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The Transients

SERIOUS STUFF

If you’re serious about music and having a good time, you won’t want to miss out on RTRFM’s Seriously Sound System, a massive dance event held in the leafy surrounds of Hyde Park. Taking place on Sunday, December 20, from midday ’til 10pm, SSS will see sets from soul-hoppers The Typhoons, funk fanatics the Askari Afrobeat Orchestra, Naik, The Brow Horn Orchestra, MC Mathas and The Transients. On the DJ front, Dan the Man, Rok Rile, Micah, Ben Mac, Diger Rokwell, Sardi, Declan, Dr Gonzo, Mama Cass and Rex Monsoon will get behind the decks to keep the party going into the cool evening. Get your tickets before Friday, November 20, to take advantage of the early-bird ticket specials, with tickets available at RTRFM, Planet, Mills, 78 Records and on the door, if available.

Camera Obscura

LET’S GET OUT OF THIS COUNTRY

Hailing from Glasgow, Camera Obscura are a delightful five-piece, who deliver sweet melodies and melancholic lyrics, as captured on their latest release My Maudlin Career. Embedded with spirit from the Scottish highlands, Camera Obscura has perfected the art of indie pop, with sweet ballads and love songs. Camera Obscura will escape the cold of Scotland by heading south to Australia for a tour early next year. Fans can catch the band playing at Amplifier with support from Slow Club on Monday, January 25. Tickets are on sale from Monday, November 16, through Moshtix.

NOT FINNISHED YET

Though many of the upcoming shows for the Live At The Quarry season have sold out, there are still limited tickets available for some concerts. Tim Finn fans can still purchase tickets for his Sunday, November 22, show when he’ll be supported by Andy Bull; and Ten Tenors devotees can still get tickets for their shows in the last week of January, 2010, in fact a new dates has been added on Saturday, January 30. If you want head along, don’t delay, snap up your tickets now from BOCS. However if you’d like to score some exotic Tim Finn action for nix, we have five double passes to give away to his Live At The Quarry show on Friday, November 20. Just email win@xpressmag.com.au with ‘Tim Finn’ in the subject line to be in the running.

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I NEED NEKO

The sultry Neko Case will seduce audiences around Australia next year, when she brings her smoky, luxurious tones and fiery red hair to venues around the country. With five studio albums under her belt, Neko is an experienced performer, which she will demonstrate when she takes to the stage on Sunday, January 27, 2010, at The Rosemount. The gig promises to deliver new material from Neko’s latest release Middle Cyclone. Tickets on sale now from Heatseeker and Moshtix.

Cover: Powderfinger’s new album, Golden Rule, is out now through Universal. They play The Big Day Out in Perth on January 31, 2010 (sold out). Salt cover: Hudson Mohawke plays Stereosonic on Sunday, November 29, at the Claremont Showgrounds

Amplifier announced their massive New Year’s Eve Party lineup recently but as if Gyroscope, The Novocaines, Harlequin League, The Devil Rides Out, Young Revelry and Wolves weren’t already enough, they’ve just announced another big name act! Joining the bill is The Mess Hall, who will share new and old material, including songs from their latest release, For The Birds, reviewed in this very issue. Don’t miss out on tickets to this event – before you know it, NYE will be just around the corner! Tickets on sale now through Moshtix.

The Temptations

One of the world’s most exciting DJs is packing his bag and heading to Perth… that’s right ladies and gents, Pete Tong is coming to P-town on Saturday, January 2, for an exclusive set at Villa. Known to his mates as the ‘Lord of the Dance’, Tong has conquered the DJ world with thousands of gigs in many countries, and is an executive at his own record label, FFRR Records. To catch Pete Tong behind the decks, be sure to get your tickets quick smart: they’re on sale now from Planet, Mills, 78s, Moshtix and Inthemix.

MO’ MOTOWN

JAZZ TO THE RESCUE

2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the inception of Motown, a record label that has become a global music icon. To celebrate in style, the legends of Motown will head to Australia in February, to share their music with the land down under. A Day On The Green will present The Motown Event on Saturday, February 27, at Sandalford Wines Margaret River, and Sunday, February 28, at Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley. The show will see performances by The Four Tops, The Temptations, Mary Wilson (of The Supremes), Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and The Miracles. Tickets to these concerts are bound to sell out, so be ready when they go on sale on Friday, November 20, from Ticketmaster.

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The Ellington Jazz Club is joining forces with Youth Focus, a West Australian not-for-profit organisation that works with young people who show early signs associated with suicide, depression and self harm. On Thursday, December 3, several of WA’s most celebrated musicians will perform at A Concert To Save Lives, to raise funds for Youth Focus. The event will feature performances by Lucky Oceans, Dave Brewer, Natalie Gillespie, Victoria Newton, James Sandon, with Graham Wood, Matt Willis, Tim Jago and Ric Eastman with Peter Holland on MC duties. Doors open at 7.30pm, tickets are $80 for a bar spot, $100 for a seated table. Bookings can be made online at ellingtonjazz.com.au or by calling (08) 9228 1088.

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Local Music Editor

On behalf of myself and the other members of Project Mayhem, I’d just like to extend a glorious “Fuck Yeah!” to the hundreds of loyal punters we had through the door at our album launch carnival on Saturday night. The Floors, Black Buzzard, FAIM Project: you guys are sensational, gave us a run for our money. The carnival acts: fantastic, defined the night for us. Mr Tyranny, as always, the class act. Plus, the venue were righteously great to work with as always, and the punters... well, you’re the entire reason that we all do what we do. Our debut album has been the culmination of over a year’s hard work, so I’d like to take the opportunity as well to thank everyone involved--including our co-producer Al Smith, and the multitudes of rad dudes who helped us out in oh so many ways. I think that’s it. Thanks again and see you all soon for righteous party times!

A big thanks to the organisers of the free Northbridge Festival. The music was sweet and I enjoyed the funky dancing; both in the public spaces and on the Piazza’s giant screen. Kram was particularly awesome; electrifying drums, guitar and keys. His energy on stage and hairiness also make him the perfect pinup for Movember. And a shout out to Sam who was dancing to Kram. You left before we could invite you to our Movember Party. We think you could grow a mo as manly as Kram’s. Please email mosistas@gmail.com for details. It’s for a good cause Sam!

Jesus some people are killjoys - bagging other people’s good times as unworthy. I’m referring to last weeks letters on the Melbourne Cup and Halloween. Unless of course your idea of a good time is to bag others having a good time. By the way Chris C Halloween is an ancient British tradition, not commercial American.

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Summer is almost here and what better way to celebrate its return than by spinning some tunes to get everyone pumped for the silly season. Summer Sounds is out on November 6, a two CD compilation featuring hits from artists such as David Guetta, Sidney Samson and The Bloody Beetroots. To celebrate its release we have five album copies to give out to X-Press readers!

The Holy Sea is back with their splendid new single Bad Luck / King Of Palm Island from their forthcoming Ghosts of the Horizon album, slated for release early next year. They’re hitting Settler’s Tavern on Friday, November 20; The Rosemount on Saturday, November 21; and the Freo Arts Centre Courtyard on Sunday, November 22. It’s been way too long between visits, so don’t miss them. We have five double passes to their show at The Rosemount Hotel on Saturday, which will also feature Capital City, The Painkillers and Ghost Hotel.

Timothy Nelson And The Infidels

Brothers Stephen and Bloom have been con artists since they were kids, perfecting the art of swindling though years of fraternal team work. The brothers find themselves at crossroads with Bloom wanting to quit the business. So when they decide to take on their last spectacular job, which entails luring a young and eccentric heiress, their final attempt at deceit becomes their most dangerous yet. The Brothers Bloom is now showing at Luna Paradiso and we have 10 double passes to catch this film.

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THE INFIDELS

With the release of a much anticipated debut album slated for 2010, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels recently launched their latest single taken from the upcoming record, to a sold-out Norfolk Basement a few weeks ago. With lush harmonies, blistering guitars and infectious melodies, it’s the catchiest tune this summer. The boys will support Whitley at Amplifier on Friday, November 13, and will feature at the Norfolk Lanes Youth Festival on Saturday, November 14. We have five copies of their recently launched single Nothing’s In Tune to give away!

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SCI-TECH AFTER DARK

Ever wondered what SciTech would be like minus the kids? Well get excited because SciTech’s After Dark party is back! On Saturday, November 21, over 18s can revisit their childhood with some awesome exhibits from your primary school days. So if you want to see what SciTech is like after dark, then get in quick because we’ve got 10 doubles to give away!

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IT’S TOTAL MADNESS!

Madness’ debut album One Step Beyond has recently been completely re-mastered, having been released with bonus tracks and videos. The album includes five greatest hit videos on the enhanced CD 1, then CD 2 includes rare/ must have bonus tracks and a deluxe booklet with photos, memorabilia. In celebration of this release, we’re giving away five copies of this classic album.

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NORAH JONES

Jazz chanteuse Norah Jones has taken a more contemporary slant on her new album, The Fall. We have five copies to give away so that you can find out for yourself. Be quick!

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Natasha Bouchard

Quebec-born singer Natasha Bouchard has been in Perth since she was a young child, and has been a popular performer on the Freo music circuit, with some of her solo shows selling out to crowds over 250 people.Recently being awarded the Contemporary Music Quick Response Fund grant from the Department of Culture and the Arts has allowed Bouchard to fulfill her dream of travelling to Japan to perform her works at Japan Music Week in mid November, a festival that will also be attended by fellow Perth artist Simon Kelly. Japan Music Week takes place in the Shibuya area of Tokyo, and is known to attract over 300 artists and DJs from countries all over the world, performers skilled in everything from rock, folk, and jazz to hip-hop and techno. The event is also a conference for those in the music industry. Bouchard plans to pen some songs whilst in cherry blossom land.

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SOUTHBOUNTY!

News from the shire tells us that Sunday Day and VIP tickets have sold out for the mighty Southbound, happening Friday, January 8, until Sunday, January 10, at Sir Stewart Bovell Park, Busselton. You can still purchase a range of tickets, including Saturday Day and Weekend Day tickets, as well as a range of two and three-day camping tickets. Tickets are on sale now through Moshtix, head to www.sunsetevents.com.au for full details. Southbound is an all-ages event, however camping tickets are 18-plus only. Thanks to the folks at Sunset Events, we have a double weekend VIP & Pampered Camper package (each ticket is worth $500) for you and a friend to win if you’re lucky enough. Send an email to win@xpressmag.com.au with ‘Southbounty’ in the subject line, telling us why you need this musical getaway. 18-plus only, please.

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NEW YORK AWAITS

Australian musicians are about to be given the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to Tooheys Extra Dry’s new international collaboration, The Lab. The Lab will witness Australian musicians fly to New York to collaborate on a track with famous artists such as Mark Ronson, Santigold, Nick Hodgson of Kaiser Chiefs, Sean Lennon, John Taylor of Duran Duran and members of The Dap-Kings. The final track (written and produced Al Green in Tooheys Extra Dry: The Lab) will feature as the soundtrack for the next Tooheys Extra Dry HOLY MOLY national advertising campaign. The prince of soul, Reverend Al Green will make Artist registration is currently open, his way to Australia next year for the very first until next Wednesday, November 18, at www. time. Rev Green won’t be flying solo either, tedthelab.com. The winner will be announced bringing a 12-piece band along for the ride. on December 4, with the recording week in New Green and his band will perform at the Perth Zoo York taking place in early January. For full details on Sunday, January 2010, combining pop with and requirements, hit up www.tedthelab.com. penguins, parrots, porcupines and a host of other critters. With a career in music spanning over 40 years, Rev Green is an experienced performer, guaranteed to put on a spectacular show. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.

