but it was very much personally about going in a direction that I’ve been interested in since I began playing music, and that was to use my music to raise money for charity,” Kirk explains.

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EDGUY In Through The Outlaws Are Edguy a power metal band or glam rock, hard rock or traditional metal?

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Singer Tobias Sammet says that on their latest album, Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown, Edguy are just… Edguy.

“We do not really ask that question ourselves,” Sammet, who also fronts power metal supergroup, Avantasia, laughs. “It’s funny, people do not even know how to market us. What are we? What is the stamp they can put to sell us to a certain ‘target audience’? It does not work like that for Edguy.

“We have always been right between two chairs - that is what we say in Germany. It is really hard but we are just doing the music that feels natural to us. We have always played this kind of music. To me, when I grew up listening to music it was never really the question whether you were doing power metal or hard rock.

“To me, every band was great that played great guitar, great music. Be it AC/DC or Dio or Iron Maiden or Helloween - anything from Slayer to Bon Jovi was the kind of music that we were listening to.

“That is why I never really asked that question,” he continues passionately. “It is a very colourful album. It is very powerful. It is very guitar and fast drum rhythm, but it is just an Edguy album and it is a great one, I think.”

Heavy metal has always had an elitist faction insisting on imposing rules on its flock. The ‘thou must not make fun of metal’ crowd have cried foul at more extreme examples such as Steel Panther and The Darkness, and Edguy have been subjected to the same ridiculous derision for their occasional tongue in cheek lyric.

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“It is just a very loud minority,” muses Sammet sanguinely, “because when we go on stage and play festivals to 80,000 people and they all sing along to the lyrics, I think most of them are pretty metal people and they obviously do not mind. They just want to have a good time and listen to great music.

“Not everything we do is goofy. We hardly do goofy stuff, we do tongue and cheek stuff at times, but we do serious stuff as well. They go along together pretty well, I think.

“Some people just want to have everything tailored to their own taste. In earlier days heavy metal music was music for outlaws,” he continues. “People were doing what they wanted to do. They were breaking the rules of the music industry and they were not minding the do’s and don’ts of the music. They were shocking people and they did exactly what they felt they needed to do. It was a very honest and heartfelt music.

“That became commercialised more and more. Nowadays there are some people who really think they have to define the way the bands - their favourite outlaws - have to behave. So, there is even a book of rules for being an outlaw!

“That is exactly what the Space Police lyric is about: if you want to be an outlaw in space you can be, but the Space Police is going to make sure you are doing the right things in order to be called a ‘good outlaw’.

“I don’t really think a lot of people have a problem with what we do, especially not the fans - they know and the rest of the world. It is heavy metal, so the rest of the world can kiss our asses! (laughs).”

THE SPITFIRES I Dream Of Genius The Spitfires play their last ever Perth show at Amplifier this Saturday, May 10, with support from I, Said the Sparrow, Mezzanine, Order Of The Black Werewolf and Odlaw. BOB GORDON walks down memory lane with vocalist/guitarist, Sean Regan.

As ever, The Spitfires are full of surprises. Out of the blue, they’re jumping ship, jumping name and heading off overseas.

“Yeah we’re off to tour the UK and Europe for a couple of years,” says Sean Regan. “It’s just the next step really. We’re having to change our name to The Debt Stars, too, so we’re having to get rid of all our old merch and the tattoos on our arses changed.

“Apparently it’s called rebranding, but I’m not in charge of that side of things so there you go.”

Re-banding perhaps? Either way, for six years, The Spitfires (Regan and bassist, Paul Bovenkerk, with a succession of drummers) have maintained the hard slog, which as any local band will attest, can be quite a saga here in Perth.

“Perth, Australia, England and Japan you mean!” Regan qualifies. “Yes, it’s a slog and if anybody had ever told me what I’d have to go through before we started I’d have raised an eyebrow or two. I’ve had my house blown up, spent half a year living in a shed, had half my coats nicked at shows, lost girlfriends, been permanently skint, been overlooked by cretinous arseholes in the industry in favour of other bands who end up going nowhere and breaking up because guess what? They’re shit!

“Just a word of advice for anybody in the industry who reads this; if you have to spend half your time going around telling people how talented a band is, then they probably aren’t.

“Also, stop describing people as fucking geniuses. I went to one of the top 10 universities in the world and studied chemical engineering under some extremely bright minds and do you know how many times we used the word genius to describe anyone while I was there? Not once, yet apparently the music industry is overflowing with them!

“Anyway... lots of hard work and sacrifice, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

So what have been the highlights of the last six years?

“It’s all been good,” Regan says. “I just hope they let me have another six years. I got to demolish a statue of Margaret Thatcher at a gig earlier this year.

Not sure how we’ll top that to be honest... maybe I’ll get to shoot Bono?”

And what, if we may ask, have provided the best moments of hijinx?

“Well, we ran a competition on the last tour to see who could have sex with the most people,” Regan reveals, “scored points for how dirty the act was, etc. Considering we’re in a band, I’d hoped it would have been higher scoring, but we’re clearly not as appealing as we thought. Still we beat Rainy Day Women, which is impressive considering how good looking they all are.”

And so it is that The Spitfires’ last Perth show is at Amplifier this Saturday (you can get a free copy of Songs From The Debt Generation on entry to the venue before 10.30pm or with a presale ticket available from the spitfires.net).

God only knows how it will unfold. Regan doesn’t...

“Not sure,” he ponders. “The last Amplifier show got really out of hand; we had to pretty much abandon it when everyone stormed the stage.

“We’ve had to get three drummers in as we’ll be playing songs from the whole of our ‘career’ and we’ve had that many drummers (Neel Shukla, Lauren Reece and Alex Hay) that not one of them knows all the songs. The whole thing has a touch of the Brian Jones Town Massacre about it these days, which is a bit disconcerting... shame nobody bothers to film us.

Complete this sentence. By the end of 2014, we hope to have...

“Enough money to rent a proper flat, I suppose,” Regan offers. “Did I mention that I’m a genius?”

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PERTH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Bright Return The Perth International Jazz Festival returns for its second year this Friday-Sunday, May 9-11, at venues all around the city (full details at perthinternationaljazzfestival.com.au).

BOB GORDON catches up with Artistic Director, Graham Wood.

Your illness last year precluded you from attending your own festival. How’s it feel - in all respects - to have the second Perth International Jazz Festival approach this week with you in attendance?

It is a great relief to be well enough this year to be able to perform and participate in what was by all accounts a really exciting weekend last year. I’m really thrilled that the event is back bigger and better in 2014.

Nu Jive 5 (USA), Leo Salvo (Melbourne) & the Afro Cuban Quintet, Mat Jodrell (back home from the US), Manteca, Belleville, Carl Mackey and Jordan Murray (Melbourne), Daniel Susnjar Afro Peruvian Group and James Sandon (Brisbane). All of those mentioned are for an incredible ticket price of $25.

What are the highlights in general?

The main highlight is definitely the Concert Hall on Friday night with Kate Ceberano and the PIJF Allstar Big Band. This concert will see Kate return to her roots as a jazz singer and is a rare chance to see her perform in this environment. The band will be amazing with the best players selected from the PIJF program. In addition to this, the heavy hitters from the US, Greg Osby and Peter Bernstein, will definitely be highlights.

KRISTIN BERARDI So Much To Dig Winner of the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival’s ‘International Voice Of The Year’ as well as numerous national awards, Kristin Berardi performs as part of the Perth International Jazz Festival on Saturday, May 10, at the Singers Lounge in the State Theatre Centre of WA and Sunday, May 11, at Ellington Jazz Club (both shows from 6pm). DAVID O’CONNELL reports.

Although musical from a young age, jazz wasn’t Kristin Berardi’s first love. Surprisingly, it actually grew out of some shrewd negotiation from her music teacher.

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Tiny Ruins started as the solo outing for Holly Fullbrook but is a constantly evolving project. For the second album Fullbrook has expanded the lineup to include a newly acquired rhythm section.

Brightly Painted One pulls on three years of touring and experience to create a record that is significantly evolved from the debut.

M e A t T h e M u s e u m Yo u A t T h e Wintergarden is a tune that has been kicking around since Fullbrook first played shows in Perth years ago.

It is a fine example of the strength of her prose and her strength at penning tunes with a classic folk blueprint. This is followed up quickly with a more obtuse take on the genre as airy, brushed drums play around waif-like vocals.

Fullbrook’s inscrutable voice has always been one of her greatest assets and it is given plenty of opportunity to shine amongst these minimalist, but considered arrangements. Reasonable Man offers Tiny Ruins’ most memorable chorus to date and Straw Into Gold finds the band at their smouldering best.

Brightly Painted One may be a considerably more subtle in its delivery than the title suggests, but that shouldn’t detract from the class of this release.

Tiny Ruins have made great strides in a short space of time to create a record that borders on perfection.

The 2005 release of How To Save A Life was the kickstarter The Fray needed as a band. With five stunning singles the four-piece seemed destined for stardom; and while they seemingly have achieved it, the band have failed to really add anything to their sound over the past five years.

Helios is the ultimate summation of what The Fray has become as they struggle to evolve as a band. Turning to outside collaborations and over layered production, the album itself is half full of the simplistic ‘Fray’ filler-tracks such as Shadow And A Dancer and Wherever This Goes; features a few strong singles such as Hold My Hand and Hurricane; and then looks into broader mainstream sounds in Love Don’t Die and Give It Away, the later being their worst track to date.

It begs the question, ‘Where do The Fray go from here?’ If the band are struggling with direction and identity and continue to produce three-to-four-track albums saturated with filler, their original success may not be able to hold them up anymore.

AARON BRYANS

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What are your hopes for the Perth International Jazz Festival this time around?

Our goal is to be a success both artistically and financially so we are able to continue to build into one of the best jazz festivals in the Australasian region. I think we are heading in the right direction.

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What are the challenges in staging a jazz festival in Perth?

The biggest challenge is pulling all of the different elements of the festival together, but most importantly generating an income source that will make the event viable in the long term. We are very fortunate to have the very generous support from Lotterywest, City of Perth and The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, as well as our major corporate sponsors Brookfield and NAB. In addition to this we have a fantastic list of festival partners who really make the event possible.

What events within the festival do you consider the ‘hidden jewels’?

I think the main hidden jewels are The Singers Lounge with three amazing artists - Chris McNulty (US), Kristin Berardi (Brisbane, see story this page) and Josh Kyle (Melbourne) performing in the State Theatre Centre courtyard. The other hidden jewels are at The Jazz Quarter at Brookfield Place on Sunday with eight bands - Troy Roberts

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“It was sort of a gradual thing,” she says.

“I was exposed to jazz as I was playing the alto saxophone. So we were doing a bit of jazz repertoire.

At the same time I was really enjoying discovering that I could sing okay, so I was trying to sing more.

So my teacher was a bit sneaky that way – ‘you can sing, we’re having a jazz combo. You can be the singer but you have to play sax as well’.

“I didn’t kind of love it straight away. I think I didn’t understand a lot of the context. He just kept lending me different artists and I thought they were all amazing, but I really wasn’t getting it ‘til he lent me some Vince Jones. I went, ‘ahh so that’s jazz. I do like jazz!’ So I went on a Vince Jones binge. Ordered in all the records to the local CD store.”

From there Berardi went back with an understanding of the language, and has loved it ever since.

“I love that it is an expression of your own making in terms of just being yourself and putting your own stamp on it,” she says. “There’s a freedom in it, with the melody and the phrasing. In a way I guess the freedom and improvising go hand in hand. I love that when you are making some of the others you are encouraged to do your own thing. You never feel like you are making it on your own. You look to the people around you and they’ll be doing things from that.