The Fremantle Festival introduces a new concept this year that’s set to reinvent the Freo streets. The Norfolk Lanes Youth Festival will witness the Norfolk Lane and the courtyard between Luna Cinema’s and the X-Wray Café closed to traffic for an afternoon of live music, featuring live music from the likes of Tame Impala, Tim & Jean, Fremantle Festival Reggae Beach Party Oh! You Pretty Things, The Flairz, King George and stacks more. There’ll be market stalls and local art ROLLING OUT THE REGGAE Fremantle’s a pretty laid back kinda ‘hood, but and design, not to mention food and street acts, it’s set to become even more of a relaxing place and (a definite highlight) a display of vintage to be with the announcement of the Fremantle fixie bikes! Experience this space as you’ve Festival Reggae Beach Party, a day that’s just made never seen it before! Head on down the Norfolk for soaking up the laid-back Fremantle vibe,not to Lane anytime from midday to 6pm on Saturday, mention a chance to hear some really fine reggae November 14, for your taste of the action. The music. Featuring a great array of artists, get set festival is a drug and smoke free event. For to hear the whole spectrum of reggae sounds – more info on the ‘fest, head to www.myspace. everything from old skool roots to dancehall will com/norfolklanesyouthfestival. Playing times as be busted out by top performers The Empressions, below... Platinum Galore Zim,Trooper Zim,DJ Dredfull and NORFOLK LANE STAGE a host more. Saturday, November 14 is the day to Oh! You Pretty Things 1.15-1.35 pm get out in the sunshine with the Freo locals on The Joe Kings 1.50-2.10 Sunset South Beach, Durro Road, in Fremantle, Red Shoes Boy 2.25-2.45 from 1pm ‘til the sun goes down. For more info, King George 3-3.20 check out www.myspace.com/regalsound. Morning People 3.35-3.55 The Flairz 4.10-4.35 Morning Night 4.50-5.15 Tim & Jean 5.30–6 Tame Impala 6.20-7pm

Nathan Gaunt

GAUNT GOOD TO GO

He’s known as the guy who can skip from pop, to acoustic, to blues, all without missing a beat, a man whose amazing shows have stunned American punters in venues as legendary as Greenwich Village and BB King’s House Of Blues. He is Nathan Gaunt, and he’s set to return to WA, after four months abroad in the US of A, to play a very special series of live shows. Witness Gaunt and his band, The Sunset Riders, play tracks from his critically acclaimed album, See Ya Later Space Cowboy, as well as tonnes of old Gaunt favourites, not to mention a few previews of new material the musician’s working on. The dates to mark down in your diary are Friday, November 20, at Freemasons Hotel, Geraldton (contact 964 3547 for tickets); Sunday, November 22, at The Paddo, Mt Hawthorn (Tickets on the door from 6pm for both shows); Friday, November 27 and Sunday, November 29, at The Kalgoorlie Hotel (9021 3046 for tickets); and Friday, December 4 at The Prince Of Wales in Bunbury (9721 2016 for tickets). Don’t miss your chance to experience the raw musical power of Nathan Gaunt.

Philadelphia Grand Jury

JUDGE THE JURY

Fresh from impressive appearances at One Movement, everyone’s favourite independent self-recorded, self-released punk soul duo (with rotating drummers) is about to hit the West Coast for some high energy party dates. Yes, Philadelphia Grand Jury are hitting WA again. “Yo Perth, we are the Philadelphia Grand Jury, we are normal people making punk soul hits, and we’re gonna tear you a new one! Come say hi after the show.” So stated Berkfinger and MSC Bad Genius to X-Press this week. Catch them on Thursday, November 19, at the Prince Of Wales, Bunbury; Friday, November 20, at the Norfolk Basement and Saturday, November 21, at Amplifier.

Jebediah, A Very Rocket Room Christmas

JEBS FOR CHRISTMAS

By now you’ve no doubt heard that Jebediah are playing an exclusive invite-only Christmas show at Rocket Room on Thursday, December 3. For your chance to be on the guest list go to www.myspace.com/rocketroomperth and click on ‘Join Mailing List’ then keep a keen eye on your inbox for an announcement of when, where and how to make it happen. Of course, if you’re already on the mailing list you’re half way there. DJ Brett Rowe guarantees anything but a silent night between sets when he fires up the feedback and fuzz on the decks. Bang!

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The Fags have recently been drinking at the Flying Scotsman and laying down their debut EP, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken. They’re giving you the chance to witness their skills this Friday, November 13, at the Hyde Park Hotel, and next Saturday, November 21, at The Norfolk Basement, with the help of Goodnight Tiger, The Bible Bashers and Mongrel Country. Know it!

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There’s an abundance of comedic treats on offer around Perth this week, but by far one of the highlights is set to be the hilarious stand up comedy production White Folks Like You And Me, the stars of which recently graced our Eye4 cover. Three Perth comedians, all from very different backgrounds, come together to share with audiences their unique cultural view of the world: with surprising and rib-tickling results. Wednesday, November 13, and Thursday, November 14, at the Subiaco Arts Centre, tickets $24.90 standard,available through BOCS on 9484 1133 or www.bocsticketing.com.au.Show begins 7.30pm. Ticket proceeds going to the Children’s Surgical Centre in Cambodia – thus making this show a chance to laugh, with all your heart. If improvisation’s more your kettle of fish, make your way to the Lazy Susan’s Comedy Den, a cosy little abode upstairs at the Brisbane, each Wednesday night for Free Love Improv.Here, you will witness a team of Perth’s top comedians playing improv games, in a feat described as ‘like The Big Hoo-Ha, but on acid’. Upstairs at The Brisbane Hotel, Highgate.Tickets $10 on the door, show starts at 8.30pm.

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The only youth jazz orchestra of its kind in the country, The WA Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) provides countless of talented young musicians the opportunity to perform in a professional, live orchestra, as well as staging workshops and tours for its members. Comprised of young jazz musicians between the ages of 14 and 25, you can be guaranteed that heading to a WAYJO show you will be treated to the absolute cream of the State’s young jazz players, whether they be composers, big brass players or swing musos. Local jazz giants such as Graham Wood and Troy Roberts both did stints in WAYJO, thus demonstrating the importance of the organisation in developing the future of the vibrant jazz scene in Perth. WAYJO relies on the support of folks like you and me to thrive, so head down to the launch of their latest CD, Road To Red Hill, at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday, November 15, from 1-4pm. The album marks WAYJO’s first recording in 11 years, and for many of its players, their first time in the studio! The three WAYJO bands – The Big Bang, The Swing Band, and The Composers’ Ensemble – will all be in full performance force on the day. The show is absolutely free and the beautiful outdoor arena of the Fremantle Arts Centre will provide the perfect environment for what is set to be a beautiful and accomplished concert.

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If you long to take a trip to Kokomo, or just can’t get over those California Girls, fear not because the men responsible for such hits will make their way to WA to share their countless hits with a Perth crowd. That’s right, The Beach Boys are headed to sunny Perth and they’ll bring Daryl Braithwaite, Brian Cadd and Russell Morris along for the ride. Headed by Mike Love, The Beach Boys will play hits from their extensive back catalogue on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at the Kings Park and Botanic Gardens. For tickets and more info on the event, head to mellenevents. com. Tickets are also available from Ticketmaster from Monday, November 16. 11

POWDERFINGER Golden Years

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Powderfinger release their new album,Golden Rule,this week, and will feature as part of the Big Day Out lineup at Claremont Showgrounds on Sunday, January 31, 2010. BOB GORDON speaks with vocalist, Bernard Fanning. As it turns out, Powderfinger’s new album, Golden Rule, has landed in November, the month of moustaches. Not entirely strangers to facial decoration, the whole band has gathered and gone headfirst into Movember, the annual fundraiser for men’s health. There is, however, no clear leader as yet. “We’re all doing it,� says vocalist, Bernard Fanning down the line from his Kingscliffe home. “It’s only a few days in so we’ve all got just a small amount of shrubbery at the moment. I’ve started

to notice what I call some blonde hairs in mine‌ but they’re not necessarily blonde. It’s giving me something of a salty look. That’s okay, I’ve never been a very regular shaver in my time.â€? They’ve had a few pictures in the newspapers as a result, but oddly there’s been some mainstream press interest in Powderfinger of late, mainly because it had been a full two years since their last album Dream Days At The Hotel Existence and their new one, Golden Rule, seemed to taking a bit too long. “We feel really good because we’ve

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kind of got a record that we’re really confident about,â€? Fanning says. “You know, we’ve never really been huge followers of what other people say. We haven’t really been that concerned a lot of the time. I mean, luckily for us, we’ve never been the kind of band that have been really followed or dealt with by the gossip media or any of that kind of stuff. We’ve never courted any of that. We’ve never been involved in the going out with actresses or any of that kind of shit. So it’s never been a big deal to us about whatever speculation there was in the media. “I think that whole idea that if you take too long to do a record it means there’s got to be a problem is bullshit. It’s usually just a combination of circumstances that make it happen.â€? And the business is geared towards that these days in any case‌ “Oh exactly. Try putting two records out in a year. It’s not actually possible; they wouldn’t allow you to do it. They’d make up a little lie about the CD manufacturer or something (laughs). When the members of Powderfinger gathered in Byron to dream up a new album early this year, there was not a lot written up on the whiteboard. It was all about what it felt like being in the same room again. “That was the general idea,â€? Fanning recalls.“I think everyone had some ideas that they wanted to present to the band to play. We just kind of worked through it, gradually. I think after three or four weeks we’d probably gone through the ideas that everybody had. We tossed some of them and kept some of them and manipulated and worked on other ones. “That was the starting point, we had three or four songs after a month that we thought were goers and that was enough to get us going. By the time we went to the studio we had 15 or 16 that we’d sent off to Nick (DiDia, producer) and he said he was cool to work on most of them.â€? Where there was once a notion of the band’s ‘process’ when it came to writing and studio time, Fanning says this time a new approach was adopted. “We decided to throw all of that out. There used to be this process where one of us would come in with an idea that we’d possibly demoed at home. This time that was booted, that idea, it was about coming in and playing something that would be your part and getting

the others to add to that whatever they liked, within reason. Mostly, stuff wasn’t recorded prior to the band recording it, which was a pretty big change.� Were there certain songs that paved the way for the rest? “Well Sail The Wildest Stretch was one of the ones that got played and everyone just said, ‘yes that’s really good, let’s work on it’, Fanning says. “We did work on it and we knew it was going to be one of the songs that we would use. So we let it sit there a bit and waited until we were in the studio. There were a couple like that, but it was like, ‘these are good, but let’s not overcook them until we get in there’. Burn Your Name was pretty early in the process as well, as was A Fight About Money. Those kinds of ones were all ‘there’ fairly quickly.� Given the long-running band string identity and musical imprint Fanning says that they are, these days, conscious of any song possibly becoming a little too Powderfinger. “Yeah, absolutely,� he states. “We were trying to be really conscious of that this time, of going over the same ground. We were really careful to try not to do that. “I mean, All Of The Dreamers is probably the only song anyone from the public at the moment is that familiar with from the record. That probably has elements of stuff that we’ve always been good at – it’s got a good riff; it’s quite melodic. But on any record prior to this one, there would have been a stage where that song came down and there was a break, a breakdown or something. “So even things as basic as that, for us, are a change. They’re different for us in a way that we structure or invent a song together. That’s what we were looking for with every song, something that made it something that we had never done before.� Which makes speculation of Powderfinger’s imminent break-up even less logical. It would seem these days that bands can just carry on, solo releases or side projects withstanding. Why break-up up when you’d get back together for a reunion in any case? “You’re probably right in that it’s not necessary to call a definitive end to a band,� Fanning says. “Mind you, every time we make a record people say we’re breaking up. The last three, since Vulture Street (2003) people have been saying it’s going to be our last record. So that’s nothing new (laughs).�

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THE DOMNICKS Is Dom Is Nick A meeting of musical minds, The Domnicks launch their debut CD, Hey Rock’n’Roller, next Friday, November 20, at Clancy’s Fremantle and Saturday, November 21, at Deville’s Pad. BOB GORDON speaks with vocalist/guitarist, Nick Sheppard. Somewhat infamously, you and Dom Mariani first played together at a party at the Flying Scotsman in 2006. You would have known of each other’s reputations, but when you played was there an immediate chemistry? What was the factor? Yeah, look I’d never met him before that and there was definitely something going on, on stage although it was fairly ragged and fairly wild. It was a definite jam but there was defiantly enough there to go, ‘Oh yeah, that was good, we could actually do some more of that’. Later we then met up at a barbeque that Phil Stevens had down at Southbound you know ‘cause Phil’s daughter is in The Flairz and my daughter is the same age so we went down and hung out with them. Dom was there, because his son’s in The Flairz and we started talking about it there and it happened very quickly from that point. We started rehearsing and doing up a set for the next Bobstock.

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Your established rhythm section is Howard Shawcross and Marz Frisina, both of their own fine credentials. Is it something of a dream lineup for something that would put together as a fun thing? Yeah, it still is a fun thing. I mean you know it’s a lovely thing to have when you have when you have people that are just having a relationship with music, when it just all clicks. And it’s just makes it really easy to enjoy and expand on that relationship.