“It’s kind of exciting because anything can happen, and, if you want it to be, it can be different every time. Which I kind of dig. I used to get in trouble with my early singing lessons for not singing what’s on the page and now it’s like I’m not getting into trouble any more. ‘This is great’. The freedom and joy you get from working with other people closely and openly sharing that musical cup around. I really dig that.”

With a second collaboration album with guitarist James Sherlock released recently, and a band album on the horizon (possibly later this year) 2014 is looking fairly busy for her. Berardi also shares her knowledge and skills by teaching at the Queensland Conservatorium Of Music as well as guest lecturing around the country.

“It’s sharing that love,” she notes, “as jazz is not the most popular of music forms, and it’s great sharing it with those who dig it. You learn a lot and keep your craft up demonstrating it to people.”

Since the 2012 release of Outlaws, this Melbourne posse has rode out West twice, changed their name (formerly The Toot Toot Toots) and recorded this gem. Where Outlaws was filled with revenge and brutal killings, the only casualty of Badlove is love.

Not in a Taylor Swift kind of way - Twin Beasts take full responsibility.

T h e d u a l a n d m a n l y vo c a l s wo r k magnificently, noticeably on the second track, Together Alone. If Satan could sing, he’d probably sound like Danny Eucalyptus, while Guilliano Ferla offers both angst and sombreness in a variety of songs which those of us who have experienced bad love will shamefully relate to (while singing along with).

Wasting Time provides elements of franticness and a nice touch of cheesy backing vocals; I’m No Good tones the album down beautifully; Floating Away cruises along nicely while Wicked Boys is the kind of song to sing along to the ‘la-la’s’ arm-in-arm with friends while not caring about spilling your beer.

If Nick Cave, Ennio Morricone and/or Tom Waits are your thing, there’s a good chance Badlove will be an album of choice for you. A superb release from a band that deserves to be heard.

Moana Lutton and her collaborators have been performing dark, ethereal incantations in the live milieu for about a year now, but whether the very specific atmosphere of their gigs would easily or accurately transcribe to a recorded medium has always been a mystery. Now that their debut EP has dropped, it can be said that we needn’t have worried.

A six-track dose of almost ritualistic weirdness, A Mouthful Of Birds is wilfully hard to pin down. Initial offering The Killer, My Girl is a metaphorheavy dirge, slow but soaring, while the a capella track, Hyena, is a self-affirming diss at an unnamed romantic rival.

Moana are often labelled as ‘psychedelic,’ but if that’s the case then they’re definitely drawing from the darker side of ‘60s - more The Doors and Donovan than anything else. In truth, Moana are the next iteration of the dark, arty and angry female voice, with a lineage that can be traced through PJ Harvey and Tori Amos back to Kate Bush, Patti Smith and beyond.

It’s not a bad artistic dynasty to hitch your horse to. The only really failing here is that the EP feels like a tease - now bring on the album.

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RAY LAMONTAGNE THEM SHARKS The Beasts Of Bulwer St Independent

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The Beasts Of Bulwer St comes packaged with a comic, a clear indicator that this reggae-rock threepiece are really just out to have some fun - and there’s nothing wrong with that. Opening track, They’ll Call It The Electric Hutchence, bops along merrily, tongue firmly in cheek, setting the tone perfectly, while Mr Turner is built around an audio recording of a DUI incident with American police. Still, there are occasional glimpses of a more serious side - Early Bird Special’s use of a faded tattoo as a cue to talk about regrets and inevitable change stands out.

While every track on the album is rooted in reggae, there are a number of genres thrown into the mix here. Purists might not like the assertion that there’s metal in Them Sharks’ DNA, but nonetheless it’s there, along with a bit of hip hop and some good, old-fashioned indie rock. What really impresses is how, rather than a mishmash, their sound is so coherent, the disparate elements forming a clear if playful voice.

While there’s nothing epoch-shattering going on, this a solid party record.

Ray LaMontagne rarely gives interviews and is said to be a very private fellow. It is hard to know if this is due to the fact his background included being a shoe salesman or that he drew pictures of Dungeons & Dragons as a child, but either way it’s difficult to know what he has been doing in the four years between albums.

Supernova is LaMontagne’s fifth full-length and continues his reputation as a unique voice on the musical landscape. The smooth sounds that sit somewhere between classic rock and roots music is still at the forefront even if the teaming up with Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach has added some more diverse twists.

The title track is as up tempo as LaMontagne has been throughout his career and is a brightly delivered standout that even has a hint of Rod Stewart circling around it. Julia on the other hand, is sonically dirtier than expected from LaMontagne even though it tends to go up and down on the same spot for the most part.

Supernova sees LaMontagne embracing some modern techniques to add to his love of yesteryear. Sadly this collection of tunes is just not worth all the extra effort.

TRAVIS JOHNSON

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Now in its 23rd year, Hatched: National Graduate Show brings together the best works by the best artists emerging from the cocoon comprised of the various art schools, academies and training programs across the country. We spoke with South Australian artist, Zoe Kirkwood, ahead of the exhibition launch at PICA. Although her Bachelor of Arts work at the University Of South Australia focused primarily on painting, when she returned

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“Yeah, my grandfather was a hobbyist furniture maker and I did some woodturning when I was little.” she explains to us. “My entire undergrad was done with painting, but last year I started doing different stuff. I grew up sailing and doing all kinds of crazy things and so I started doing things like woodturning and resin casting and stuff that I’d done when I was younger.”

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credited with founding the Baroque school. “I’m presenting a large scale installation of painting and sculpture. It works on the idea of baroque excess and it’s basically using Bernini, who was a Baroque artist. I’m using his ideas in a contemporary take on the Bel Composto. It’s basically the idea of unifying art, architecture, painting, sculpture - this idea of unity.”

TRAVIS JOHNSON PIC: THE NEO-BAROQUE SPECTACLE - ZOE KIRKWOOD

Hatched: National Graduate Show runs at PICA from Saturday, May 10, until Sunday, June 29, with an opening night party on Friday, May 9, in the Perth Cultural Centre Amphitheatre, featuring music from RTR DJs.

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The bar is high in terms of formal and media experimentation, and the deadline is midnight WST on Monday, June 16. Go to pica.org.au for full details and submission guidelines.

FRASERS PROPERTY FRONTS UP FOR WATERFRONT ART

GET JAZZY IN THE PIAZZA Presented as part of the Perth International Jazz Festival, the regular Sunday Piazza Live event in the Northbridge Piazza this week plays host to Mace Francis Orchestra’s History Of Jazz. It’s a perfect Mother’s Day destination: from 12.30 - 3.30pm on Sunday, March 11, the Orchestra will trace the evolution of jazz through traditional, swing, bebop, Latin and contemporary forms.

At a cost of one million dollars, Frasers Property Australia has commissioned five public artworks to be placed throughout the Queens Riverside Development in East Perth. The first two pieces have already been installed on Adelaide Terrace and soon they will be joined by Swan River Life, a 21 metre horizontal glass piece which incorporates stories and memories of the Nyoongar peoples’ strong connection to the land and the water. Artists involved include Stuart Green, Jennie Nayton, Anne Neil and the Kidogo Artists Team.

Caged Tweet Director Craig Monahan Staring Hugo Weaving, Don Hany, Xavier Samuel

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TAKE THE TRIP From the pen of renowned playwright and film screenwriter, Horton Foote (Tender Mercies), comes The Trip To Bountiful, an incredibly poignant play about an ageing widow forced to cohabitate with her son and daughter-in-law in a cramped apartment.

Originally written for television in 1953, it was adapted for cinema in 1985 and revived for Broadway last year, earning plentiful awards nominations. It comes to Perth now courtesy of Roleystone Theatre and director Kim Martin, playing from Friday, May 9, until Saturday, March 17. Go to roleystonethreatre. com.au for tickets and session times.

PRINCE OF PRINTS The ridiculously prestigious and long-titled Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award Supported By Little Creatures Brewing is on again for 2014. Now in it’s 39th year, it’s the number one showcase of prints and artists’ books in the country, attracting a first prize of $15,000, with the winner being acquired for the City Of Fremantle Art Collection. Entries close on Friday, May 23, at 5pm, with the exhibition running at Fremantle Arts Centre from Friday, September 26, until Sunday, November 16. Head to fac.org.au to enter.

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CATCH MY FALL Controlled Falling Project put a new spin - sometimes literally - on traditional circus performance, using a wide range of equipment and acrobatic techniques to dazzle the audience. You can catch them at the Mandurah Performing arts centre this Saturday, May 10, at 2pm and 7.30pm. Book through manpac.com.au.

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Inspired by an actual program running between Corrections Victoria and the Healesville Sanctuary (operated by Zoos Victoria), Healing looks at the rehabilitation and integration of prisoners back into the world through their interaction with injured wildlife.

Having been imprisoned for 18 years, Viktor Khadem (Don Hany) is soon eligible for parole and is moved to a minimum security work farm to reacclimatise to society. When an injured eagle is discovered by the work crew, a new opportunity arises for Viktor as he is put in charge of a fledgling bird rehabilitation program. Soon the bond he forms with the bird starts to help him reconnect with his fellow inmates as well as his old life to such a degree that he may be able to overcome the decades of institutionalisation.

This treads well worn ground. The bird as an obvious metaphor for freedom, the institutionalised individual struggling to reacclimatise, tension with a prison fixer while trying to remain on the straight and narrow, the estranged family, the experienced inmate taking the fresh fish under his wing - it’s all here and more. Perhaps director Craig Monahan (The Interview) has packed too much into this film that makes it seem like a clichéd prison yard story. To be fair, these are such commonplace tropes that the audience may well

have missed them in their absence. However, it is the presentation that makes all the difference. Instead of being predictable and mawkish, Healing comes across as solid Australian drama, mostly due to the laconic performances of its actors.

Don Hany (Serangoon Road) as Viktor Khadem is definitely the highlight here. Hany underplays the role of a man that has been imprisoned for 18 years in a marvellously convincing way. For the first half of the film he rarely makes eye contact with any of the wardens, actively avoiding any pretence of a challenge to their authority. When he does make eye contact with another inmate, it is either a threat or a dominance display, with his anger seething below the surface. Hugo Weaving as Matt Perry acts as a the perfect foil for Han, and their interaction really buoys the rest of the movie onward. Once again Weaving presents a man of few words, although one of obvious deep thought and positively verbose in comparison to Hany. As Healing progresses they grow a grudging respect for each other that appears to genuinely come from the actors.

Saved from schmaltz by strong acting, deliberate pacing, and some excellent cinematography (thanks to LOTR Oscar winner Andrew Lesnie) Healing gives us some solid drama. It may be full of overworked themes of redemption, but the result is a genuinely uplifting movie.

DAVID O’CONNELL

To read our interview with lead actor Matt Hany, head to xpressmag.com.au. Writer and director Craig Monahan will be on hand for a special Q & A screening this Thursday, May 8, at Luna Leederville.

Book tickets at lunapalace.com.au.

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The Western Australian Museum Friday, May 2, 2014 What could be better than having a beer with a brachiosaur? To celebrate the opening of the new animatronic Dinosaur Discovery exhibition, the museum hosted a one-off pop up bar in the midst of the terrible lizards. We couldn’t resist sending a shooter down to see what they could discover.