What was the inkling of what you wanted to do, for both yourself and Dom? Your bio mentions garage soul, Sticky Fingers and Australian guitar rock. Is that where your headspace was or did it make itself apparent as you played together? Yeah, it made itself apparent. Basically when we first got together it the tradition of all great rock’n’roll bands, we started playing covers. We bought in a bunch of songs we liked and played kind of, compilations of songs we thought might work and some of them didn’t and some of From memory that first time Ben Frichot them did and we very quickly found where was on bass… we wanted to be. Yes and Malcolm Clark was on I think also we very early on in the drums. piece started writing our own songs and certainly in my case that’s not something I can’t really control what they sound like they just come out and they are what they are. And they are what you hear on the CD. Nothing about it was contrived; if you like we just found the right stuff to do, we found that Stones/Faces/Free rock sound with a bit of soul and bit of garage and stuff. That’s just the natural sound we made together. So it wasn’t a case of bringing in mounds of previously written songs? They’ve been written for The Domnicks? Yes, well I can’t speak for Dom, but it was certainly mine. There’s a couple that have been around for a while. And once we started playing and writing there were a couple that we thought, ‘I tell you what, that song would sound good there’ you know? I mean Busted has been written for a long time and I’d tried to play it with other bands but it’s never worked. And it was just this sound that was the right song for the band. Over time the band’s become more serious. What’s been the evolution involved in taking it seriously and upping your ambitions? Well we, as I said very early on in the piece, started writing our own songs. I think once you start writing your own songs and you go ‘Hey that sounds good’ the next obvious reaction is, ‘Well hey, let’s try and put them out’. We were gigging also and we always played – I mean the initial thing was to play live and have some fun but you can’t help being ambitions for your own material. You know and while none of us are going to move to Melbourne and live in a squat, we’re very proud of what we’ve written and that’s actually why we want to get it out and get it heard. Get it on the radio. How does this EP rate in terms of effectiveness but also in good times whilst recording? It was very easy to record between the four of us. The engineers we worked with were fantastic; Dom (Monteleone), Phil (Rowe) and Kieran (Kenderessy) all were fantastic guys. We worked in three studios and it took a while because we had commitments and lives, so it did take longer than perhaps we would have liked in an ideal world but the actual time spent in the studio was really efficient and just so easy. No dramas. What I really liked about this band is there really are no dramas. I think at this point in our lives, personally and professionally where we’ve realised that it’s about the music and everything serves that. That’s what we’re about and that’s where the enjoyment is. The peripherals are completely irrelevant. So now the CD is out, what are your plans and indeed hopes? You know, conquer the world, stepby-step. Look I think Tom Waits said it right, your songs are like babies - you send them out to the world and you do what you can and you wish them well. I wish all those songs well. I hope they get played on the radio, I hope people buy the CD and propel me into the stratosphere etc, etc (laughs). I don’t know, I have no idea. Just put it out there. We’re already thinking out the next one now; we’re ready to make the next one. Personally, I’ll put it away and in about five years time I’ll listen to it and really enjoy it. That’s what I do with all my records.

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SEASICK STEVE It’s About Time Headed for Southbound at Sir Stuart Bovell Park, Busselton, on Friday-Sunday, January 8-10, 2010, Seasick Steve has released a new album, Man From Another Time. BOB GORDON reports.

Anyone who has had the pleasure of speaking with Seasick Steve will tell you what a pleasure it indeed is. Picking up the phone for this interview, however, the man is momentarily distracted. “Could you hold on just one second?” he says, apologetically.“I gotta kill this spider that’s on the bed.” Some scrapping noises ensue, but he’s dealt with larger predators in his time. “There,” he says, job completed. “We’re in a hotel room in London. This spider started crawling across the bed and my wife was not impressed. It was a big ole white one. I don’t know where it come from, probably from one of my guitar cases (laughs). I got an old banjo sitting on the bed there, it may have crawled out of that.” Pest extermination aside, Seasick Steve was in London to appear on Later With Jools Holland, the show that a few years ago opened up the latter era of his career. “It’s the only career I’ve had… that I could count on,” Steve laughs.“But that show made 100 per cent difference. “Everyone there is so nice, they’re like a family. I love playing on there and going on there. Especially on the Hootenanny (New Year’s Eve edition), they have a big party and everyone gets

shitfaced (laughs).” It’s a mark of the man music and surely the man himself, that Seasick Steve is warmly welcomed wherever he travels to these days. Here in Australia it seems a pleasant time always awaits him. “Someone just reminded me just now of when I was down in Australia, in Melbourne in 2008,” Steve recalls. “This boy came up and gave me this cigar box guitar. A lot of people give me guitars; I don’t usually want them, either. I don’t know why they give them to me. But this one I kept and I decorated it up and fixed it so I could play it. It’s on two of the songs on the new record and I’m playing it on Jools Holland tomorrow night. All the way direct from Melbourne, it’s gonna get a front row seat. “I’ve played it at big festivals, always on this song, Never Go West. This boy, he walked up to me at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne and handed me a glass jar of moonshine and a cigar box (laughs). He made it real nice, but I put a different pickup on it and different tuners. Then it had to have some serious decorating done to it. I have an old matchbook collection, so I glued some of them all over it and a quarter and a nickel and a penny. It’s funny ‘cause the bridge where the strings go at the bottom end is an old spatula that you turn over

eggs with. At the top where the strings go over to the tuners is an old bullet shell (laughs).” He’s renowned on his instrument(s), but Seasick Steve wouldn’t seem to be the kind of artist featured in an equipment magazine. Not so, it seems… “I did one magazine called The Guitarist, they put me on the front cover,” he recalls with a bewildered laugh.“You know, they’re always trying to sell new guitars… but I’m like your anti-newguitarist. But the guy really liked me. I said, ‘I’m not even into guitars, I don’t much care about them’. They just thought it was kinda funny.” Have you ever been offered, or would you accept an endorsement? “I got no business doing that!” Steve laughs.“First of all I know what my limitations as a guitar player are and I’m not so good. I can make a lot of noise and I can get funky, but I’m not much of a guitar player. And also I don’t care about guitars and I don’t like new guitars so I don’t have no business with no endorsements! Maybe if they give me some money (laughs). Maybe I could take endorsements then open up Seasick Steve’s Guitar Shop and sell them at festivals, like a little thing I could drag behind the bus.” Seasick Steve’s last album, the hilariously titled I Started Out With Nothing And I’ve Still Got

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Most Of It Left, was released a mere 12 months ago. His new album, Man From Another Time, surfaced late last month, a very brief gap between release in this day and age. “I don’t know,” Steve considers. “I feel people are going to get tired of me pretty soon. Anyway, I don’t have a lot of physical time to sit around. I’ve got a few records I’d like to make and I have the opportunity to do it now, so I’m doing it. I hope people enjoy it. I make hay while the sun shines, you know what I’m sayin’? “But I ain’t making records just to make them. I got records that wanna be made. It’s just that nobody ever wanted me to make my records before (laughs). But I don’t think I’ll do another right away again, this one was kinda waiting to come up. It needed to come out from me, anyway. “And it was easy to do. I didn’t deal with the record company, they didn’t even know. I just told ‘em, ‘I’m gonna make a record and I’ll see you when I’m done’. I didn’t tell ‘em where I was making it, I didn’t take their money, anything. I just went off and made a record. When I came back I said, ‘you can take it or leave it’.” Feeling that the last album was plagued by too much record company interference, Steve felt that the way to go forward musically was to take a step back. “I really liked I Started Out With Nothing… but there was a lot of pressure at the time from record companies,” he explains. “Me and Dan (Magnusson drums) played on all of it, the Nick Cave guys and KT Tunstall came down and that was all fun but that was it. But even still, they were constantly calling me and bothering me, and wanting me to have a producer. I just didn’t answer the phone any more. They’re like kids, no older than my boy. Sometimes it’s like, ‘just who do you think you’re talking to?’ “So it affected me a little bit, you know? And so this time, I said, ‘it’s time to go backwards’. So me and Dan went in there, set up and made some noise and if it sounded good that was a song. I don’t got no time for fooling around. I don’t got no time.” Conscious of time, Seasick Steve is also bemused by the constant rewritten versions of his life story, mostly centring on his time spent riding trains. He takes it in gruff good nature, but still… “So many get it completely wrong,” he says. “I don’t know what happened. Like, I have been a daddy for 35 years, raising children and having jobs. What happened was when it first came out I was asked about how’d I’d written a song about riding trains and I said, ‘yeah when I was a kid I used to do that kind of stuff’. Then all of a sudden it was like I got discovered under a bridge three years ago, you know? I was like wait a minute… but it’s gone. “I may write songs about what I did when I was a young fella but in the meantime I was a carpenter, I was this, I was that… just paying the bills.”

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Just as fans were rejoicing Britpop’s finest reformation, including the return of the eternally moody Graham Coxon, it seems Blur had already parted ways again. Though with the reunion tour behind him, Coxon is just as busy as ever, juggling his love of painting, various solo tours and recording with Pete Doher ty. Amid the chaos, the softly-spoken guitarist offers up perhaps his most cohesive material yet. With Coxon’s well documented interest in non-standard guitar tunings and awkward chord shapes, The Spinning Top is a fairly straightforward finger-picking affair with a strong whiff of folk legends Davey Graham, John Martyn and Bert Jansch. A far cry from the complex guitar trickery of Blur’s 1999 album 13. “Yeah, that was pretty bad stuff,” Coxon admits as he reflects on the Blur years. “I was getting a lot of chord shapes from a lot of American punk groups, using lots of different types of chords. I thought it made it more interesting, I suppose. People say I don’t play much weird guitar like I used to with Blur but I suppose that was my identity in that group. It was my job. I don’t know any scales or an awful lot of theory. I go purely by taking visual snaps of where my fingers should be. It’s a weird way of doing it, a bit autistic. “ These songs (from The Spinning Top) came out of a few years of concentrating on certain types of guitar playing that I started to appreciate from the mid-’60s when the English were taking the American forms of blues, folk and jazz and developing it in their own wacky sense. I’m liking the modern swingy approach to things by taking the record on the road. Not necessarily jazz, but a bit of a pre-Led Zeppelin kind of attitude when drummers and rock still had a bit of a swing to it.”

As evidenced recently by the 1972 black Telecaster Deluxe brandished at the Hyde Park Blur reunion, Coxon has a tasty collection of vintage guitars and isn’t about to subscribe to the recent fashion of young bands using cheap equipment. Despite Blur’s Song 2 appearing on a recent edition of the Guitar Hero game, Coxon is not surprisingly confused by the plastic version of the instrument he loves. “I think it’s rubbish!” he says without hesitation. “Song 2? That’s easy-peasy! Gosh, that can’t be too difficult. All you’re doing is hitting something, aren’t you? You’re not really playing. I just don’t see the point. I don’t know why people don’t just make the effort (to learn the real thing). Everyone wants to feel like a rock star or a celebrity without wanting to earn it.” Although he turned 40 in March, Coxon maintains he’s actually growing out of his sulky imagine and is busier than he was in his 20s. S eek ing out new music is still t o o a l i t t l e o v e r w h e l m i n g , h o w e v e r. “I‘m quite grumpy. A part of me longs for it to be 1968” laughs Coxon. “In one way it’s a very exciting situation with music, in another way I’m very confused by it. I wouldn’t know where to start really. So I still listen to old stuff. “I didn’t really have any problems turning 40. It’s doesn’t really make sense to me as a number if I relate it to myself. I had a lot more trouble with my age between the ages of 28 and 32. That was because my 20s were disappearing and I freaked out and worried about that. I’m pretty happy really. I calmed down a lot in my 30s. My personal life seems a lot more stable. I’m genuinely a happy person, I suppose. “It’s fine, I have no trouble turning into an old codger!” Hittin’ the town since 1985

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Static-X perform at Capitol on Sunday, November 15, with local supports Chaos Divine and Sight Transcend. LAURA GLITSOS reports. Static-X are a band that polarise audiences, either being labelled fresh and innovative or a complete bastardisation. Frontman Wayne Static says that doesn’t bother him, in fact, he likes it that way. “I like being one of those bands people either love or hate, because everyone knows who we are,” he says. “A lot of people say we’re not ‘real metal’ and maybe don’t take us seriously or think we’re a joke. But obviously we’re doing something right because we have a legion of fans, which have been supporting us for a decade and we’re still going strong. So that says a lot in itself,” he continues, without a morsel of annoyance in his voice. “I do what I do. You can’t force music; you have to write what comes out of you.” Wayne Static has the calm collect of a man who truly doesn’t subscribe to what anyone says, yet without sounding arrogant or misguided. This may come, he says, from reaching a place in his life where he feels “complete”. “About two years ago I got married, which was around the same time I started writing Cult Of Static.” Wayne Static met adult film actress Tera Wray at Ozzfest in 2007 when she was touring as a model for the sponsors of the festival. After a year, the couple married in Las Vegas and have been going strong ever since. There are even several tracks on Cult bearing her mark like Tera-fied and Stingwray. “My wife and I are not traditional people by any means so it’s not about settling down and having kids. She used to be a porn star and we’re both still crazy.” Crazy and happy it would appear. Wray may be married now but still holds two AVN award nominations for Most Outrageous Sex Scene in Tattooed And Tight, amongst a few others. “For me, it sort of made me feel complete in my life,” Wayne says of meeting his wife, also saying Tera-fied is one of his favourite songs on the album and he is incredibly satisfied with the whole recording. “It’s not a record full of love songs by any means, but it’s inspired and passionate and [my marriage] affected the music in that way.” Another inspired moment on the

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album is undoubtedly Dave Mustaine’s cameo on the track Lunatic, once again, to very mixed reviews. Static says he met Mustaine when touring together in Australia and the pair hit it off immediately. Static says they had some “great times” and it was on this tour he asked Mustaine to play on the record. “Dave and I are very alike in a lot of ways. We’re both singer-songwriters, guitar players, leaders of the band and older guys who’ve been around for a while. He’s very humble despite all the horror stories that come from when he was much younger. “But it wasn’t nerve wracking at all working with him, it was very comfortable. It was surreal point in my career though,” he laughs, “…me giving a guitar legend advice on writing a solo, yeah very surreal.”