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Border War Directed by Nicholas Stoller Starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco

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A generational clash forms the narrative core of this new comedy from director Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him To The Greek), but many viewers may find themselves on the opposite side than they’re used to. After all, when the frat-tastic Seth Rogen is playing the grumpy old man of the piece, the usual lines are getting very blurry.

Mac (Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) are a young couple with a baby, grappling with the idea that their reality that their lives now revolve around naps and appointment television rather than partying all night.

When a fraternity led by Teddy (Zac Efron) and his bro for life, Pete (Dave Franco) the couple try to assert their “cool old guys” status, but a few too many loud parties - plus the baby gnawing on a discarded condom - lead to a running grudge match of epic proportions.

All other concerns aside, Bad Neighbours (simply titled Neighbours for markets not lumbered with a certain Aussie soap) fulfils the primary goal of any comedy: it is ridiculously funny. Most of the personnel on deck are old hands at this sort of thing, Rogen most of all, and they have no problem filling the spaces between setpieces with the kind of WWW. XP RE SS MAG.COM. AU

improvised silliness that is the defining characteristic of modern studio comedy. Which isn’t to say the setpieces themselves aren’t great. Indeed, between the milking scene, the airbag running gag and the ridiculously goofy Robert De Niro impersonation party (Franco nails it, by the way) it’s hard to pick a standout; the film simply hits a high pitch early on and maintains it until the finish line.

What Stoller and screenwriters Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien manage to do that really sets the film apart, though, is to make each side of the over-the-fence conflict sympathetic. It would have been easy to make Efron’s Teddy thoroughly unlikeable, but the film recognises the parallels between him and the older but not necessarily wiser Mac. Whereas Rogen and Byrne - who gets to use her natural accent for a change - effortlessly elicit sympathy, Efron has the more complex role and his Teddy is a guy who doesn’t want the party to end because he apprehends, on some level, that there’s not much out there for him afterwards.

Which is some deep stuff for what is, on the surface, a gross-out comedy, but Stoller’s best films - Get Him To The Greek comes immediately to mind - have always had a little something under the hood that sets them apart, without ever descending to the mawkishness that has marred Judd Apatow’s output of late - just compare Bad Neighbours to the recent This Is 40. This latest effort works at whatever level you choose to engage with it on and while broad audience appeal is pretty much assured, those who are starting transition from party time to potty time should really plug into what’s on offer here.

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YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL Youth In Revolt Directed by Francois Ozon Starring Marine Vacth, Geraldine Pailhas, Frederic Pierrot, Charlotte Rampling Ever playful and provocative, French auteur, Francois Ozon (In The House, Swimming Pool), makes us complicit voyeurs in this tale of Isabelle (Marine Vacth), a French teenager who embarks upon a clandestine career as a prostitute for reasons which, frankly, never become quite clear.

Ozon divides his film into seasonal chapters. When we first meet Isabelle, she is 16 and vacationing in the South of France with her family mother Sylvie (Geraldine Pailhas), stepfather Patrick (Frederic Pierrot) and little brother Victor (Fantin Ravat), where she loses her virginity to a German tourist. What effect this has on her is profound, if unknowable; when we next meet her, she is using a secret second mobile phone to organise secret meetings with older men in anonymous rooms. She doesn’t need the money; she doesn’t seem, for the

most part, to enjoy the sex (although Vacth’s icy performance makes the character hard to read) and as we are never allowed access to her inner processes, we never come to understand why she has chosen this path.

Ozon’s latest film is a beautiful but distant construction, and if we are never given full access to Isabelle, we are certainly invited to contrast her furtive assignations with the lies and betrayals she witnesses her family carry out, particularly her mother’s affair with a family friend. If we are scandalised by Isabelle’s behaviour, how are we to take the acts of those around her? Young And Beautiful asks questions, but provides no easy answers.

For all that, this is no harrowing and judgmental “fall from innocence” tale; Ozon is far too canny for that. Although the film positions the audience in some uncomfortable places, it’s still an unabashedly erotic and sensual experience in that typically European arthouse way.

Still, Ozon’s refusal to judge is also a refusal to explain, and viewers are going to have to do the bulk of the heavy lifting for themselves when it comes to parsing the meaning of this particular piece. As a filmmaker, Ozon has frequently challenged his audience to grapple with his works in order to derive satisfaction from them. In this case, he may have crossed over into being wilfully obtuse.

Fans familiar with his oeuvre should get something out of this, but casual viewers may well be alienated.

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Belle

going to go, as it follows the formula to the lovingly ink-and-quill scrawled letter. Flighty sister? Check?

Repugnant but socially acceptable suitor? Check.

Less socially acceptable but more desirable suitor?

Check. Caring but authoritative guardian? Check.

Grand Balls, long strolls in the garden, innocent but potentially scandalous assignations arranged by Directed by Amma Asante Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Emily remarkably understanding servants? Check, check and check. Yep, it’s all here, but with the added Watson question of race thrown into the mix. That’s not to Belle is based on the life of the historical Dido say it’s badly handled, just that one story seems to Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter undercut the effectiveness of the other. As such, of a commissioned English naval officer who was although enjoyable, Belle is never as profound as it claimed by his family and brought up in their shows some signs of wanting to be.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw makes the perfect household. Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) must navigate the minefield that is social etiquette of the late romantic heroine for this era: intelligent, beautiful, Georgian era to secure her future. In a time of slave sophisticated, and cunning. The rest of the cast is trading, she becomes increasingly aware of exactly solid, but special mention must be given to both Miranda Richardson and Tom Felton (yep - Draco what the colour of her skin can mean.

As a period piece, Belle does everything Malfoy); as the judgemental and mercenary Ashfords, right. It conveys the feeling of the era and it is these two are about as close to the villains of the gorgeous to see this lush opulence on the screen. piece as you can get and both approach it with an The racial issues, although not subtle, are on the almost pantomime glee.

An enjoyable and well made period piece, whole well handled, and it is interesting to see the findings surrounding the slave transport Zong (a Belle is only hampered by its predictable plot that landmark case involving the murder of 142 slaves) seems to be lifted straight from an Austen novel. If brought to the big screen. Much of this is in keeping you are willing to forgive that (or, indeed, if this is with actual accounts of the real life of Dido Elizabeth actually a selling point for you), then this is a most Belle. However, where this movie misses its step and gratifying excursion into a past era where a well aimed bon mot was a weapon of choice. swoons is in the rest of its story.

If you have ever seen or read any Jane DAVID O’CONNELL Austen, then you know exactly where this film is

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Uncle Jack: The Blue Room Theatre An autobiographical work that sees a young man sent to work the land with his uncle, a war veteran, this coming of age tale features extracts from the real wartime journal of William Lonnie. It runs until May 10. Go to blueroom.org.au for tickets and info.

Twelve Angry Men: Melville Theatre Directed by Vanessa Jensen and adapted from the original Reginald Rose teleplay by Sherman Sergel, the timeless locked-room legal thriller comes to the Melville theatre until May 17. Go to meltheco.org. au for info and tickets.

Basic Bitch Today’s Pretty Young Thing is caught in a sartorial double-bind. Oversubscribe to a non-label hipster aesthetic, and you’re accused of self-indulgence, ridiculous overdressing, and elitism.

Meet the hipster bare minimum, though, and you might be called a Basic Bitch, ZOE KILBOURN reports.

A Basic Bitch is the antithesis of the Bad Bitch: she’s ordinary, and she dresses like it, too. UrbanDictionary’s first entry on the subject dates from 2009, and the term appeared more frequently across the internet by 2011, notably as the subject of Kreayshawn and The Game tracks, Man Repeller articles, and as a recurring tumblr joke. Like most pseudo-joke terms, it’s likely to have come from US clubs and African American Vernacular English (AAVE). Unlike most “gangsta” white-girl reappropriative slang, though, it’s actually applicable to the Uptown office - Louis Vuitton bags and straightened sidefringes are part of the same aesthetic spectrum as Cotton On sweaters and mocchaccinos.

It’s a phrase that probably wouldn’t have wheedled its way into Australian vernacular, were it not for College Humour’s How To Tell if You’re a Basic Bitch video, released a month ago. We’ve reached the point where even Cosmopolitan, the Basic Bitch sutra, is weighing in (“The whole internet is banging on about Basic Bitches. But WTF does that even mean???”). The baseline of Basic is well established as nauseatingly vapid, universally “feminine” products, smacking of corporate gear and ground-level networking: instagrammed sunsets, peplums, Sex and the City, Gucci, Gloria Jeans.

There’s a higher level of Basic behaviour, though, which isn’t touched on so widely. Most young women - and the marketers who cater to them - have moved onto safely quirky, appropriately Manic Pixie material. In a city where triple j is now the most popular radio station, it isn’t enough to not be mainstream - “indie” as hipster lite is normative, is

As You Like It: State Theatre Centre Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy comes to the stage once more courtesy of Black Swan State Theatre Company. Directed by Roger Hodgman and starring Jovana Miletic and James Sweeney, it runs from May 17 - June 1. Visit bsstc.com.au for more.

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chainstore, is basic. 2014’s Hottest 100 is generally less welcome on a party playlist than Taylor Swift, because you apparently can’t enjoy Riptide with any ironic detachment.

One of the issues of the terms, aside from drifting far away from its original hip hop context, is its obviously gendered nature. Basic things are nauseatingly neutral “girl things” - Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn prints, inspirational quotes about love, life, and laughter, Mean Girls. Being dull doesn’t make you a basic bitch, but being dully “girly” does.

Wearing mid-00s Quiksilver boardshorts, posting about your quad bikes and watching the cricket doesn’t make you basic, but it might make you a pejorative Nice Guy, or a Typical Male. Whether or not you’re assumed to have depth, the dismissive titles we give these men are significantly more euphemistic.

Of course, normativity is subjective.

One woman’s “down to earth” is another woman’s “dull”. We’re all consumerists, and unless you’re a fashion blogger or an overindulgent aesthete, most of our purchases feed out of and into the Basic.

What constitutes “Basic” is bound up in authenticity, what Yeezy’s doctor might prescribe as “realness”.

Ultimately, if you can rock a messy bun, a cardigan, tastefully subtle makeup and ballet flats, you’re not basic; you’re functional. If you can assimilate the boring parts of your life or wardrobe into who you are and what you’re doing, you’ve dodged the bullet. Buy into the marketer’s projection, though, and you’ve already lost. Better retweet that 11.11 post and make a wish.

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Stephen K. Amos - performing as part of the Perth International Comedy Festival

VISUAL ARTS Ukiyo-E - Japanese Prints Of The Floating World: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery An exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints from the collection of Ronald and Catherine Berndt. It runs until June 28. Head over to lwgallery.uwa.edu. au for details.

Emma Hack - Florence Broadhurst Archive And New Works: Linton & Kay Galleries Perth A combination of painting, body art and photography, Emma Hack’s work conceals models in the wallpaper designs of famed Australian designer, Florence Broadhurst. Hack is probably best known for her work in Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know music video. The exhibition runs until May 14. Go to lintonandkay.com.au for more information.

Fights And Flights is the latest production from Perth contemporary dance company for young people, STEPS. As they are celebrating their 25th anniversary we caught up with artistic director Alice Lee Holland.

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Patyegarang: State Theatre Centre This new production from Bangarra Dance Theatre tells the story of the eponymous Aboriginal woman who taught her language to Lieutenant William Dawes of the Colonial Fleet. It runs from July 30 - August 2 for five performances only. Tickets are available via Ticketek.

Dinosaur Discovery - Lost Creatures Of The Cretaceous: WA Museum Combining life-size moving models and 3D augmented reality technology, this world-class exhibition brings the unfathomably distant past to life. There will also be fossils and specimens on display, interactive activities and more. It runs until August 3.