Yet Static emphasises that gone are the days where he tries to outdo himself on previous records, or sound like the current flavour. Which is perhaps what continues to generate Static-X’s polarising position. “Early on in my career I used to worry about that kind of thing and what I was going to do next. But music will always reflect whatever is going on in your life at that moment in time. A record is like a snapshot of that, what you’re feeling and doing. In the early incarnations of the band we were strictly metal, trying to be the next Pantera. But at some point I realised I couldn’t outdo those bands so we had to create our own thing. So I took everything that I love about metal and everything that I love about industrial and electronic and dance and put those things together.

“While Static-X have never done anything completely new, we definitely took a lot of elements and put them together in new ways that no one had done before.” According to Wayne Static, his career and goals are far from over, but Static-X could be taking a back seat for a while. “Because I’m the leader of the band I’ve never had the luxury to take time off for myself, and do what I want to do. As far as the band is concerned, we’re going on hiatus and the Australian dates are the last dates for maybe a year, we’re not sure. I’m ready to move on and do something different. I’m actually writing my solo record now so should be out next summer. So these will be the last dates anywhere for a little while, so come out and see us.”

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THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND A Lacey Affair

The Ghost Of A Thousand

One of the latest signings to Epitaph records, The Ghost Of A Thousand have finally put out a release that Australian audiences can lay their grubby little mits on. GEORGE GREEN spoke with vocalist Tom Lacey, albeit in a rather unusual circumstance. Phone introductions have never begun quite like this one. Normally, when bands are taking interviews, they put their game face on and get right down to business. Refreshingly, when X-Press caught up with The Ghost Of A Thousand’s friendly frontman, he was indulging in one of the many fun activities to be had on a tour bus. “You’ve actually called me right in the middle of an experiment that’s going to sound a little odd to explain,” laughs Lacey. “We were trying to see how many people we could fit into one bunk, and we got to six right as the phone rang, so I was trying to sound professional at the same time as having five other guys climb on top of me in a tiny bed. “We’re all very comfortable being dudes on a bus,” Lacey says with an ensuing chuckle. To say that Lacey is a friendly character is an understatement. The very well-spoken Brit was a pleasure to talk with, and as you can tell from his introduction, has no reservations about

telling a complete stranger about his shenanigans. Imagine Lars Ulrich telling you that he and the rest of Metallica were trying to see how many guys they could fit into one bunk bed. It just wouldn’t happen. This is indicative of the way that The Ghost Of A Thousand approach their music. They play a balls-out style of punk-meets-hardcore that, whilst being a serious musical vessel, also allows the members to enjoy themselves, which in today’s punk market seems to be forgotten. The Ghost Of A Thousand’s latest release New Hopes, New Demonstrations is their second full-length, but their first on Epitaph, and in turn, their first international release. With this, The Ghost Of A Thousand have gone from being a rather unknown entity, to a band who can tour with some of the world’s most loved punk acts. “ We’re c u r re n t l y o n to u r w i t h Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag and Four Year Strong, and we’re kind of staking our claim to being the only UK band on the tour. We’re spending a couple of

weeks in the UK, and then we’re hitting the road in Europe for six weeks, so we’re pretty stoked to be doing things like this,” says Lacey. Whilst New Hopes, New Demonstrations is a massive step up for the band, it’s their signing to punk heavyweights Epitaph that have allowed the band to expand on a worldwide scale. Home to some of punk and hardcore’s biggest acts, Epitaph saw something in The Ghost Of A Thousand that prompted the label to snap them up, which Lacey and co are grateful for. “Our first record was only released in the UK, which meant making the trip to somewhere as close as the rest of Europe was hard for us. Now it feels like doing shows in places like Europe is worthwhile, because we have a record out there. This is actually our first bus tour, so we’re acting as you can tell, very maturely about the whole things, and we’re definitely not running around like little school boys,” Lacey states sarcastically. It’s fascinating to see just what things bands use to measure their growth and

success. Some use record sales. Others use show attendances, but for The Ghost Of A Thousand, they gauge their successes based on their means of transport. “We normally travel around in a minivan, so being in one of these huge tour busses that you see on movies is pretty exciting for us. I imagine we will go back to mini-vans after this tour, which is fine, but it’s great to be able to have a change for something different. It’s a great little novelty. “This is the first time we’ve been on such a huge bus, and it does feel a little silly, because we’re very aware that we’re still quite a small band. I’m trying not to get used to having two TVs and a fridge and shower on a bus, because this won’t be the norm for our band, but we’re making the most of it while we can. The other bands are always gathered around the TVs and the Xboxes, but we’re still fascinated by the simple things. “It just goes to show you how lame our band is, by the way. We’re getting excited by coffee machines and fridges, so it basically tells you what kind of cretins we are. We’re very comfortable and very warm, which I guess is one of the best things for us.” Despite the huge importance of social networking sites that help promote bands worldwide, it’s calming to know that bands are still reliant on labels to help promote them to a wider audience, and therefore strengthen the music industry. “Being signed to a label as great as Epitaph has been nothing short of amazing for us. We did our first show in Norway about six weeks ago, and it was only a club show, but we completely sold it out, and everyone just went fucking crazy. It was really special for us to be able to go and play shows in other countries that went well, and that wouldn’t have happened if we weren’t signed to Epitaph. “Our record’s even out in Australia, which for us is a huge deal. It’s one of those places that we set our sights on early on as a band, and now that Epitaph have released our record in Australia, we’re working on getting out there. It’s a fucking long plane ride man, but we’d love to come.”

Julius Lutero

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Earthy grooves Members / instruments:

Julius Lutero – guitar / vocals, Terepai Richmond – drums, Roy Martinez – bass When did you start playing music?

When I was 12

What have been your biggest influences along the way?

Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rage Against The Machine, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson

Who are your favourite local bands?

I draw inspiration from the way John Butler has created success as an independent artist. I love Howie Morgan’s guitar playing and singing, and I am inspired by the skill and experience of the guys in Strutt What do you want this band to achieve?

Live performances that are lots of fun, and great recordings that people can enjoy Where to next?

Some touring to share the debut EP, then the release of the debut album next year, as well as continuing with my Tai Chi and surfing

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DJ BENZI Sky High The genre-melding magician DJ Benzi takes a brief sojourn to speak about the process and the parties behind his recent album release, Get Right, out now on Mad Decent. Detroit native DJ Benzi is fast becoming known as a genre mutating trailblazer. Blending mainstream hip hop with club culture without the cheese element, Benzi has worked with the best in the business, garnering praise in respected publications like Rolling Stone and The Washington Post. Life is good, but it hasn’t always been this way. “Yeah, it’s been a constant grind to get to this point. At the beginning I was reaching out to everyone I respected in the industry and got a lot of doors shut in my face. Luckily a few artists responded to what I was doing and it kinda snowballed from there. But in this industry it’s always about what you have done lately, and there’s no real time to take a break and look back at what you accomplished thus far.” It’s what he has done lately which has the masses abuzz. Benzi’s on fire at the moment with a ruthless run of releases that

GREEN DAY A DAY ON THE GREEN Sandalford Winery Sunday November 8, 2009 A Day On The Green season kicked off this summer with an all-star lineup of Australian artists. As always the grass banks were packed as people crammed onto their blankets with a bounty of food in picnic baskets and plenty of tasty wine for the offering. With children under 12 getting in for free this was a family day with a relaxed and playful vibe. The early comers were treated to a swag of hits from some of the stalwarts of this country’s music scene. Dragon and James

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include his Sky High mixtape with Kanye West, the Paper Route Gangstaz CD on Mad Decent with Diplo, and, going back a few months, the Motivation project headed by Lil Jon. Career defining moment? Benzi doesn’t have to give it much thought. “I would say the completion and release of the Kanye West remix project Sky High. I worked on the project with Kanye’s one-time manager Plain Pat, and many times during the year and half it took to complete I thought it was never gonna see the light of day. Once it was out the response was crazy and we had like 300,000 listens the first day alone on imeem.com!” This sort of reaction is fast becoming the norm, but Benzi admits that his signature style was something that was almost thrust upon him by circumstance. “I started DJing when I was 15 when I saved up a bought a starter DJ kit out the back of The Source magazine. Before that I was listening to music for hours

on end and played the piano throughout my childhood. In high school I DJ’ed all my school dances, football games, and events and learned how to properly rock a party. In college I began getting more into club music but found that the small minded college kids only wanted to hear hip hop/rap. This led me to mixing in all the popular rap jams with the club songs I liked and thus my style was born.” While his productions occupy a fair share of the limelight, his DJ sets are definite heart-starters. “At a frat party at Dartmouth College earlier this year, I was lucky to have 88

Keys and Izza Kizza open for me and get the crowd going so when I got on it was mayhem. The frat I was playing with was way over capacity, and there were hundreds of people outside who were trying to get in and party. So the sound guys took some huge speakers and put them on the lawn and it turned into an inside/outside party. I couldn’t see the people dancing on the lawn but I kept getting reports that they were going crazy. A few days later I saw some pictures from the night and was blown away.” _REUBEN ADAMS

Reyne played hits from their back catalogue that were well-received by the punters, but it was Ross Wilson with Eagle Rock and some Mondo Rock treats thrown in for good measure, that took the early honours. It was time for the next generation to then have a look-in and The Whitlams were a perfect choice for a mid afternoon slot in the warm weather. They may have lost some of the allure of when they were a staple on youth radio, but an event like this one feeds right into their hands. Trotting out the hits No Aphrodisiac had the punters moving towards the stage and You Sound Like Louis Burdett kept them there. It can be a tricky task to command the audience’s attention from behind a keyboard, yet this doesn’t appear to be a problem for the motor-mouthed Freedman. They have a fair arsenal and the tunes kept coming, but it was hard not to think of the sadly departed Stevie Plunder when Freedman dedicated Keep The Light On to an errant friend. Plunder’s death is a massive loss to the Sydney music scene, but he would be tickled pink if

he was looking down at The Whitlams playing outdoor shows to sizeable crowds of wine drinkers. The sombre moment passed as the band upped the ante and the tempo as they closed the set with Blow Up The Pokies and I Will Not Go Quietly. The lineup was getting younger with each band, and at 33, headliner Kasey Chambers was the baby of the performers of the day. Though if any person knows how to put on a family oriented show it is Chambers, as she finds herself flanked by her father Bill and her husband Shane Nicholson when on stage. Chambers followed the lead of other acts and pulled songs from the breadth of her back catalogue. Her first two albums got a good working over at the start of the set with Barricades And Brickwalls, If I Were You, This Flower and Not Pretty Enough being delivered by the affable performer. Chambers was raised on a tidy record collection so it was no surprise that her and Shane Nicholson nailed a rollicking duet of the Gram Parsons tune Still

Feeling Blue. The spouses walked through some tunes from their hit album of last year including Monkey On A Wire and Rattlin’ Bones before giving tunes from Chambers’ new children’s album an airing. With plenty of mentions of native animals and a kazoo solo, The Lost Music Blues is gold as far as songs for the kids go. The Captain is a tune that Chambers never fails to deliver, and when strippedback to being performed solo it is a muchanticipated moment in the set. Nicholson sounded like a young Steve Earle when he led the band through Where The Water Goes from his solo album. A rousing If I Could followed before an stoic version of crowd favourite True Colours. With perfect weather and a relaxed vibe, artists and punters across generations were treated to another enjoyable A Day On The Green - one of the most pleasant musical events on the calendar.