Go to museum.wa.gov.au for more information.

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“There are a lot of opportunities for young people to dance around Perth, but what makes STEPS different is we are a contemporary dance company for young people. What we do is not teach young people to dance, but we give them an authentic dance experience which is immersive in the collaborative region of contemporary dance. They are young artists in our work. They are part of the process, they contribute their ideas, their movement, their thoughts and their stories to the process. They become central to the work. The big difference is we treat them like professional artists. We give them full respect and trust. We expect them to work and we encourage them to develop and work independently in that process as well. So they’re really carrying on from STEPS with a thorough understanding of what contemporary dance is, what creative work is, and what being an artist is all about. We don’t treat them like kids, but we do allow them to be young people and have all that energy, and use that enthusiasm and that rawness, and that passion. But they are independent young artists.”

For Holland, dance is a very special language. “For me dance has a capacity to reveal things that can’t be spoken. That level of depth and experience, that can’t be shared. Not something you can put into words. Allowing movement, space and time to say those things.”

Fights And Flights represents a intersection of kung fu, theatre and, of course, dance. “Always difficult to talk about the work as so deeply inside it. But it’s about how life can be difficult and very beautiful, and how those are connected. More specifically the work is about the battle you can have in life. When you make the decision to go into something it can be a struggle and you might not win. And the moments of what we call flight, there are two different variations. One is the excitement and the adrenaline, experiences of a moment. The other is more about peace and being of the moment.

If you make those difficult decisions to go into battle,

Rabbithead: The Blue Room Theatre Director Ian Sinclair and Little y Theatre bring us a surreal and disturbing psychological drama that takes place on a fairy floss set, with an original soundtrack

by Catlips. It runs from May 27 - June 14. Go to blueroom.org.au for tickets and info.

Of Spears And Pruning Hooks II: Spectrum Project Space Run in collaboration with the WA Police and Bright Blue - Police Commissioner’s Fund For Sick Kids, this biennial exhibition sees Perth artists creating works from weapons collected by the cops. It runs until May 16. Head for ecu.edu.au for more information.

It Feels As Though We’ve Always Been Here: Paper Mountain Simone Johnston’s upcoming solo exhibition looks at our emotional ties to the places we’ve been and the homes we’ve left. It runs from May 9 - 25. Check out papermountain.org.au for more.

Pinkification - Rethinking Pink: Spectrum Project Space Deedee Noon’s photographic portrait exhibition consists of 34 portraits of WA women showcasing their favourite colour. It runs from May 21 - June 7.

Go to ecu.edu.au for more. whether external or internal, you can reach new levels of satisfaction or peace in flight.”

“When we do a big production like this we always like to include an alternative physical discipline to extend our senior dancers and give them something else they can train in. Also to enhance the metaphor of the work and to give them something to help frame the dance. Kung fu is an obvious example of fight, but how we have used it in the work is we have used some of the moves to create flight. We use striking to create lifts and throws have little airborne movements there. It is an epic production, the biggest in the companies history. 55 dancers between the age of seven and 19 then five professional dancers themselves returning company members.”

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Fights And Flights is on at the State theatre Centre on Friday, May 9, Saturday, May 10, and Sunday, May 11.

For tickets and session times, go to Ticketek.com.au.

THEATRE/DANCE/ PERFORMANCE Elephents: The Blue Room Theatre This first production by new theatre company The Last Great Hunt uses song and allegory to examine the things everybody knows that we just don’t want to talk about. Written by Jeffrey Jay Fowler and directed by Kathryn Osborne, it runs until May 18.

Go to blueroom.org.au for session times and tickets.

Fights And Flights: State Theatre Centre A stunning mixture of dance, theatre and kung fu from Steps Youth Dance Company. 65 performers, ranging in age from seven to 30, work together to celebrate the challenges and victories of life. It runs from May 10 - 11. For tickets and session times, go to ticketek.com.au.

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Rai Thistlethwayte - playing at the Perth International Jazz Festival

FESTIVALS Perth International Comedy Festival Our annual explosion of stand up excellence runs until May 18 and features performances from Julian Clary, Bob Saget, Chris Franklin, Michael Workman, Eddie Ifft, Felicity Ward, Hannah Gadsby, Jim Jefferies, Lawrence Leung, Mike Epps, Sami Shah, Stephen K. Amos and more. Go to perthcomedyfest.com.au for full details.

Spanish Film Festival A veritable feast of film plays at Cinema Paradiso until May 21, ranging from the multiple-award-winning opening night film, Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed, to the uproarious closing night horror comedy, Witching And Bitching, from shock and schlock specialist Alex de la Iglesia. Go to lunapalace.com.au for tickets and session times.

Fremantle Heritage Festival The rich history of the port city gets some time in the spotlight from May 9 - 18. Dozens of individual events under the festival banner will celebrate Fremantle, including concerts, lectures, recitals, exhibitions, art classes, tours, family activities and more. Head to fremantlestory.com.au for the full scoop.

Perth International Jazz Festival Over 30 jazz performances over 12 venues across the city will be happening from May 9 - May 11.

Key acts include Kate Ceberano, Greg Osby, Peter Bernstein, Kristin Beradi and Rai Thistlethwayte.

Perthjazzfestival.com.au has all the info.

The Australian Tattoo & Body Art Expo 2014 A celebration of skin art, rockabilly and alternative culture, burlesque and more. Over 200 tattoo artists and guest will congregate at the Perth Exhibition And Convention Centre from June 6 - 8. Go to tattooexpo. com.au for more.

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It can be hard work keeping up with the kids these days, as TROY MUTTON discovers from The Presets’ Julian Hamilton ahead of their shows at Capitol Thursday, May 8, and Groovin The Moo, Bunbury, Saturday May 10.

There was a time when bands like this week’s cover act RüFüS weren’t really a part of the Australian musical landscape – it was all pub rock and pop singers until acts like The Presets melded dancefloors and live music so succinctly that Australia is now recognised as one of the world’s most hyped electronic scenes.

So when it comes to discussing acts at opposite ends of the spectrum (one exploding following a killer debut album, the other still banging killer tunes out a decade down the track), it’s an obvious start point for conversation. “Well personally, it certainly feels very different,” considers an upbeat Julian Hamilton, waiting at the studio for partner-in-crime Kim Moyes to arrive and work on some new tracks.

“It’s super exciting, it’s moving so fast and there’s so many talented younger artists coming through… Not even coming through – they’re killing it. Guys like Flume who are just owning it. Or Ta-ku from Perth who I’m a huge fan of, doing amazing things and making cool music.”

Interestingly, and perhaps not surprisingly, it’s an arena Hamilton doesn’t feel entirely apart of. “I guess occasionally when I read something about them or see some of their social media, it does actually feel like a world I’m not part of… I’m really happy making the music that I make, and playing shows, doing projects and writing songs, you know, my musical life that I live in, I really love that.

“And it’s great and it’s very exciting, but it doesn’t feel the same for me, or like it was when we were coming through. I don’t wanna say it’s easier for kids today to be a musician, I don’t think it is. I think there’s so much more competition now. Whereas when we were starting out, we had a record deal and it was hard to get record deals, so we got a bit of a leg up.

But I’m super impressed with the next generation of artists who are coming through.”

Both Hamilton and Moyes have children, and Hamilton openly admits he’s not even on Facebook, but fortunately Moyes has those things covered. “I will say that Kim is probably a bit more up on the social media than I am. I don’t want to make it look like there are two cavemen here.

It’s just me,” he laughs.

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Glasgow based producer and multi-instrumentalist Koreless is playing The Bakery, Saturday, June 6.

Growing up in Wales and now a resident of Glasgow, Koreless has been making music since the tender age of 9. Inspired by jazz artists such as John Coltrane, he then went onto to discover electronic music and created the Koreless moniker in 2008. Known for his emotional and spacial music, he brings depth to his live sets with re-edits and fresh takes on tracks. Get tickets at nowbaking.com.au.

Drawing on Khmer pop music from the 1950s to the mid ‘70s, Astronomy Class and Srey Channthy (The Cambodian Space Project) pay tribute to a lost Cambodian generation in their new album, Mekong Delta Sunrise. Sir Robbo and Chasm went to task sourcing the exotic sounds of the golden era via cassettes, vinyl and any other medium they could get their hands on. Ozi Batla and Channthy cover vast ground with their stories. They pay tribute to the lives of some of the great singers of the time who disappeared at the hands of the brutal Khmer Rouge (Russian Market). You can catch them playing with Thundamentals at Flyrite, Thursday, May 8 or Friday, May 9 at Mojos.

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Regardless of their social media capabilities, 2014 sees The Presets in good form – earlier this year saw the release of certified banger Goodbye Future, and they’ve just hit Groovin The Moo with a revamped live show. “We’re totally redesigning a lot of different things and re-doing the instrumentation as well.

We’ve been doing the same show and the same set up for five or six years now, and yeah it’s a real different show, a much more techno-focused show, a lot of electronic instruments on stage, no live drumkit anymore, it’s quite a different thing,” Hamilton explains, adding they’re looking away from the festival stage and back to the club for inspiration.

“I guess club music and dance music is what we’ve always enjoyed and what we’ve been creating over the years. We’re kinda just trying to streamline the show and make it a lot tougher and techno sounding. And we’re really enjoying it.”

And while kids may have kept them out of the nightclubs til the wee hours a bit more than used to be the case, their hearts will forever remain with techno.

“We still love techno… Whilst I don’t listen to it as much in nightclubs I still like zipping around in the car listening to it. It’s not the kind of music I put on when I’m cooking dinner obviously, but I still love that kinda music and it’s very inspiring for what we do as The Presets.”

A decade into their career and it’s things like revamping the live show that are keeping the Sydney duo on their toes, along with their upcoming series of shows with the Australian Chamber Orchestra no less, called Timeline, a trip through 42,000 years of music. “It’s weird, we’re working on [both the live show and the ACO shows] at the moment… And it’s very different worlds.

“But I guess for us it’s all music and we really enjoy it all, and the main goal for both projects is to make it entertaining. You know at one of them there’s hopefully gonna be kids dancing around in the mud, and the other one has people in seats listening quietly,” he jests.

Yes Hamilton and Moyes may be getting older and more prone to sitting in seats listening quietly, but the beat doesn’t stop when you’re The Presets…kind of. “It’s looking pretty blank in our calendar at the moment, but that’s just because our manager hasn’t bombarded us with stuff yet. But I know we’re going to be headed on some tours over to Europe and the States in the second half of the year.

And there’ll be plenty of new songs and all sorts of bits and pieces. I’m hoping it won’t be just me sitting around doing nothing, I’m pretty sure it won’t be. I won’t be doing social media,” he jokes, before adding, “Maybe I’ll get time to do a crossword or something old school.”

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STWO, SANGO AND POMO ARE COMING TO PLAY FOR YOU STWO (pronounced Stew) is a 20-year-old producer from Paris, and he’s coming to Perth with producers Sango and Canadian Instrumentalist Pomo as part of their Australian and New Zealand Tour. Do you need more details before you can make a decision?

Here: STWO first wowed us with his original track, You, then followed it up with a three track debut EP, Moans, that has garnered hundreds of thousands of plays, and attention from taste making blogs across the internet. Sango is most known for his remixes of Aaliyah, Drake, Little Dragon, Nas, The Weeknd, and now his debut album North. Pomo has also hit his stride in the electronic dance music market, joining the likes of Kaytranada, Ta-Ku, and STWO on the HW&W roster. See all the cool dudes at The Bakery, Sunday, June 1.

Perth promoters Get Weird and Pilerats have teamed up with super grool US label Kitsune to facilitate the Perth leg of the Kitsune Club Night Tour. It’s happening at The Bakery, May, Friday 16 and allegedly it’s going to be a large one. Australia’s favourite, Chela, Pyramid, Perth’s own Flower Drums and Back Back Forward Punch are just a few of the incredible acts on the bill. Get a ticket from nowbaking.com.au.

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BEHIND THE DECKS

GREG BANNAN DJ name?

BannGr. Describe your genre in a few words.

Often filthy, always bass heavy.

D.Y.P

Rekab

YAYO Answered by?

Tristam Morris.

Name of night?

YAYO

Overview of 2014 thus far: This has been my breakthrough year. My first nightclub gig as opposed to uni parties was Inhibit’s local D’n’B night last month and now Fresh Produce is in the diary. Fresh Produce will be my first gig at Ambar for Boomtick. Micah got in touch with me about a month ago having heard a promo mix on my Soundcloud.

How long have you been DJing for?

I’ve been mixing for approximately two years now.

Started when I joined EMAS UWA and they were hosting lessons which inspired me to give it a squizz.

When and where is it being held?

Ambar, Friday, May 9.

Regularity and opening/closing times?

Bi-Monthly. 10pm until daybreak.

Best track to open with?

Ah. Hard one as this could change depending on the crowd but...one of the most effective openers has to be Me & You (Dirtyphonics Remix). For a closer I’ve been digging the way Laxx’s The Limit settles down.

Ethos/vibe of the night?

A chance to dip your subconscious into a celestial sea of delirious dimensions and muddled memories, algebraically encapsulating the true meaning of jacking your body as you sway until sunlight.

What can we expect to hear?

A woven maze of post future vibes and thug house rhythms.

Tools of the trade?

I can’t afford any for home but I take the chance to mix on CDJs whenever I can. It’s such a pleasure rocking up to a venue and playing out on CDJ 2000s.

Next line-up?

D.Y.P , Rekab, Clunk, Bazil Zemplys, Beecroft Sux, Pussy Mittens and Slug B2B Ferny. Friday, May 9 at Ambar.

Favourite new track?

Say Somethin by Twine. It’s a heavy tune which I’ll be sure to play out in my Fresh Produce set.

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Best track to clean the house to?

I like cleaning to Tico by Fox Stevenson. Really jumpy upbeat tune which makes me feel happy.

Weirdest tune you have ever played to?

Duality of Man by Bleep Bloop. It’s awesome but strange.

Favourite tune to make out to?

Oh I dunno. Distant Shores by Metrik?

What’s the strangest thing that’s ever happened to you when DJing?

Haven’t had anything that strange happen to me yet.

Once a girl incessantly asked me the time whilst I was mid transition. I ignored her until she got my attention by pulling the plug on a CDJ. I wasn’t pleased.

Most exciting moment behind the decks?

I was playing at a silent disco at UWA and took my headphones off to hear most the crowd singing along to Tarantula by Pendulum. I hadn’t realised how many people were tuned into my channel and it was an awesome feeling, because for the first time I had more than just my mates listening to my set.

What’s your coolest trick?

I’ve got a couple of fun double drops up my sleeve.

Look out Ambar!

Anything else you’d like to add?

Finally, I’m 6’10”. I’m not certain but I’m willing to claim I’m Perth’s tallest bass spinner until proved otherwise.

BannGr is playing at Ambar’s Fresh Produce, Friday, May 16.

HTRK Going Clubbing Sometimes it feels like we’re saturated with bundles of pop culture content every day. The way people hurry to feast on the freshest online stimulus suggests content itself has superseded substance. Meanwhile, Melbourne/ Sydney duo HTRK defiantly uphold patience as a virtue. Jonnine Standish (vocals) and Nigel Yang (guitar/ electronics) make music that exhibits extensive compositional deliberation and encourages a distraction-free listening experience, AUGUSTUS WELBY writes.

“Me and Nigel like to sit with our music for maybe longer than most people,” Standish says. “It’s amazing what happens after several months. The song that was your favourite can soon start to grate on your nerves, or the song that you weren’t sure where to take it, several months later you realise it’s perfect exactly how it is. We’re not in a rush to play the industry game of releasing and pushing forward into the game, so having that extra time to reflect on music is kind of a freedom.”

HTRK formed as a trio in Melbourne in 2003 and the band’s moody noise experiments quickly became a talking point in underground circles. Then in 2009 the Rowland S. Howard-produced debut Marry Me Tonight brought the group major recognition. Early last month HTRK unveiled their third LP, Psychic 9-5 Club. The album is the first to be constructed without founding bass player Sean Stewart, who tragically killed himself while they were based in London in

ROBERT DELONG AMERICAN MUSCLE Robert DeLong is the real deal. A musical prodigy, he was exposed to his craft from an early age – and garnered his interest through his father who was a drummer.

He recalls writing his first song at the age of four – and started playing drums at school by the time he ticked over into double digits. A few self-described ‘terrible’ punk-rock bands later, the man is heading to Australia. RK talks to him about his return down under and the slew of new music he has been recording ahead of his show at The Causeway, Friday, May 9.

“I have been working with a lot of old ideas that have been lying about,” chimes DeLong. “I’m also working on a variety of new tunes and doing some collaborations and co-writes. I’ve let myself become quite wild in some of my experimentation too and have been pushing in a variety of new directions, trying out everything from pop-centric disco-house to Prince-inspired minimal electronica.”

Indeed, hailing from the USA – the land of ‘terrible music and great music’ – DeLong explains that on balance he feels that the explosion of EDM

2010. Psychic 9-5 Club isn’t a drastic departure from its 2011 predecessor – the hypnotic and sometimes industrial Work (Work, Work) – but many of the tracks possess a warmth and immediacy they didn’t previously emphasise.

“The direction Psychic 9-5 Club has gone is probably how we were wanting Work to go,” says Standish. “The production of Work (Work, Work) was really infiltrated by what we had at our disposal. It was really important that Sean played on the album. We were three-quarters of the way through when he died and we were left with a lot of demos, a lot of mp3s, so the whole album became quite murky and lo-fi.

“The idea for that album was that it was going to have more clarity. We were looking at the producer of [Roxy Music’s] Avalon and the engineers for albums like that; [albums] that had leaner qualities and higher production values and a pop radio aesthetic.”

In 2012 Standish and Yang travelled to New Mexico to work with Nathan Corbin of New York experimental noise outfit Excepter. The plan was to record an EP, but the constructive synergy established with Corbin meant that producing an entire album soon became imperative.

“I think me and Nigel took over five demos,” Standish remembers. “Then, when we were with Nathan, we’d just be talking and the next minute Nathan would put down a synth line and then we’d all start working on top of it and we had some new songs. He’s just got a really intuitive and amazing way with sounds.

He’s really precise and warm and clean.

“Towards the end of the album we had this space in mind, the kind of club that this music would exist or be played [in]. We were talking about great new dance music scenes [that] come out of new street drugs and that hasn’t happened for a while. We envisioned a place that, if there wasn’t any drugs but you could get to a higher consciousness, what music would be in that club?” We can only enter Psychic 9-5 Club to find out.

has been a good thing for the scene. “Now there are kids digging deep into the infinity of sub-genres of dance music and creating some interesting hybrid stuff,” he says. “Initially people were able to embrace the most pop oriented dance music sound, they are now more willing to engage in some of the stranger worlds of dark techno or future garage and so on.

And with that, I think the burgeoning underground electronic scene is becoming quite interesting.”

Likewise, DeLong is considered somewhat forward thinking in his approach to his music and the technology behind it. So much so, that he has been known to do things that could rightly be considered well and truly outside the square. “Right now, my setup is basically a metal rack made out of conduit piping that has a keyboard, MIDI controller, drumpad, joystick, gamepad, Wii-remote, wood block, ratchet, snare drum, timbale, small cymbals, headphone mixer, two microphones and computer screens attached to it,” he professes proudly.

“The live versions of my songs are often self-made remixes where I perform and loop various elements. My current set of music involves a number of songs not featured on other records and every song flows into the next, creating a sort of DJ-like continuous dance experience. In addition, we have Go-Pros attached throughout my rig and my video engineer mixes a live stream of my performance in with video content created for each tune, which I cue via MIDI from my computers.

Riding it all out makes me realise how out of control this thing is – maybe I should have played flute!”

Finally, he describes with some excitement that he is heading back to Australia for his third trip.

“Previously I was here for Splendour In The Grass and Stereosonic. This time, I think people can expect to hear a bunch of my songs, but in some crazy recontextualisations they might not expect – as well as some new tunes. Also, I have some DJ sets planned over the course of this trip. This is always a fun time to hear me play some techno, deep house and techhouse tracks that I have been digging along with some unreleased tunes I have made.” Bring it on.

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Australian hip hop is making huge leaping bounds.

Over the years, shows have moved from backrooms of suburban pubs all the way to festival stages. This weekend however was a first, with a festival dedicated purely to Australian hip-hop touching down at Wellington Square, the site of other festivals like Parklife.

Billed as a Circus Under The Stars, Bliss n Eso headlined the tour, and they couldn’t have chosen a better site, or a better night. It seemed a lot of people took advantage of the clear and cool night, as within 30 minutes of the gates opening, there were already 1000+ people milling around, enjoying a drink or a hot dog, listening to an unseen DJ spinning classic hip hop, waiting for the opening act as the stars started to appear in the darkening sky.

Although not an Australian, Ceekay Jones has been adopted by Bliss n Eso, having played with them on their last Big Day Out tour, as well as providing vocals on their latest single My Life. Battling sickness on a cocktail of vitamin C, water and Jameson’s, Ceekay struck a lone figure on stage. If he was feeling the effects of flu, you couldn’t tell it, as he ran about the stage, guitar in hand, making use of the whole space. With a much heavier sound incorporating elements of dubstep and metal, Ceekay provided a very enjoyable set with a backdrop of the sun setting over the city skyline. Finishing on a cover of The Angels’ Am I Ever Going To See Your Face Again, allowing the crowd to whole heartedly partake in the call and response shouting back “No way, get fucked, fuck off!”

Up next were Aussie hip hop stalwarts Horrorshow. Their high rotation on triple j has guaranteed that all in the crowd were familiar with tracks such as Thoughtcrime (Doin’ My Think), King Amongst Men and Nice Guys Finish Last. The set was let down a little whenever Solo tried his hand at singing (it always seemed to fall a little flat), however this was quickly forgotten when they dropped a repeat of their recent Like A Version mashup of Walk On The Wild Side and Can I Kick It? which had all in the crowd singing along.

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After an acknowledgement of the traditional owners of the land, Solo dropped the highlight of the set in my opinion, their protest track Our Backyard. This was quickly followed by a volley of a dozen beachballs thrown into the crowd to finish their set with Dead Stars Shine.

Up next was triple j unearthed darling Seth Sentry opening to the sounds of Rage Against the Machine and airhorns. To say Seth and his DJ Sizzle have chemistry would be an understatement, with the two bouncing across the stage like pinballs. I have never seen a show where the DJ spends so little time behind the decks. A consummate show man, Seth grabbed the crowd’s attention from the very beginning, providing a show full of audience participation. Using antics like splitting the crowd, callouts, shooting Nerf balls into the crowd all whilst poking fun at fans in the front row. Heaps of laughs were had by one and all, all while providing a set full of fan favourites like Campfire, The Waitress Song, Dear Science and Simple Game.