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ROBERT FORSTER Get Some Go Again The Go-Betweens’ Robert Forster will perform at the Fremantle Arts Centre for Sonic Sessions tonight, Thursday, November 12; and at Beck’s Music Box on Wednesday, February 24. PATRICK EMERY reports. Robert Forster, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with The Go-Betweens admits to being “perplexed” when he was originally approached to write a regular music column for The Monthly magazine, but almost five years after his first column was published, a collection of Forster’s Monthly columns, plus a few new pieces, has been published under the title The Ten Rules of Rock’n’Roll. At the time he was approached, Forster’s literary experience was limited to a piece on hair care and a review of a Bob Dylan album published in a German music magazine. I tell Forster that my wife is keen to complement him on his advice on hair care – including avoiding gratuitous washing and fluctuating between different shampoo. “Really?” Forster replies, genuinely humbled by the response. “That’s fantastic. It’s wonderful when people say that it’s made a difference. So it’s really helped? That makes me very happy to hear,” Forster grins. Forster’s music writing has been just as well received. With his 30-year history in the music business – and naturally inquiring and analytical mind – Forster is uniquely positioned to comment on music, whether it’s the latest Bob Dylan record, Delta Goodrem’s new album, hanging out with ‘the young people’ at the Big Day Out or Mark Seymour’s autobiographical observations on the balance between art and fame. “I have to know everything about a band, or nothing at all,” Forster replies when I ask what piques his interest sufficiently to put pen to paper. “Everything in the middle between those extremes can be pretty tough. So in reviewing Mark Seymour’s book – I know where that is. Mark Seymour and I are a similar age. We’re both songwriters and I know what it’s like to be pulled

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between commerce and art.” Forster is less effusive when I ask whether writing about music has changed his attitude to the frequently gratuitously trade of music journalism. “That’s a hard question,” Forster replies. “I really don’t think about it – I just write what I see and feel,” Forster notes. He also admits to being a fan of nonfiction. “I’ll read a biography of Bette Midler or Sammy Davis Jr, and then I’ll read a biography of Samuel Beckett. I tend to drift to that side of the bookshop,” Forster confirms. So what differentiates a ‘good’ music biography from the average historical account? “I like histories that bring the artist or the era alive,” Forster elucidates. Given Forster’s extensive history in the music industry, is it difficult to maintain sufficient distance to write objectively about people he knows so well? “It can be both a help and a hindrance,” Forster responds. “I wrote a piece on Delta Goodrem... I didn’t know too much of her recorded work – I had heard some, but not all of it. But I had seen her in a private moment in the studio. She was playing piano in the ping-pong room and I thought she was really good, and that really unlocked something in me,” Forster points out. One of the many refreshing aspects of Forster’s work is his willingness to write on both established icons such as Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond, together with younger artists, including Goodrem and Wagons. The relative significance

I HATE THE IDEA OF JUST SITTING AT HOME JUST LISTENING TO THE SAME 1970S NEIL YOUNG RECORD. WHEN I WAS STARTING OUT IN THE LATE 1970S PEOPLE WERE SAYING THE SAME THING – THAT ALL THE GOOD MUSIC HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE...

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contemporary music – compared to the towering figures of the ’60s and ’70s – remains a matter of regular and occasionally heated debate. Forster’s attitude is equivocal. “I think there’s a smidgin of truth to the statement that there’s no original music being made,” Forster opines.“But at the same time a lot of bands are combinations of things, and I always find that quite intriguing. It’s never going to be cutting down virgin forests in the 1960s, but at the same time people are mixing the medicine a bit more,” Forster explains. “I hate the idea of just sitting at home just listening to the same 1970s Neil Young record. When I was starting out in the late 1970s people were saying the same thing – that all the good music had already been made – but that period in the late 1970s is now recognised as one

of the most vibrant eras in contemporary music,” Forster points out. So in an era when anyone with a computer and an Internet connection is a potential publisher, and with the business model of the print media industry under sustained attack, what is the future of music criticism of the type practised by Forster in his Monthly column? “It’s probably limited,” Forster admits. “It gets down to that there were once 20 record shops and now there’s only one, and everyone gets precious about the one,” Forster says.“And it gets down to what the Internet is doing to music, and to music criticism. I’m not completely up on that, although I do read lots of on-line publications. I suppose the printed version becomes precious and appreciated because of that. I’m a romantic, so I’d like it to continue,” Forster chuckles.

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MAXÏMO PARK Third Time’s A Charm

Maximo Park support their new record, with a performance at Capitol on Tuesday, November 17. CHRISTINE LAN reports. Since the triumphant release of their Mercury Prize-nominated 2005 debut album, A Certain Trigger, the English indie-rock quintet have continued to embolden and expand their distinct combustion of buoyant pop choruses, frenetic post-punk riffage and dreamy synth-rock. The band’s sophomore album, Our sense,” he chuckles. Earthly Pleasures, raised their profile further, Smith is also known to carry a little with frontman Paul Smith’s presence becoming red book with him on stage, which caused increasingly compelling. Literate wordsmith quite a furore when it disappeared. “It was on and gentlemanly aesthetic aside, Smith is the radio and on the internet that I had lost merely humbled that he and his band are it, and people started sending me red books, exactly where they want to be. so now I’ve got loads of them,” Smith laughs. Despite their position as one of “I’m not very good at filling them either, even England’s most popular bands, Maxïmo Park though I write a lot I tend to write on the back have refused to succumb to the pressures and of a receipt in my pocket or a mobile phone temptations bestowed on many of their peers. if I don’t have a pen. So the writing that I do, Their commitment to independent label, Warp Records, is unswerving, and they remain aware only half of it goes into the red book that I’ve of the increasingly erratic nature of the modern got and I still take it on stage when I’ve got a song that I can’t really remember the lyrics for. music industry. “I know pop music is quite a fickle I thought I’d make it a performance element of thing,” Smith muses, on the line from his home the show out of necessity, really; out of my bad memory,” he chuckles. in Newcastle, England. On Quicken The Heart, the first half of “And we’ve always made quite leftfield pop music, but at the same time – to some the record reads like an intense commentary extent – we’re playing the game; you know, we put singles out and it’s always good to be on the radio, reaching new people with your music and trying to infiltrate the lives of people who might be just washing the dishes or whatever. “To me,” he adds, “pop music has that kind of power to reach into quite desperate people’s lives, so in some sense because we’ve made a third record, you wonder what people are gonna think of it – whether they’ll be like ‘yeah, these guys used to be the flavour of the month’,” he laughs, in his self-deprecating manner. “But I feel like the record that we just made is as strong as our others, maybe stronger. I’m proud of every single second on all three of our albums as a result of this collaboration between the five of us, and that’s quite a strong thing to have in your life. I hope it continues through the other records that we’re gonna make.” Indeed, Maxïmo Park have continued to adhere to the principles that first inspired the five-piece – comprising Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), Archis Tiku (bass), Lukas Wooller (keyboards) and Tom English (drums) – when they formed in 2000. “I’ve said from day one that: the music that we make should matter – it shouldn’t be just a piece of useless plastic that’s put out there to con people out of their money…it needs to be something that’s vital and worth something,” Smith affirms. “And those are the kind of ideals that we have. And they’re obviously somewhat impossible...” he grins, “not everybody’s gonna like your music, but we go out there with that kind of desire and passion. And with each album, you have to question ‘what more have we got’, and ‘where do we wanna go from here?’. “And I think we hadn’t really made a ‘groove’ album – all the songs are tight pop songs and work in their own right, rather than just being kind of an exercise in a style, and could work in any particular genre,” says a reflective Smith. “And the new album’s got a looseness to it, whereas the other two had a perfectionist feel – like it may’ve been our last; I just wanna make music for the rest of my life now. Each record shouldn’t be so precious that you lose sight of your spontaneity and the improvisation that you can put into a pop song. “We’re interested in lots of different kinds of music, and we’ve wondered whether we could ever slot all of those influences into three-minute pop songs,” he continues, in his deeply meditative tone. “And it’s weird – we’ve always had that warm reception from our fans and it seems people appreciate our albums retrospectively. It makes you believe that whatever you do in the future, continue to make music for yourself first and foremost, and trust your instincts, because that’s the thing people like about bands; the fact that they’re not following the crowd, and I think that’s what you can say about our music, really… that we’re our own little band.” For the dynamic and highly energetic frontman, performance is an enhancement of the way he feels about life. “The music that we make is very positive, ultimately – even when it goes through the mill of emotions,” Smith asserts.“It’s supposed to be a positive force and all I’m trying to do is find the right performance for each song. 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on society’s brokenness and monotonous lifestyle, whereas its second half is decisively more playful. “I think that everyday life is a really rich tapestry in that you’ve got so many things swimming around in the ether from day to day, I’m just trying to voice some of those things,” Smith muses.“Hopefully, people will empathise with the songs and I think that’s a large part of the appeal of the band – if you like it, then hopefully you really like it because it might ring true with your own life, which is what I get out of music; that’s what I listen to music for – to get that kind of emotional surge.

“I’ve tried to write differently through our short career, and I think the main things that still come back are the ones that pop songs have been written about for the last 50 years, you know: love and desire, and disliking your position, and I think those things will always come back to haunt you,” Smith ponders. “And our songs are a lot about memories and trying to commemorate small moments that actually matter in life. And sometimes those songs may come across as a little bit negative,” he laughs, “but a kind of nice negative, kind of melancholy, and I love indulging in that aspect of your personality.”

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DEVENDRA BANHART What Will Be Warner Brothers Music Enigmatic leader of the underground freak folk movement; loin cloth-wearing, matted beardsprouting Devendra Banhart has garnered a ludicrous amount of fans and admirers. Clearly the earthy ways of Banhart have made him instantly marketable, and he is now firmly entrenched on a major record label for his sixth album, What Will Be. His sound has also grown from that of charismatic ‘campfire singer’ brandishing an acoustic guitar and effected vibrato, to a legitimate band-fronting folker. Angelika captures the dual sides of Banhart in the space of three minutes. The song of two halves starts as an immediate toe-tapper before the plucked guitar and nasal voice give way for the band to take over and a tribal chant to rear its head. The move to a major label has seen Banhart colouring within the lines as his lyrics and music take a more straightforward approach. What Will Be is fairly void of crazed freeform jams, tipping the ledger in favour of a warmth and breezy charm. It is still unlikely that you will see Banhart’s tunes anywhere near the radio, but by his standards this is infinitely his most accessible effort.

actual ‘remix’, with his slamming overdriven take on the Eggnogg album, followed closely by a more straightforward electronic take on Queen by Panacea. It’s at this point worth mentioning that although the artists only had composite tracks to work with, they did have an entire (and different) album’s worth each. Considering this, there is a lot of flow to what could have been a fairly sloppy compilation, but there is also the feeling that a lot of the artists simply employed the same ideas – a limit of not having individual stems. Given this, it’s almost irrelevant that these final pieces started out as Melvins songs, as most of them ended up as noise that could have realistically been created using any number of sources. Of course, they did come from a specific source, and although Chicken Switch might not get a lot of Melvins fans overly excited, it’s certainly interesting to sit there and try and fathom what the fuck is going on. _MIKE WAFER