You knew that the Bliss n Eso gig was going to be something special when you saw a full sized grand piano and a green Kombi van onstage which opened to reveal a DJ booth. Performing with a full band including drummer, guitarist, bass, keys and backup singer, this really was quite a spectacle. Live visuals including an opening short film shot in the style of an episode of Housos as well as clips from Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, classic cartoons, films and vocals bouncing all in time to the beat. For 75 minutes the boys and the band partied non-stop (except for a short intermission where DJ Izm provided a medley including INXS, Lorde, MIA and House of Pain.) The whole crowd was jumping along. The best hip hop gigs feel like a house party, and every punter at the show looked like they were having a great time.

As the set wound up, and a call for an encore was made, the boys ran back out on stage along with a couple of inflatable lifeboats. Throwing them into the crowd, Bliss n Eso jumped out and surfed on top of a sea of fans whilst the band played their latest single My Life. A night full of tight performances and fun antics finished with the band taking a selfie with the crowd.

The question you need to ask is: How will they ever top a show like this?

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It also gave Lindqvist (and bandmates James Hunt and Jon George) an incredible confidence boost before they embarked overseas, spanning dates across North America and the UK supporting Cut Copy. “It’s not really nerves at all, we’re coming off the back of doing massive shows here. “…We’re gonna be going out over there and the album’s not even out there yet, so I know [crowds] don’t know all of the songs. And you’re going out and playing in front of who knows how many people, between 200-500 people, and I think the exciting bit is winning them over.

“You go out and they’re not necessarily with you from the start of the show, they might be interested or they might like you, but they’re still curious, they’ve never seen you play live, so they aren’t sold. The coolest bit is, you walk out and you’re basically making friends with them.

And then, towards the end of the show, hopefully they’re on your side. And I think that shift, watching an audience shift into being on your side, is a massive thrill.”

No doubt their time spent overseas, followed by a couple of weeks break before the tour kicks off on the Gold Coast this week, will see the trio in fine form.

“It’s really fun and exciting because all the venues we’re playing over here are massive. When you’re a young band you always dream of lights and visuals and a big show, so to get to do that with the last tour we feel really lucky.

“Now we’re playing to big rooms we can bring the show that we wanna bring. We’ve been working on it for the last couple of months, and it’s gonna be really cool.”

Whilst the hectic touring and travelling schedule has understandably not allowed the trio a whole heap of time to think about new music, it is nevertheless at the back of their minds, with some dabbling already taking place – be it alone or with the group.

“All three of us have been writing our own stuff for shits and giggles, in different genres not necessarily dance or electronic stuff. Just writing to keep ourselves at ease I guess,” he tells – George has recently launched his solo production project, Juan Du Sol (a reference to the group having to add ‘Du Sol’ to their name in North America due to a naming clash).

“It’s nice to have time away from each other, because we spend so much time on the road together. I guess we got together a week or two ago and just jammed out some little ideas on the computer, and it started feeling like… it was the first time I felt like we had a sound I thought we could progress with for the next album. That was super exciting, I haven’t felt that for the last year.”

If we’re not careful though, we might lose them to Berlin, home to acts such as Booka Shade, and a house and techno scene very influential on their own sound.

“We’ll be setting up shop in Berlin and writing,” Lindqvist says. “We popped over last year for a few days, because a lot of our artists that we really love are from around there. A lot of the music we’re into comes from over there. So we popped over to see what the vibe was, and fell in love with the city and are super keen to get back there and live and write for a while.”

Natural Highs Finally wrapping up the album cycle for their debut LP, Atlas, Sydney electronica three-piece RÜFÜS are hitting Players Bar in Mandurah on Friday, May 30, and the Fremantle Arts Centre on Saturday, May 31. That’s after beating the rest of the world, learns TROY MUTTON. To say 2014 has been good to Aussie trio, RÜFÜS, is putting it lightly.

Following their (#1, gold-selling) debut album, Atlas, going great guns in Australia since its August release, January/February saw the group playing to thousands at festivals like Falls, Southbound and Big Day Out. According to frontman, Tyrone Lindqvist, the highlights have unsurprisingly been plentiful.

“It’s funny because when we started the Falls Festival shows it was basically like each show just kinda stepped up and became your new favourite show,” he begins, at the time prepping for the European/North American tour the group have just returned home from.

“It’s nice to have time away from each other, because we spend so much time on the road together. I guess we got together a week or two ago and just jammed out some little ideas on the computer, and it started feeling like… it was the first time I felt like we had a sound I thought we could progress with for the next album.

That was super exciting, I haven’t felt that for the last year.”

“But I guess the one that sticks out for me was the Byron Bay Falls Festival. When you go out and play as an artist, you can go out and play three songs, and it can take up to three, four, five to get there – to actually be on stage and enjoy it and be with the audience. That Byron one was a massive showcase of that. As soon as I got on stage I was there with 8,000 people just having the best time.”

The rush Lindqvist received during that time? Better than any drug. “And over all those shows around New Year’s I didn’t drink. It was because I didn’t want to! People were like, ‘Let’s go celebrate and have a beer’, and I’m like, ‘Man if I have a beer right now it’s gonna soften my high’.

No drug could make me feel any higher than this, I just felt incredible.”

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RUSSIAN CIRCLES Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving/Drowning Horse Rosemount Hotel Friday, May 2, 2014 It’s probably fair to say American post-rock instrumentalists Russian Circles love Australia. One can only gather that from the string of dates they’ve had on our shores over the past five years. But coming time-and-time again, always with new material in tow, has proved to be fruitful for fans, with each show bringing with it its own idiosyncrasies. One thing was for sure: local Perth acts were definitely giving the headliners a run for their money this time around.

It’s been a while since Drowning Horse have been onstage. Locking themselves away for a fair few months to write and record the follow-up to 2012’s self-titled release is a good excuse, though.

Tonight, we were offered a set of completely new material and the results were nothing short of mesmerizing. There has not been one time I’ve seen this band that I haven’t been shocked by the sheer quality of their material. Incorporating elements of drone, doom, industrial and noise – they use their time to build an atmosphere, slowly working their way to crazed apocalyptic highs before taking you down to the deepest, darkest pits of their psyche.

Entrancing from their first to their final crushing note.

Although a regular on the Perth ‘post’ circuit, the last few performances of Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving have really entered into a class of their own. Their sets embody the very definition of intensity, taking punters on an aural journey from the feather-light and intricate keystrokes of Aaron Pollard to the more bombastic and technical rhythms of guitarist Andrew McDonald and Ben Stacy on drums. Also taking some time out over the last few months to record the follow-up to their 2012 debut, Deaden The Fields, we were given a glimpse of new material through new track The Albanian Sleepover (working title) – a tasty hint of a full length to come later this year.

It may have been two years since headliners Russian Circles have been to Perth, but a lot has gone down in that time. Dropping their fifth LP in late 2013, Memorial is a meticulously constructed piece with a sound much larger than the three musicians that make up this acclaimed outfit. But one of the

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reasons they are so good – both live and in the studio – is a sum of all their parts. Not only are they extremely tight live, their focus to achieving the best onstage gives them a sincerity that can be heard in each and every note.

Beginning with the dimming of lights and light ambient tones, guitarist Mike Sullivan slowly led the crowd in with a few sparse notes before the relentless pounding of drummer Dave Turncrantz signaled the start of 309 from 2011’s Empros. They went on to play a technically flawless set, delivering a great variety of tracks from their building back catal ogue. Old material like Carpe was spliced between newer offerings like 1777 and Burial – the sheer impact of their sound often catching you offguard if you weren’t prepared for the climaxes.

The most impressive part was the accuracy of their footwork, the impeccable timing of effects – reverb, looping, delay – creating a massive wave of sound that threatened to overcome the 400-strong audience over the one-and-a-half hour performance.

Although absolutely enthralling, the dynamic nature of both local supports left Russian Circles coming off as delivering a more subtle approach – but they thrived in this space.

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PATIENT LITTLE SISTER Childsaint/Husband

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North Perth Saturday, May 3, 2014 In its fifth incarnation, the underground music festival Yardstock was back again as part of the May Day weekend celebrations that internationally sees many alternative events going on. The information regarding the location of this year’s string of low-key back garden shows was kept as a guarded secret, so that only the people in the know or with the knowhow found themselves enjoying a day full of unconventional venues and a host of top class local musical performance.

Mudlark produced a score of dreamy sound scapes that achieve great ambience with just with a Gibson overlaid with spacious chorus and sustained FX, supported only by rhythmic drumming that grounded the soundtrack with intense adhesion.

Satirical rockers Shit Narnia streamed out their edgy punk with amusing lyrics from the shirtless singer, whose spoken singing style had the faces in the garden gleaming with amusement. Between acts, the event MC, Marcus, gave announcements about the house rules and gave a heartfelt dialogue about the importance of freedom of expression and the power of the community that today’s event signified.

Next up the three piece Indi rockers Doctopus presented a set of broken and distorted Moana Coffee Saturday, May 3, 2014 Moana is on the east end of Hay Street Mall. Tucked away in one of the few remaining old buildings on the strip, it sits in a cosy little upstairs alfresco. Coffee shop by day, the tiny place plays host to local acts and functions when the sun goes down. Tonight is all about indie-folk.

The stage sits on one end of the creaking balcony. Milk crates with plasterboard on top, it somehow holds up a drum kit and a few amps. There’s barely enough room to stand, and while the opening acts will look cramped enough with two people each, Patient Little Sister will fit four people in a corner.

The first opening act, Husband, is warm and cosy American-style folk. Between jokes about VB marketing, frontman Michael Paolino strums some hearty chords and croons about broken hearts. Good at it as he is, it all sounds pretty samey, both in threechord structure and lyrical focus. While not incredible, it is consistent, and he knows his voice well enough to wring everything out of it, even if it thins out a little on the high end.

Childsaint take the stage next, a feisty female guitar duo. These two tear it up with a dark mix of eerie minor chord harmonies and warped pedal noise and, despite a lack of percussion, bring about a very nicely rounded sound with some cold, catchy tunes. Normally a four piece, the Childsaint

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rock, full of hard grooves that was followed up by Race To Your Face who gave a slow ebbing set of instrumental looped guitar tunes, full of erratic tempo changes and impressive fret board finger picking from lead guitarist Lee Canstrini.

As day turned to night, and after a slightly longer march up the road to the next house, where it seemed the participant numbers had at least doubled, Fucking Teeth pulled off their first gig in months and provided frantic and energetic gritty bluesy punk rock to the now well-fuelled audience. The band took requests from the fans and debated which songs they’d rehearsed most and played a jagged and howling set that got the mosh pit up and running.

Experimental band Reptiluminati filled the night air with hypnotic, echoic guitar reverberations over which a funkier than expected bass groove prevailed that gave an introspective and escapist feeling to this new instrumental outfit. With whooshing synths and barely audible slow backing beats, the night took a slower, moodier turn when Hayley Beth took to the stage with her blend of pained vocals and biting guitar. Her loose and at times erratic performance was a musical experience that is rare and beautiful.

The final venue was thankfully far roomier than the previous and the two remaining bands Rag n Bone and SMRTS had the pleasure of entertaining a yard full of sociable, open-minded individuals who throughout the day did a very good job of representing the cultural youth of this creative town, showing that music can bring everyone together, united as a community in positive way.

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performing tonight is the original duo, and they show a real comfortable familiarity, laughing as they swap instruments a few times.

I last saw Patient Little Sister three years ago opening for a local psych-roch act. Back then, it was just Eliza and James Rogers; an acoustic guitar, the sweet musky caw of the violin and the harrowing harmony of their voices. Now adding a drummer and a bassist, the latter of which also provides some sweet extra harmonies, they’re sounding even better. There’s not many local opening acts I remember from three years ago, and tonight they remind me why I did.

Reminiscent in some ways of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, Patient Little Sister is warm, earnest and earthy. A mix of family style jams and festive season sing-alongs, it’s easy to get swept up in the moment. With absolutely no room to move, they command an impressive stage presence, even with the bassist hiding behind a speaker tower.

PLS draw on a more rural, Aus-influenced folk bent than the more American styled Husband.

It’s more than the ho-down throw-down vibe that a band with a violin brings, it’s the earnest enthusiasm and friendly nature of their stage presence. Also I think the drummer’s mum is here, taking flash-photos with a point and shoot. PLS mix a few of their old ones, songs off their single that tonight is launching, and brand new works, probably the closest folk can come to a banger.

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SONGWRITER’S NIGHT The Write Stuff Every Wednesday, Clancy’s Canning Bridge runs a Songwriter’s Night which gives both experienced writers and newbloods the chance to showcase their tunes. BOB GORDON chats with Clancy’s spokesman, Tom Fisher, a songwriter himself, about the long-running weekly gig.

The songwriter’s night has been going on at Clancy’s Canning Bridge for some three years now. Who, of the participants, has bloomed in that time?

Well we have had a lot of local superstars like your Tim Nelsons, Luke Dux, Ruby Boots, Simon Kelly, etc, but it’s good to see a few lesser-knowns really win the locals over and build a good following when they pop in.

We also get a lot of touring acts looking to pick up a mid-week show and have had acts from the UK, Canada and plenty of Melbourne and Sydney traffic too, which is cool.

What’s the mix like between experienced purveyors and newcomers?

We have two acts most nights and will try and match a well-known act with a promising up-and-comer quite often. It’s not an open mic night of sorts, it’s a bit more organised but we’re always happy to support a newcomer if we feel they have the goods.

Ben Merito performing at Clancy’s Canning Bridge Pic: Andy Macgregor

What have you seen as being the benefits of songwriters taking their works to a dedicated night like this?

I think it’s great to see someone who say fronts a band but will play a completely different set or try out new material in that stripped back mode.

For instance, this week Mitch (McDonald) from The Love Junkies solo acoustic will be much different vibe than a Love Junkies show, as you would imagine.

Something like this would be very interesting for the punters and fans.

We also feel this side of the river since the Raffles band room closed its doors years back there has not been much support for original stuff past the Freo borders up Canning Highway. So we like to think we are doing a good thing for the area. It’s also totally free, at no cost to the punters.

What advice would you have for songwriters who may be keen to get involved but might be a bit unsure about doing so?

They can track down my email from the clancysfishpub.com.au website and then I will fire a Matthew Pavlich style handball to my assistant Josh who is taking care of the bookings at this stage. We will try to accommodate as best we can as the night has become so popular.`

ROSEMOUNT HOTEL This Wednesday, May 7, catch Foam, SpaceManAntics, WiseOaks, Morrie Beth, King Cactus and Turin Robinson, and then on Thursday it’s Holy Fuck with special guests Usurper Of Modern Medicine and Sacred Flower Union. Friday, May 9, sees The Jungle Giants pack out the Rosemount with support from fellow Queenslanders Millions and local faves Braves, while Saturday local heavy-hitters Malignant Monster, Wardaemonic, Weapons, One Of None and Natron hit the stage and on Tuesday Bex and Turin’s open mic night continues. Check out rosemounthotel.com.au for ticketing and other info.

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THE BEAT NIGHTCLUB Friday Night Live returns this week on Friday, May 9, with dark rockers Midnight Boulevard taking the stage with support from new comers The Right Way Up and The Lunettes. Doors open at 8pm, free entry.

THE NORTHSHORE Two likeminded DJs have joined forces to rock dance floors! After winning the Nuts N Bolts DJ Comp, Chalk and Cheese have come storming out the gates with their own show Chalk & Cheese Fridays. Catch them this Friday, May 9.

RAILWAY HOTEL This Friday, May 9, catch The Plastic Attraction, Something Humble, World A Fuzzy and Counterfeit God, and Saturday it’s Buzz Aldrin And The Second Best, Mind Canary, Pony and Lorree Dragovich And The Coffee Club. Doors open 8pm both nights and entry is $5 for each show.

THE MUSTANG BAR Saturday, May 10, catch The Roadmasters and DJ Holly Doll! The combined talents of some of Perth’s most experienced musicians has helped to make the Roadmasters a real favourite with dancers and fans of ‘50s R&B and rock n roll.

YAYA’S On Friday, May 9, show your support for a great cause as Dear Hella, Stuart Orchard, Mossy Fogg and The Irrationals take to the stage to raise money for the Water For Cambodia project. On Saturday, May 10, get on down for a very special birthday: local muso Perth-onality Timothy Nelson is turning 24 and is putting on a massive show to celebrate!

As always don’t forget to hang around on Friday and Saturday for Ace And Aracadia after 11pm, resident DJs Pup and Cookie spin your favourite party starters to help you dance the night away!

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THE BIRD This Friday, May 9, catch Catbrush with The Pissedcolas, Melbin and Rum Jungle for a night of garagey goodness and big sounds travelling from the stage of The Bird directly into your earholes. Entry is $5 from 8pm. Then, on Saturday, May 10, it’s Leure, Mei Saraswati and Bwetiful Cats - $5 entry from 8pm.

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A QUICKIE WITH... MORGAN BAIN Alternative bluesman Morgan Bain will bring us his new EP, What You Believe, at The Indi Bar this Friday, May 9, with support from special guests Simone & Girlfunkle and Nicky Sandover. We took that as a perfect opportunity for a quick chat with the talented singer/songwriter.

You just played the Fairbridge Festival. How did that treat you?

We had the best time in Fairbridge. Three fantastic shows, even though there was some rain at the end. I’m having more fun playing live than ever. It was the best weekend and a great line up of acts all round.

Where did you record What You Believe?

I recorded the EP mainly at Wastelands Studio with Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe) who also stepped in as a musician for me.

The single In The Middle was co-written with Joel, which was a new experience for me that I haven’t done before. It’s the second EP I’ve done with Joel and I love how he works and its so much fun making records with him. The last two tracks were recorded at Soundbaker with Rob Agostini, who I’ve recorded with before and is also an amazing producer/ engineer. I really love being in the studio, its always a great experience.

How would you compare your sound on this release with your previous work?

This EP has a lot more soul influence than the previous release because I had different influences this time. My music is changing all the time and I learnt so much as a songwriter during the recording of the EP. Is there a standout track for you on this one?

I cant really say I have a favourite track, I’m far too critical, I think - ha ha!

What’s up next?

After the launch I’ll be heading north to Broome and Karratha and then doing a southwest run. In September I’m heading to Europe to tour through Germany and the UK and with all of that will come a huge amount of songwriting! After that I’ll be planning to head to the east coast again as soon as I can, and then there will be more songs to record!

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RUMBLINGS FROM THE MOUNTAIN The boys are back in town! Following their recent Spanish tour, The Volcanics are performing their first gig back at Mojos this Saturday, May 10. Also returning from an international tour are The Chevelles, plus The Fortunados and Richard Lane in support. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $15.

That ever-popular night of free music and almost free refreshments, Night Of The Cheap Jugs, is on again at The Flying Scotsman’s Velvet Lounge tonight, Wednesday, May 7, from 8pm. This time out the noise comes courtesy of Amberdown, Aborted Tortoise and rock three piece, The Cold Acre.

The Cold Acre

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DESTROY ALL MONSTERS Nascent promo outfit Search And Destroy have put their name to another great night of punk, rock and punk rock, staking out a claim at Fremantle’s Swan Hotel on Friday, May 9. The Lungs are headlining, and on hand to help them are The Insinnerators, The Order Of The Black Werewolf and Creature. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $10.

TRAVELLING TIME If you fancy some sweet tunes this Mothers Day, head to the Osborne Park Bowling Club on Sunday, May 11, from 3.30pm for a great lineup of local troubadours. Fifi And The Frog will kick things off, followed by John Taylor, Black Swan, Paul McCarthy, The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Bluegrass Band and King Of The Travellers.

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King Of The Travellers.

Light And Shade Productions have put together another killer line up THE SPITFIRES SAY GOODBYE of local talent for your aural delectation. Get down to YaYa’s tonight, Wednesday, May 7, from 7.30pm to catch indie rockers September Sun, Indie stalwarts The Spitfires are quitting our shores to try their luck in with support from Bury The Heard, Ready To Fire and The Devil In Miss the UK, but they’re certainly not going without one giant farewell party!

Catch them, along with I, Said The Sparrow, Mezzanine, The Order Of Jones. Entry is $5.

The Black Werewolf and Odlaw at Amplifier this Friday, May 9, from September Sun 8pm. Entry is $15.

LO C A L & L AU N C H I N G 08/05

MORGAN BAIN What You Believe EP Launch @ Indi Bar

17/05

LEGS ELECTRIC Self Titled EP Launch @ The Rosemount

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ONE THOUSAND YEARS When The Sun Opened Its Eyes Video Launch @ The Odd Fellow

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TAHLIA JAYE Birdy Single Launch @ YaYa’s

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BATTLE OF THE PLANETS Self Titled EP Launch @ The Rosemount

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BOYS BOYS BOYS! We Like To Move Single Launch @ The Bakery

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THE JOY EVELATION Self Titled Album Launch @ Fly By Night

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OUR MAN IN BERLIN Is It Right? EP Launch @ Amplifier

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THE DISAPPOINTED Weird Peace EP Launch @ The Rosemount

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ELLA HOOPER, MAY 8

THIS WEEK GIDEON 7 Amplifier Bar 8 YMCA HQ ELLA HOOPER 8 Artbar VANCE JOY & GOSSLING 8 The Bakery KARNIVOOL 8 Metro Fremantle THE PRESETS 8 Capitol 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER 8 Riverside Theatre THUNDAMENTALS 8 Flyrite 9 Mojos Bar MISERY SIGNALS 8 Amplifier Bar 9 YMCA HQ HOLY FUCK 8 Rosemount Hotel 9 The Odd Fellow DISCLOSURE & WAVE RACER 9 Metro City GREG OSBY & VOID 9 Ellington Jazz Club LEE KERNAGHAN 9 Crown Theatre THE JEZABELS & GANG OF YOUTHS 9 Astor Theatre THE JUNGLE GIANTS 9 Rosemount Hotel RED X 9 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 10 Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 11 The Newport Hotel PETER BERNSTEIN & SLY 10 Ellington Jazz Club JASON DERULO 10 Perth Arena PAUL WOSSEN 10 YaYa’s 11 Mojos Bar GROOVIN THE MOO ft. Andy Bull, Architecture In Helsinki, Disclosure, Holy Fuck, The Jezabels, The Jungle Giants, Karnivool, Kingswood, The Kite String Tangle, Loon Lake, The Naked And Famous, Parkway Drive, The Presets, Peking Duk, Robert Delong, Thundamentals, Vance Joy, Violent Soho, Wave Racer, What So Not & more 10 Hay Park, Bunbury JULIEN WILSON, KRISTEN BERADI, RAI THISTLEWAYTE 11 Ellington Jazz Club THE NAKED AND FAMOUS 11 Astor Theatre ARCTIC MONKEYS 13 Perth Arena MAY JONNY CRAIG 14 Amplifier Bar 15 YMCA HQ