ANGIE HART Eat My Shadow ABC Universal

In case you changed channels after the permasmile glee of Frente!’s Accidentally Kelly Street, lead singer Angie Hart is still producing whimsical pop music – albeit with a dreamier melancholic tone. Hart’s second solo album since disbanding Splendid, her duo with ex-husband Jesse Tobias, is a stripped-back and airy acoustic affair produced by Shane Nicholson, ROBBIE WILLIAMS Kasey Chambers’ earthy-tone loving husband. Reality Killed To borrow some clichéd Masterchef parlance, The Video Star Nicholson doesn’t crowd this album with fussy Virgin garnish or cheap filler; rather he lets one key EMI quality ingredient shine through – Hart’s voice. Track by track her fluffy, light, broad There are few megastars whom we are meant to feel as sorry for as Robbie Williams. He is torn, Australian drawl is placed high in the mix so you see, by the fame that he also revels in. It also that the listener has no choice but to focus on means that every LP he releases is something the now Melbourne-based songwriter’s slowly of a comeback album, such is his penchant for unfolding lyrics. Never one to hide behind her screaming retirement (or words like it) at the songs, diary-entry tracks like Glitter discuss end of each album cycle. Hart’s fears for a relationship when the initial, So at any rate, Robbie’s back and it is exciting sheen rubs off. quite simply, the usual fare. Over the years he’s Where Accidentally Kelly Street was made a successful fist of taking edgy concepts bedroom pop for jumping on the bed, this, in production and dance music and laying them like Frente!’s darker moments, is delicate but on a convenient platter for mass consumption. intense balladry (Bonnie Prince Billy even Or singing ballads. The title, Reality Killed The makes a guest appearance) from a sincere Video Star, might smack of ‘cheeky-Robbie’ songwriter still willing to share the personal. but for the most part it’s an exercise in Robbie singing ballads. First single, Bodies, has a bit _DAVID CRADDOCK of swagger amidst its meaningfulness (‘Jesus died for’ him, apparently) as does Do You Mind, but the latter is simply comes off as vacuous electrickery. Last Days Of Disco and Difficult For Weirdos provide some warm humour, but the likes of Blasphemy (‘What so great about The Great Depression? Was it a blast for you? ‘Cause it’s blasphemy’) and You Know Me do reek of a IMMORTAL certain by-numbers-ness. However, with Trevor All Shall Fall Horn producing (the album title another Nuclear Blast cheeky tip of the hat) it’s what one’s come to Riot! expect. He’s Robbie Williams. He does what It would be easy to say the eighth studio album he likes and he likes what he bloody well does. for the reigning kings of the bludgeoning If the masses have followed before, they will black metal tribe, Immortal, signals a return to trademark form. Then again, after such a long likely do so again. hiatus – seven years to be exact – many would _ BOB GORDON be wistfully hoping the down time would have inspired progression in these longstanding metallers. But this album picks up right where 2002’s Sons Of The Northern Darkness left off – in almost every imaginable way. Now that is not to say All Shall Fall is not one fine piece of work. It is just, stylistically, there is not much more to grasp on to than was offered almost a decade before. Their MELVINS standard formula once again grounds itself in Chicken Switch its dramatic and lengthy sensibilities with crisp Ipecac melodic of guitar work making headway. Shock Heck, epic is the one word that has always lent itself well to this quartet and this Without having individual instrument tracks album does nothing to diminish that. Quartet? to work with, the various people invited to With the onset of founding member and remix Melvins songs for this compilation had former guitarist Demonaz’s (Harald Naevdal) the tricky job of doing so without actually being able to alter the ‘mix’. Thus, using the fully acute tendonitis, he unfortunately had to composite master track, chaps like Yamatsuka hand back responsibility of the guitar to other Eye, Merzbow and John Duncan have effectively founder Abbath to become the band’s lyricist created new passages using sounds created by and manager. The addition of bassist Apollyon the Melvins – which is really not remixing at all, (Ole Jorgen Moe) is definitely welcome on this release, with the near-flawless production but more using a band as a sample bank. As such, the results are very often –thanks to Peter Tagtgren – making his work, abstract noise pieces that bear almost no along with the rest, majestic as all hell. Maybe it is completely unrealistic to resemblance to the songs they once were, which is both great (old ideas turning into new expect something mind-blowing after such ones, creatively thinking outside of the easy and a time-span in the wings. Actually, screw that. obvious etc) and bad (too much boring noise, Immortal are better than this. But despite that not enough Melvins). Of the great, our Japanese resolve, All Shall Fall still musically shits all over cousins show their art-noise dominance, as one a bevy of recent metal releases. would expect. Lee Ronaldo comes closest to an _JESSICA WILLOUGHBY _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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beauty, power and flight, and other half Cec Condon complements it with a really solid beat that brings a lot of energy to the songs. Birds lags a little in its middle but it picks up nicely again with New Ornithology and The Switch; two tracks that play well on GRAHAM COXON the band’s strengths of fuzzed-out hooks and The Spinning Top a catchy beat. And oh, the fuzz! Whether it’s Transgressive squeezed out from the natural distortion of Stomp an old piano’s lower scale hit hard, heavily compressed bass drums or just tubes Though famously reserved, Graham Coxon screaming; this is one furry creature. was the silent driving force hiding behind The production rides that fine Blur’s cheeky-chappie image. line between lo-fi and muddy, giving the During the latter half of the ’90s, instruments a subdued, muted quality about while many Britpop also-rans fell by the them; almost like viewing a cyclone from wayside, Blur stayed afloat with Coxon’s space. personal influence of lo-fi American indie Ride on, boys, ride on. and punk. This eccentric sound never fully left him across six solo albums, though this _TOM VARIAN seventh offering shows his calmer side, embracing the ’60s folk of Nick Drake and acoustic legends Bert Jansch and Davey Graham. Opener Look Into The Light features some pleasant finger-picking arrangements while Perfect Love employs a Donovan-style psychedelic pop approach. Dead Bees sees him briefly slip back into his comfortable artrock groove and jars with the more tranquil moments. THE BLACKEYED Never more than an average singer, SUSANS Coxon’s vocals seem more exposed in a Reveal Yourself stripped-back acoustic situation, fortunately 1989-2009 the guitar style is the main focus here. The Liberation Music songs may not grab you as quickly as his previous efforts, though the folk makeover is In the summer of 1989 a band that featured one that suits Mr Coxon to a T. members of The Triffids and Chad’s Tree would grace the stages of the Seaview Tavern _ROBERT PENNEY and the Shenton Park Hotel (amongst others) to play unlikely interpretations of tunes from Prince’s The Cross and When You Were Mine, to Elvis Presley’s Rubberneckin’. They were at the time Perth’s greatest ever cover band, but on top of that they were gradually lacing their set with some pretty special originals of their own. Reveal Yourself 1989-2009 is a fourdisc box set that follows The Blackeyed Susans over the past 20 years from the David BLAKFISH McComb-led early years through to the time Champions when Robert Snarski’s songwriting prowess Hassle Records matched his impeccable voice. Songs such Shock as the forgotten McComb treasure Don’t Call Champions has all the markings of a great Yourself An Angel sit alongside Mary Mac, debut album; big name producer, label By Your Hand and the almost hit Smokin’ support and a great indie / punk sound. Johnny Cash to show the breath of the band’s Some very uncanny licks pop up on occasion appeal. The box set comes into its own with to add some curiosity. Unfortunately, these markings the unreleased material that sees McComb taking the lead role on previously unreleased alone don’t necessarily make for an entirely unique event. In fact, a distinct ‘I’ve heard versions of Ocean Of You and This One Eats this somewhere before’ listener inference Souls as well as their take on Springsteen’s looms throughout the background during State Trooper and The Go-Betweens Dive For the whole CD. Mainly due to a heavy McLusky Your Memory. For every piece of magic that has / Falkous influence, which in itself is no bad thing, it’s just hard to emulate without being been included on Reveal Yourself there is another that has not made it onto the too obvious. The British lads also use a similar approach as their Welsh counterparts to collection, and therein lies the strength of lyricism and social commentary, with comedic this enduring and endearing outfit. facetiousness threaded through tracks like _CHRIS HAVERCROFT We Beg, We Borrow, We Steal and Ringo Starr – Second Best Drummer In The Beatles. Though credit where credit is due, the production value is gold and the songs are not radio-grabbing or stale, making it thoroughly enjoyable if you just want to get amped. In this respect, the album is good fun and has some serious rock-out value. Not surprising, with Chris Common (Mastodon, Cancer Bats) producing the morsel at Redroom Studios, Seattle. Undoubtedly, Blakfish would be an M CRAFT energetic live watch and they do have some Arrows At The Sun genuinely funny moments, like If The Good Spunk Lord Had Intended Us To Walk He Wouldn’t EMI Have Invented Rollerskates. Death-pop is a seriously expanding Leading the pack of Australian indie rock market, so Blakfish are well-positioned and (with Smudge and You Am I) during the quite possibly, this material would really ’90s was Sydney band Sidewinder. Martin shine when given rein to go mental in the Craft was one of the founding members responsible for the glorious swirling guitar live arena. grandeur. Since those heady days, Craft _LAURA GLITSOS has relocated to London and taken up the position of being Jarvis Cocker’s guitarist. He has taken time out from hanging with musical celebrity to create his second album Arrows At The Sun. This is not psychedelic rock in the same form as his Sidewinder tunes, as Craft now peddles acoustic-based pop songs and ballads. Opener Beautiful Future has a Velvet Underground-style drone, yet is dressed up with Craft’s gentle voice. Mid-tempo pop songs are where THE MESS HALL Craft is at his most comfortable, and Young For The Birds And In Love and No More Forevers are shining Liberation examples of an artist whose tunes would be Sydney duo The Mess Hall bring us their own right at home on FM radio or a soundtrack to brand of slacker blues explosion with the a romantic comedy. M Craft may have been hiding his ornithology themed For The Birds. Opener My Villains nicely sets the light under a bushel by taking a back seat pace for the album, with its dragging, surging to one of Britain’s most recognisable artists beat and heavy muted lead. First single out as his ‘paid gig’. The pop delights on Arrows the gate is Bell. With a swinging fuzz bass line At The Sun will confirm that he has plenty to and kicking drums, it has a classic swagger offer in his own right. to it that just feels right. Jed Kurzel’s lyrics all generally stay the course with themes about _CHRIS HAVERCROFT www.xpressmag.com.au

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SOUNDS SONIC

The Fremantle Arts Centre’s Sonic Sessions are back for 2009, offering intimate courtyard concerts with some of Australia’s leading songwriters. Musicians will talk, sing and laugh their way through their musical archives, with help from ABC Radio’s Lucky Oceans. The initiative allows music fans to get inside the heads of Australia’s best contemporary songwriters, and get up close and personal with music icons. Make your way to the FAC this Thursday, November 12, at 8pm to catch acclaimed journalist and singer-songwriter Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens; on Thursday, November 19, for Alan and Stephen Pigrim of the Pigrim Brothers; and on Saturday, November 28, with Something For Kate frontman Paul Dempsey. Tickets are available through the Fremantle Arts Centre on (08) 9432 9555 or online at fac.org.au(.) A Clockwork Orange

ASTOUNDING

Mt Lawley landmark The Astor Theatre has recently reopened its doors, inviting entertainers of all sorts to come on in and put on a show. The heritage listed theatre is available for hire for films, concerts, comedy shows, private functions and presentations; and to preserve the theatre’s legacy, double cinema features of classic films will take place every week. Make your way to The Astor tonight, Thursday, November 12, or tomorrow, Friday, November 13, at 7pm for a double screening of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket. If you’re after some lighter viewing, head to the double screening of Couples Retreat and Taking Woodstock at 7pm on Saturday, November 14, or Thursday, November 19. For the full run down on what’s on at The Astor, check out liveattheastor.com.au.

DOIN’ IT WITHOUT THE KIDS

Paul Dempsey heads to Perth for Sonic Sessions

Remember heading to Scitech for excursions in primary school? You could make music, identify sweet and putrid smells, learn about human anatomy, and fight with your peers about who got to race Cathy Freeman first. Relive your childhood for one night only when Scitech opens their doors to everyone over 18, minus the screaming kids; to explore new and old exhibitions including Humanoid Discovery – a fun journey through the body including info on how you see to how you fart.. Scitech will be open to adults for one night only on Saturday, November 21, from 6pm to 9pm. Tickets are available by emailing bookings@scitech.org.au or by calling (08) 9215 0700.

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COSTANZA, I CANTSTANDYA!

Over nine seasons of Seinfeld, Jason Alexander played George Costanza, a hapless shlep who was fairly unlucky in life and love. Alexander’s portrayal of Costanza earned him six Emmy and four Golden Globe nominations, and the Screen Actors Guild knighted him ‘Best Actor in a Comedy Series’, despite the fact that he was only a supporting character. Though he’s best known for his role on Seinfeld, Alexander is also an accomplished director, film actor, and theatre performer, which he will demonstrate when Jason Alexander’s Comedy Spectacular rolls into the Burswood Theatre on Wednesday, December 2. The event will also feature performances by Mick Molloy, Glen Robbins, Julia Morris, The Scared Little Weird Guys and Rebecca Deunamuno. For tickets head to alist. com.au(.)

GOING SOLO

Writers, directors and performers are invited to apply for The Blue Room’s 2010 Solo Spot season, which will see 35 short solo works performed by individuals on balmy summer nights. Organisers are looking for new, original performances with a duration of between five and 15 minutes; work created alone, by pairs or groups; strange, fun experimental, musical, dramatic and innovative work; and performances that are focused on the individual performer. What you will get in return for your work is two nights of performance at The Blue Room in February or March 2010; an honorarium to thank you for being a part of Solo Spot; and the chance to meet and connect with other likeminded artists. Send your application, which should include a CV, script for performance and a half page description of your work, to Solo Spot, PO BOX 8369, Perth Business Centre, WA 6849. Any questions can be directed to project co-ordinator Jeffrey Jay Fowler on 0439 913 339 or jeffreyjayfowler@gmail. com.

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THEY’VE MOVED THE JOYNT

After 30 years on Hay Street, Joynt Venture is packing up and moving on down to the Murray Street Mall. Fans of the store and the array of merchandise they carry will find the new shop at 255 Murray Street in Perth, which is opposite the Perth underground train station. Don’t be shy, head into the laneway between Java Juice and Cotton On to discover the new Joynt Venture today. To peruse their wares 24/7 head online to joyntventure.com.au.

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In His Prime

Acclaimed Australian writer-director David Caesar (Dirty Deeds, Mullet, Idiot Box) is set to release his latest film Prime Mover today, charting the ups and downs of a romance within the trucking industry. The beautifully shot Prime Mover depicts the relationship between two young lovers - Thomas, a lad who works at a depot with his dad, and Melissa, the ‘gypsy’ attendant at the local service station. emotions out and put them up there on the wide screen. And then when things start going wrong, I also wanted to show where their heads were at. How difficult was it for you to film the many scenes of trucks out on the open roads? It was a bloody nightmare I have to say [laughs]! I’d made a film seven years before called Mullet and it was done in a small country town and a lot of the elements in the story were similar in the sense of the locations. I was thinking ‘It will be like that - the truck scenes will be hard, driving through the house will be hard, and the sheep scene will be hard’ and we thought the other stuff would be easy! But for anything that involved a truck we were like ‘okay, we’re going to do another take’ and then they would say ‘well we gotta go up the road 10kms to find a spot to turn around and then come back, then go up the road 10kms to find another spot to turn around and reshoot’. Then they’d say, ‘give us another 30 minutes then we can do another shot’. So it was a bloody nightmare! And a huge part of every morning was finding a place where we could turn the truck around less than 20 minutes away! As a writer-director with a lot of industry experience, do you have any tips you would like to share with film students looking to enter the industry? Remember what the point of the stories is. I think if you want to make documentaries or current affair pieces or something, they can be what they are – real and tough and everything else. The reason human beings have stories when no other animal really does is because we know how tough life is. So the point of stories isn’t to show how tough life is, I think stories should always have hope. If we have that, I think it connects with people and that ’s the main thing. David Caesar at Luna Leederville. (Photo: Amy Vinicombe)

By EMMA BERGMEIER I love that you’ve made a film about the trucking industry because it’s a facet of Australian culture that isn’t paid much attention to. What was it about that industry and lifestyle that attracted your interest? Well, from my point of view, it’s the cinematicness of those huge things going across the outback; I just think it’s interesting. I had always wanted to get into the film industry and I grew up in a small country town, and I thought ‘I’ll go to film school because it’s a school for making films’, it made sense to me. So I applied and they said ‘no’. I asked ‘what should I do?’ and they said ‘make a short film’, so I thought I’d try to get a job and save up some money. The only job I could get was driving trucks. So I did that for eight months and didn’t save any money, so I thought ‘bugger it’ and gave up and moved to Sydney. But the process of driving trucks for me was, I don’t know, I just found I spent the whole day driving and couldn’t remember it. I would get into this sort of trance-like mental state and I found that interesting. Then many years later I was interested in the idea of telling a love story and putting it in a world where you wouldn’t expect it to be.

No, it isn’t and I like that. I’m really interested as a craftsperson in contrasting light and dark, and putting the really heavy stuff nex t to really light stuff and the industrial stuff next to the romantic stuff because the contrast tends to heighten the perception of both of them. I t h i n k t h at t ra n s l at e d we l l – t h e re were moments in the film where you felt you were watching a romance and other moments when it felt more like a suspenseful drama. I t ’s an industr y full of brok en dreams and failed families - it’s tough. So I was interested in looking at that, but I was also interested in looking at that beyond the reality of it and thinking ‘well maybe this guy can save himself from the mistakes he’s made and the stupid decision he makes and then he can move on and grow as a person’, so I wanted to have that bit as the last part of the story, that he does save himself and that he does get out of the clutches of the bad fellas and he does win his girl back. I just think it’s more interesting if you put the obstacles in their way and they have to fight and struggle but then, triumph in the end. The relationship between Thomas and Melissa in Prime Mover comes across as extremely genuine and I think that’s because you’ve shown both the highs and lows of their life together. Was it your intention to depict their relationship in a realistic manner? I think all films are about some sort of relationship and there’s plenty of films about really bad relationships and plenty of films about really good relationships. I was interested in ones where people love each other but life gets in the way and they have to really struggle to find a way to stay in love.

Did you spend any time with truck drivers while you were writing the screenplay? I did a bit. I went to Alice Springs and spent some time with some drivers there and I hitch-hiked around a bit in the outback and got rides with truck drivers just to have a chat. We ended up spending a lot of time in Dubbo over the couple of years before filming at the main depot just talking to drivers. But the flip side of that was from my point of view, it wasn’t ever meant to be super-real. The film was always meant to be It must be hard for the person left at home not to resent their partner leaving them magical and have a fantasy element to it. behind… Beyond resenting them, it’s hard to What did the truckies think about you making a film focused on their industry? maintain a connection with them. I find it Well, I think they thought it was really hard because I go away [a lot]. When novel for the first two hours, and then when I’m home and ready to be part of family and we kept on telling them to shut up, well to do the stuff I want to, I only have a certain we asked them nicely to be quiet, while amount of time before I have to go away for they we trying to load trucks and get on work again. And my family is like ‘hey, who are the road, I think that they quickly lost their you again? Settle down, take it easy’. And so you ease into it and then you gotta go away enthusiasm on Monday. It’s ironic because when I was A rural truck depot and service station away from home my wife was home with the aren’t the kinds of places you would kids and she was pissed off that I was away, well not pissed off but struggling with stuff, expect to find a love story – 32

and I wasn’t ready to deal with that. The irony wasn’t lost on us!

IT’S AN INDUSTRY FULL Tell me about the casting process, did you find it hard to find the actors to play OF BROKEN DREAMS Thomas and Melissa? She was easy - I saw Emily in a film AND FAILED FAMILIES called In My Father’s Den that was made in about 2003, and I thought she was fabulous. IT’S TOUGH. We did a read through for the film in 2004 and they said ‘who do you want to do the read SO I WAS INTERESTED through?’ and I said ‘this girl from New Zealand, I think she would be great to get’ and they said we didn’t have the money to pay for her to IN LOOKING AT THAT ... come over and so Emily paid her own way over because she loved the script. I JUST THINK IT’S MORE It was much harder to find him because I wanted someone who I believed INTERESTING IF YOU was not a gentle soul but a sensitive soul who wasn’t blind to the fact that it was hard for PUT THE OBSTACLES IN her but completely understood that and was really struggling with that, but also someone THEIR WAY AND THEY who would believably stand up for himself. Trying to find someone who had that balance HAVE TO FIGHT AND was really hard. We saw a lot of people who could do one or the other really easily and he STRUGGLE BUT THEN, [Michael Dorman] wasn’t available when we started looking because he was shooting a TRIUMPH IN THE END. whole lot of films that are all about to come out now - big budget, genre films. And he just wasn’t around to talk to or anything. Anyway, we had to postpone by six months and then all of a sudden it was all on again. He had just It’s really hard because sometimes finished shooting something and we saw him you get caught up in working and developing and I thought ‘he’s great’. And then we were something and sometimes you think, ‘oh done! this will be great, something tense, guts will be churning and it’s really dramatic’ and He does come across as a sensitive soul in that’s great, but I think you always have the film… to remember who am I making this for Yeah. It doesn’t really make it any and what am I saying to the world? I only easier for them, in a way, the fact that he started in the industry 20 years ago but it’s understands and cares because the reality a completely different industry now with the of it is that there’s nothing he can do about whole internet thing and the ability to selfit because he has to go and drive the stupid distribute films on the internet. truck! There are characters in the film like Phil, Everyone’s worried about budgets who can do it and who are happy to do it. But and this and that but it always comes back there are other people who really struggle to the idea and if the idea is strong enough because of the isolation and the loneliness. it doesn’t matter if it’s cheap, if the idea’s He’s our character, so he’s pursuing a dream strong enough it doesn’t matter. None of the that he isn’t really cut out for. other stuff matters. But if the idea is weak no matter how much money they throw at it, the The combination of reality and fantasy finished product will only ever be as good as in Prime Mover is really fascinating – why your idea. did you decide to incorporate these ‘magic moments’ into the film? I think the makers of films like Transfomers When people first meet each other would do well to take that advice… and it’s magical and they find a connection We l l t h e y ’r e j u s t b u y i n g yo u r I wanted to have that on screen. When they distraction as an audience member but if first kiss it’s a magical moment and I wanted you want to connect with people on an it to feel like that. I didn’t want it to be in emotional level I think there has to be other the music or a look; I wanted to take their stuff going on. Hittin’ the town since 1985

HILARY SWANK Being Amelia

2012 When The Levee Breaks Directed by Roland Emmerich Starring John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, C h i we t e l E j i o fo r, A m a n d a Pe e t, To m McCarthy, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton George Segal

amazing special and visual effects (thanks to some big bucks and computer geniuses, you’ll be in awe as buildings blow up, tidal waves crush towns, Air Force One takes a swim, Lakes freeze, highways collapse, Yellowstone Park turns into one big giant volcano and Roland Emmerich’s 2012 is like an amusement The White House gets – another Emmerich park ride – you’ve likely gone for a spin on staple – a little bruised and battered), wonky it before and so pretty much know what dialogue delivered by a very impressive allto expect – predicting the jumps and jolts star ensemble cast (this one also features along the way. But, you still have a great time the likes of Danny Glover as the President, nonetheless. Thandie Newton as the first daughter and Hilary Swank stars in Amelia It’s true though, Emmerich’s end- George Segal as an ageing jazz crooner) of-the-world-as-we-know-it disaster movies who’re obviously in this for the money not the Oscar Winner Hilary Swank climbs into the you see, that getting to know what she really felt – he also did the impressive blockbusters cockpit to play famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart was an effort in reading between the lines. It’s not Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow merit. And last but not least, some patriotic BS to tie things up nicely towards the end. in a biopic that’s not so much introduced in the really on the page even when she wrote about it. – all follow a fairly similar pattern. And like And as much as some might say legendary female pilot’s miles amongst the ID4 and The Day After Tomorrow, 2012 also films like this do nothing for cinema, and nor clouds, but her time spent between the sheets. Was there anything on when she was a kid? features an everyday, likeable family man who, are they art, even those sceptics will find 2012 CLINT MORRIS speaks with Swank about Yeah and I think childhood makes up against the odds, manages to help not only playing another untraditionally beautiful a lot of who we are and how we carry ourselves his own, but others, out of harm’s way. In this hard to resist – and I dare say, they’ll have a great time with it. Leave your brain and character. in the world. What her parents were like and the case, that guy is struggling novelist and limo- beefs (yes, we know - why is all about trying gifts they gave her and her sister – her father driver Jackson Curtis, played by – everyone’s to save the rich people all the time?!) at the Amelia Earheart was an inspiration for her encouraged her to write. She was a prolific writer. favourite normal, nice guy – John Cusack. door and just enjoy it. As one character times, but what do you think young women of She was writing poetry at the age of five. But, Centuries ago, the Mayans left us says – rather bluntly – in the movie, ‘Sit Down today will take away from this film? then her father became an alcoholic and it really their calendar, with a clear end date and all and Buckle Up!’ He probably should also have I think she’s an inspiration to women affected her. that it implies. Since then, astrologists have added ‘Oh, and don’t forgot to switch off’. today, too. What’s incredible about this movie to discovered it, numerologists have found me is I’ve never had such an outpouring of people How do you think Amelia’s story ends? patterns that predict it, geologists say the _ CLINT MORRIS coming up to me saying, ‘I cannot wait to see the I believe she ran out of fuel. I know a earth is overdue for it, and even government film’. More than any of my other films I’ve ever been lot of different ideas of what happened. Was she scientists cannot deny the cataclysm of epic a part of, I really have to say is what a lot people kidnapped by the Japanese (laughs)? Stranded proportions that awaits the earth in 2012. know of Amelia is what you learned in textbooks. on an island, you know? It’s funny. Some people Divorcee Curtis learns – via two This iconic image of who she was, but people are saying that that is not how we should have men, the slightly screw-loose hippie radiorealise this was a woman in a time when following personality Charley Rose (Woody Harrelson) your dream was a man’s job, is an inspiration to us ended the movie. I appreciate that there can be a and a good-hear ted geologist (Chiwetel lot of different ways. Maybe if we’re successful, we’ll to continue to follow our calling. Ejiofor) recruited by the Government to be the But, even take it a step further; I think this pretend she did land for the sequel. go-to man on the looming disaster - that the was a person who made no apologies for living her above statement is spot-on when holidaying life the way she wanted to live it. If she was living in Amelia was discouraged to follow her dreams – with his two young children in Yellowstone 2009, it still would be ahead of our time. I think it’s what about you? National Park. Oh, absolutely. I had one teacher who very challenging to live our lives on the path that A t t h e s a m e t i m e , J a c k s o n ’s we want, whether you’re a woman or a man. To asked me, ‘when are you going to give up your estranged wife (Amanda Peet) and her new me, that is what people are responding to and it’s hobby?’ Look, everyone’s going to have an opinion partner (Tom McCarthy) are nearly killed when exciting to see, especially in the difficult economic and when you’re pursuing your dream and you the supermarket they’re shopping at splits times we’re living in and through, 70 years after she have people… I had someone tell me I was too down the middle. Understandably shakenwas living, we are still dealing with a lot of the same half-hour when I was trying to get into drama. up, she immediately asks Jackson to bring There are types of opinions, but, some of them - her children to her home. And he does… issues. neither of those - can be constructive. but moments after dropping them on the I think you have to learn how to decipher doorstep, the streets of Los Angeles start to What kind of research materials did you have what’s constructive and what you can take in to crumble, burn and back-flip. All aboard the on hand? Three things, what we have on her incorporate into being a better actor or help you limo to hell! newsreels and then the literature on her and the be successful. As actors, we wear our hearts on our If you’ve seen any of Emmerich’s firsthand stuff of her letters and her correspondence. sleeves. It’s easy to have that bad stuff that’s thrown previous movies you know exactly what John Cusack runs and stars in 2012 But, I will tell you, she was such a private person as at you and be upsetting. you’re in store for here – a couple of hours of