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THE NAKED AND FAMOUS, MAY 11

BRITISH INDIA 15 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 17 Freemasons Hotel, Geraldton KIMBRA & JANELLE MONAE (CANCELLED) 16 Challenge Stadium KING PARROT 16 Amplifier Bar PETULA CLARK 17 Perth Concert Hall SEPTICFLESH & FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE 18 Amplifier Bar HITS & PITS ROUND 3 Strung Out, Face To Face, Unwritten Law, Implants 18 Capitol & Amplifier Bar JAMES VINCENT McMORROW 21 Astor Theatre WILL PUGH (CARTEL) 21 Amplifier Bar 22 YMCA HQ THE WAIFS 21 Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre 22 Astor Theatre 24 Kimberley Moon Experience, Kununurra 25 Fly By Night DANIEL CHAMPAGNE 21 Mojos Bar 22 Four5Nine Bar SAM BRITTAIN 22 Ellington Jazz Club DZ DEATHRAYS 22 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 23 Indi Bar 24 Amplifier Bar 25 Newport Hotel DALE BARLOW 23 & 24 Ellington Jazz Club WAGONS 23 Fly By Night FUNKOARS 23 Capitol 24 Studio 146, Albany THE ENGLISH BEAT 23 Rosemount Hotel MANGO GROOVE 23 Metro City 2014 AIRNORTH KIMBERLEY MOON EXPERIENCE Eskimo Joe, The Waifs, John Williamson, 42 Decibel 24 Jim Hughes Amphitheatre, Kununurra MS. LAURYN HILL 24 Fremantle Arts Centre GARY NUMAN 25 Astor Theatre ELLIE GOULDING & BROODS 28 Challenge Stadium THE GRID 28 Ellington Jazz Club LARRY CARLTON 28 Astor Theatre ALLDAY 29 Breakers Bar, Geraldton 30 Flyrite STICKRAD TRIO FT.

LUCKY OCEANS 30 Ellington Jazz Club RÜFÜS 30 Players Bar, Mandurah 31 Fremantle Arts Centre WE ARE SCIENTISTS 31 Amplifier Bar THE BEARDS 29 The White Star Hotel, Albany 31 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury THE HARD-ONS 30 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 31 Margaret River Football Club, Margaret River DARREN MIDDLETON 31 Ellington Jazz Club STATE OF THE ART ft. Drapht, Eskimo Joe, San Cisco, The Stems & more 31 Perth Cultural Centre

JUNE THE HARD-ONS 1 Railway Hotel THE BEARDS 1 Astor Theatre DARREN MIDDLETON 1 Mojos Bar MEAT PUPPETS 2 Astor Theatre PROPAGANDHI 3 Amplifier Bar KIM CHURCHILL 4 Indi Bar IN HEARTS WAKE 4 YMCA HQ 5 Amplifier Bar YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! 7 Riverside Theatre FRENTE 7 Astor Theatre LA DISPUTE 7 Rosemount Hotel 8 YMCA HQ DEAD LETTER CIRCUS 4 Pier Hotel, Esperance 5 The White Star Hotel, Albany 6 Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 7 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 8 Rosemount Hotel CARCASS 12 Capitol JAMES BLUNT 12 Crown Theatre 13 Riverside Theatre THE CAIROS 12 The Brighton, Mandurah 13 The Odd Fellow, Fremantle 14 Amplifier Bar, Perth DUNE RATS 12 Mojos Bar 13 Amplifier Bar RON POPE 13 Astor Lounge TLC 13 Metro City

FUNKOARS, MAY 23 - 24

JOSH PYKE 15 Divers Tavern, Broome EARTH 18 Rosemount Hotel BASTILLE 18 Challenge Stadium CHET FAKER 19 Astor Theatre THE PAPER KITES 19 Artbar 20 Prince of Wales, Bunbury SAFIA 20 Mojos Bar LITTLE BASTARD 21 Mojos Bar GRAVEYARD TRAIN 21 Rosemount Hotel 22 Mojos Bar FINNTROLL 22 Amplifier Bar MONDO ROCK 22 Regal Theatre COIN BANKS 27 Amplifier Bar SASKWATCH 27 Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 28 Amplifier Bar 29 Mojos Bar KEITH URBAN & SHEPPARD 29 Perth Arena JULY THE CRIMSON PROJEKCT 2 Fly By Night VIOLENT SOHO & SMITH STREET BAND 2 & 3 The Bakery (SOLD OUT) THE AUDREYS 4 Fly By Night SOMETHING FOR KATE 4 Astor Theatre JAMES MULLER TRIO 9 Ellington Jazz Club HIGH ON FIRE 18 Rosemount Hotel THE WHITE ALBUM CONCERT TOUR ft. Chris Cheney, Phil Jameson, Josh Pyke & Tim Rogers 26 Riverside Theatre CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, WEEDEATER & LO! 26 Rosemount Hotel PELICAN 27 Rosemount Hotel THE ANGELS 31 Newport Hotel AUGUST THE ANGELS 1 Wintersun Hotel, Geraldton DAN SULTAN 1 Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 2 Astor Theatre 16 Roebuck Hotel, Broome THE ANGELS ft.

DAVE GLEESON 2 Charles Hotel 3 The Ravenswood Hotel KASABIAN 5 Metro City

PAUL GRABOWSKY 7, 8, 9 Ellington Jazz Club ROY ORBISON & DEL SHANNON TRIBUTE 7 Albany Entertainment Centre 9 Crown Theatre HANSON 15 Metropolis Fremantle TINA ARENA 15 Crown Theatre LADY GAGA 20 Perth Arena THE DANDY WARHOLS 21 & 22 Astor Theatre TIM FREEDMAN 22 Ellington Jazz Club NORTHWEST PILBARA WEEKENDER 22 – 24 Port Hedland Turf Club THE ASTON SHUFFLE 23 Amplifier Bar GEORGE GARZONE 28, 29, 30 Ellington Jazz Club SEPTEMBER ANBERLIN & THE GETAWAY PLAN 3 Metropolis Fremantle KANYE WEST 5 Perth Arena MARINA PRIOR 5 Albany Entertainment Centre 6 Astor Theatre 7 Mandurah Performing Arts Centre ROBBIE WILLIAMS 11 Perth Arena BIFFY CLYRO 12 Metro City CASEY DONOVAN 12 & 13 Ellington Jazz Club GRACE KNIGHT 19 & 20 Ellington Jazz Club ANDREA BOCELLI 24 Perth Arena VERUCA SALT 28 Rosemount Hotel OCTOBER RICK SPRINGFIELD 7 Crown Theatre JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 8 Perth Arena CHRISTINE ANU 17 & 18 Ellington Jazz Club THE ROLLING STONES 29 Perth Arena NOVEMBER THE ROLLING STONES 1 Perth Arena KATY PERRY 7 & 8 Perth Arena TOXIC HOLOCAUST & IRON REAGAN 13 Rosemount Hotel

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PHOTO BY KANE HIBBERD

KARNIVOOL From Khe Sanh To Funkytown Karnivool are playing their final headline dates for the year, bringing them to Metropolis Fremantle this Thursday, May 8, with Sydney’s Born Lion in support.

They also perform at Groovin The Moo this Saturday, May 10, at Hay Park Bunbury.

JODY MACGREGOR reports.

“I’ve seen quite a few crazy things,” says Mark Hosking, and he is not overselling the fact.

The Karnivool guitarist has seen people lose their shit in a variety of ways at their shows, including “a lot of getting – not naked, but a lot of ripping of clothes. That’s always a hilarious one. You kind of think, ‘Hang on, man. How are you getting home? It’s really not that warm outside and I don’t know if you had a back-up plan’.”

Plenty of musicians like to watch the audience to gauge response, but for Hosking it’s about more than feedback – he just plain gets a kick out of it.

“I’m a bit of a voyeur in that respect,” he admits. “I love those internet videos of people who hear for the first time, when they get the hearing aid put in their ear. I get so emotional watching those videos. It’s obviously not that level; it’s a different kind of thing when you watch a crowd. When you find a person in the crowd that’s just losing it, loving the moment, you almost want to stop playing and just watch them.”

He’s humble about the cause of those moments, unwilling to take all the credit for triggering such emotional responses. “It’s not our music, it’s just the build-up of the night – the crowd makes it.”

Obviously not everybody flies into an ecstatic frenzy at a Karnivool show, but Hosking is okay with other reactions too, especially since their music makes plenty of use of dissonance and is wilfully difficult in that prog way.

“It’s rewarding for us just watching people trying to appreciate discordance sometimes, it’s just a fickle part of music. There’s a lot of it on Asymmetry and it can be really rewarding watching somebody get it; just go, ‘That sounds weird – oh, I see, I get why it’s

weird’. You can see it in people’s faces when it works. It can be tough to listen to but… oh, we’re Karnivool. We never promised to be easy.”

The band’s third album, Asymmetry, is also full of jagged edges of another kind, having been recorded with the aim of sounding rawer than the first two – more explicitly the sound of just a band in a room. “It’s quite a rough record from that respect, definitely not as polished as Sound Awake and Themata were, and intentionally so,” Hosking says.

That may have thrown some listeners off, but as the band gears up for its next tour – its only Australian dates for the rest of the year, with a European trip to follow – Hosking is looking forward to another chance to get the new songs in front of people.

“I think it’s a lot easier to grasp from a live arena. A lot of people come to a show and hear Asymmetry, hear some of the songs live and go, ‘Oh, okay. I can get where you guys are at a bit more’. It’s a lot of fun to play live, and challenging in its own respect. It’s a lot different to any of the other stuff we’ve done in the past.”

Having songs that sound so diverse apparently makes putting their setlists together a headache. Hosking says Karnivool are putting “a long time” into getting that right during their current rehearsal period, finding ways to transition between their songs as smoothly as possible.

“A lot of bands would have that problem, but it’s probably more so for us because they are quite different. We are the band that said we’d never do the same album twice; you can definitely hear the differences between the albums. If you’re not careful it can definitely sound like you’re a cover band playing a small pub who’s had a bit too much to drink, jumping from Khe Sanh into Funkytown or something.”

Hosking likes to keep an eye on what the competition is up to, so recently – like a lot of people who couldn’t afford to fly to California just for a music festival – he’s been watching Coachella on the internet. Only he’s been taking notes while he does it.

“Whenever you see something like that you go, ‘Damn, I should have thought of that!’ Not so much, ‘I’ll steal that’, but you feel bad. ‘Oh man, why didn’t I think of that?’ It’s all about personalising.”

Karnivool will only get one chance to get it right this year, having blocked out the rest of 2014 for writing new songs once they get back from their European tour. Their Groovin The Moo performances and sideshows are all we’ll get to see of them for a little while, but Hosking likes the pressure that creates.

“You can put a bit more effort into each bit,” he says.

“Knowing that this is our only Australian run means we can throw all our stuff at it and make it a real special show. That’s exciting.”

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Please call Jake on 0448 129 296 KEYBOARD PLAYER with good lead and backing vocals wanted for establ country rock/retro band.

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Contact Stephen 0419 996 411 or email: stephentaylor304@yahoo.com.au OPEN MIC NIGHT every Thursday night at Indi Bar. Text Josh on 0430 313 577 for a spot.

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SINGER/FRONTMAN & BASE PLAYER wanted to join with drummer and guitarist to form glam-rock covers band. Gigs lined up. Great attitude, equip & flair a must.

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