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PRIME MOVER Get The Motor Running…

Prime Mover

Directed by David Caesar Starring Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn, William McInnes and Andrew Gilbert A busy truck depot in Dubbo certainly isn’t a predictable location for a love story but then again, David Caesar’s Prime Mover strives to be everything but predictable in its depiction of a modern romance. Thomas (Michael Dorman) works at the depot with his Dad (Andrew Gilbert), helping out with odd jobs while daydreaming about owning and driving his own rig, a combination he associates with power and independence. In between adorning the depot’s rigs with exquisite paint-work, and trying to pass the test to get his own truck license, Thomas happens upon Melissa (Emily Barclay), the queen of the bowsers at the local service station. Though Melissa initially appears to be just another disgruntled service station attendant, Thomas sees the magic in her smile and discovers the gypsy blood pulsing through her veins. Likewise, Melissa recognises the passion in Thomas’ cheeky grin, depicted by Caesar as a V8 engine whirring inside his chest. When a tragic incident occurs in Thomas’ life he decides to seize the day by asking out Melissa and thus their romance begins to bloom. After no time at all the pair are head over heels in love with one another, leading Thomas to create a beautiful gypsy caravan for his gypsy queen. Though happy in love, Thomas still has a burning desire to own his own truck, and when the bank and his mum won’t help him fund his dream, he turns to a dodgy friend of a friend for

a $240k loan – just enough to secure him a rig of his own. Soon after Melissa discovers she’s pregnant and then the pressure is on for Thomas to use his newly acquired rig to bring in money to support his growing family. Though he tries just about everything to stay awake and drive the long hours needed to bring the bacon home, he can’t do it on his own and before too long, he falls behind in his repayments to the dodgy fellows who helped him buy the rig. Meanwhile, Melissa is left alone for days on end in her gypsy caravan, forced to fend for herself during a long and lonely pregnancy. While tension in Thomas and Melissa’s relationship escalate, so too does the aggression from the loan sharks, who are willing to do just about anything to recoop their $240k, when Tom starts missing his payments. In a period of cinema when D-grade rom-coms are all too plentiful, Prime Mover stands alone as a wonderful Australian love story, which instead of glazing over the complicated stuff, dives right into it, exposing the gritty reality of life and love on the road. Emily Barclay is sensational as Melissa, bringing a sense of sincerity and warmth to her character; matched only by Michael Dorman who is perfect as the flawed hero, or “sensitive soul’ as writer-director David Caesar puts it. Though Prime Mover is essentially a romance, light-hearted scenes are positioned between drama-packed sequences, ensuring that the film is never boring, and often surprising. There’s no doubt in this reviewer’s mind that Prime Mover is destined to become an Australian classic. _EMMA BERGMEIER

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THE BROTHERS BLOOM Green Ticks

THE BOYS ARE BACK The Black Widower Directed by Scott Hicks Starring Clive Owen, Nicholas McAnulty, Laura Fraser, George MacKay, Emma Lung

Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz Writer/Director Rian Johnson’s follow-up to the marvellous Brick is a bit like a quiche – mightn’t look like much on the outside, but inside its absolutely delicious. It’s uncommon for all the elements of a film to come together – performances, story, direction, composition, costume, location, writing, editing, lighting, sound – but in the case of The Brothers Bloom they most certainly do. Here’s a film that’s even smarter than it’s ingeniously deceitful title. A sort-of Ocean’s Eleven meets The Grifters by way of The Sting, the three-hander centres on two con-artist brothers (Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody), the best in the business, on their lost job. You see, younger sibling Bloom (Brody) has decided enough is enough, but shady big brother Stephen (Ruffalo) convinces him to do one last job – one that’ll set them both up for life. The last gig involves showing beautiful accident-prone heiress, Penelope (Rachel Weisz) around the world - from Jersey to Prague – in pursuit of priceless artefacts. Like Brick, you won’t have to spend all your time deciphering what’s ‘real’ and what’s not about the central con either because there’s no time to think- it moves faster than a cheating husband caught out of the back of a brothel. And yeah, just as sneaky. This is a brilliant piece of cinema – in fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s one of the best films of the past decade. Johnson proved with

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How does a modern family get along without the calming influence of a wife and mother? In the opening moments of Scott Hicks’s adaptation of Simon Carr’s novel it quickly becomes clear that widowers sometimes gather together a weird set of coping mechanisms. Tearing along on a beach somewhere in South Australia, Joe Warr (Clive Owen playing the character based on Carr’s own experiences after the loss of his wife) laughs maniacally as campers, Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody swimmers, and fishermen abuse him. The reason star in The Brothers Bloom for their outrage is sitting on the bonnet of Joe’s the tweenage murder-mystery Brick that he’s fast-moving 4WD – six-year-old Artie (Nicholas not only got a great imagination, but a knack for McAnulty) is gripping the windscreen-wipers and keeping audiences engaged and riveted, as well as cackling just as madly as his father. Since the death of Katy (Laura Fraser), constantly surprised. Bloom goes one better – it’s smart, it’s riveting, and it’s surprising, but it’s also there is only one rule in the world of the Warrs: there are no rules. And in a strange way for Joe a film that fails to fit comfortably into one genre, let alone appeal to only one demographic. It’s an and Artie, this chaos and anarchy seems to work, sort of. Their rural homestead is a disaster of instant classic. Johnson’s funny, thrilling and very half-empty pizza boxes, dirty washing, and the original script, and his immaculate direction, is the detritus of battles waged with water balloons. Joe star of the show, but headline acts Ruffalo, Adrien is maintaining a precarious hold on his job as the Brody and Rachel Weisz, ever so adorable here, lead sportswriter of a national broadsheet, and are just as on the ball. Weisz especially, playing the Artie does a half-reasonable job of staying upright mysterious and irresistible klutz of the team, gives a remarkably astonishing performance. Keep an eye on the Oscar nominations early next year. There’s a green tick against each aspect of the film, though – the locations are exquisite, the cinematography is breathtaking, the pacing is tight and effective, and the production design is ace. In fact, the only thing wrong with Brother’s Bloom is that it’s taken over a year to come out. While mediocre flicks, like say The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor and Dragonball, seem to be shot, wrapped, edited and released within the space of a year, Johnson’s had to get to the end of the line – unable to release his masterpiece until the studio sees fit. Thankfully, they finally have… and you’ll all now be able to experience what I’ve been swearing black and blue is the best film of the year for, well, the past year. _ CLINT MORRIS

for most of his waking hours; that is, apart from the 30-minutes or so each day when he collapses into a catatonic state that has everything to do with the delayed grief at the loss of his mother. And in the real world, from the outside looking in, Katy’s concerned and still-grieving parents fear for their grandchild and the sanity of their son-in-law. If Joe hasn’t already got enough to mishandle, his estranged teenaged son, Harry (George MacKay) decides to leave the cold environs of life in the UK and stay with his mad dad for a while; after the discipline of boarding school and rugby, poor Harry doesn’t know how to take his lunatic half-brother, an unpredictable, unfamiliar father, and a new home that offers umpteen different ways to be poisoned, injured, or killed. With a title like The Boys Are Back, filmgoers might make the mistake of thinking this is a blokey kind of movie, and in a way, the story of the Warrs is very masculine in its treatment of grief, family bonding and fatherhood. But with a solid supporting cast featuring veteran and talented emerging actors such as Emma Lung, Hicks has made a sensitive and heart-warming story that works for more than just the boys. _ TIM MILFULL

Clive Owen and Nicholas McAnulty star in The Boys Are Back

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ARJ BARKER’S ORIGINAL STYLE BITS ‘N PIECES Arj Barker brings his latest stand-up tour to the Burswood Theatre on Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27. Bookings can be made through Ticketek.

With all this time alone in hotel rooms, you’d think Barker would have spotted himself on the idiot box more than a few times, but he states Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is showing that he prefers not to be greeted by his own face at His Majesty’s Theatre for a limited season of when flicking on the TV. six performances from Wednesday, November Some might say Arj Barker is a Don Lane figure for “When I’m on, I don’t actively seek 18, to Sunday, November 22. Bookings can be the 21st Century: a cheeky American entertainer myself out. I rarely see myself because I don’t watch made through BOCS. who spends a good deal of time here in Australia, much TV. Once in a while I’m curious to see it but I and as such, has attracted a fairly substantial generally don’t enjoy it. I don’t do it for myself, I do False eyelashes, stage makeup, pointe shoes and a contingent of Australian fans. it so other people can enjoy it and I’m happy that stunning array of costumes are all in a day’s work Though Barker fesses up to having they do, but I don’t need to watch it. A lot of the for Canadian dancer Brock Hayhoe. The 23-yearno idea who Don Lane was, he has had a strong time I picture myself sounding and looking a lot old landed his dream job last May by joining following in Australia for a good while now, but cooler than I am,” he chuckles. the highly-acclaimed and much loved all-male admits that until he scored the role of Dave on cult Though he doesn’t plan to settle down ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte musical-comedy show Flight Of The Conchords, in Australia in the immediate future, Barker isn’t Carlo. Affectionately known as The Trocks, the fellow Americans hadn’t taken as much of a liking ruling out the possibility altogether… Perhaps New York company is this year celebrating their to him as us folks from the land down under. someday a network executive will give him a 35th anniversary of taking conventional ballet “Flight Of The Conchords helped a lot in Don Lane-esque variety show to lure him here and giving it a slight comical twist while at the the States and helped move things forward. I am permanently. same time showcasing amazing technique and definitely selling more tickets than ever before - it’s incredible physical ability. been great. It’s fun to do and I feel lucky to have _EMMA BERGMEIER Hayhoe’s introduction to all things been a part of something that’s so original and Trockadero started when he was 17 and first Brock Hayhoe cool. It’s brought a lot of new audience members watched a production on DVD while studying at on board who didn’t know about me before. And the National Ballet School in Canada. “I thought the concept was really cool such as Hayhoe’s Andrei Verikosa and Vanya it’s definitely helped things a lot. I already had some people who enjoyed my comedy but it gave it a Verikosa. When asked what it’s like switching and loved the way it just works. I auditioned probably about four years ago now. I was fresh between the two during a performance, Hayhoe boost for sure,” he says modestly.“[I met Brett and Jermaine] by working at various festivals; probably out of school but I didn’t get the job then because gives an honest answer. “It does get slightly easier. At first it’s very in Melbourne is when I first met them.Then I got to I didn’t have any work experience and to get an American visa, it’s really crucial to have a bit of a stressful and you’re kinda panicked having to whip know them when I was at a festival in New Zealand in Auckland. We became buddies. I’d known them off this wig and put another on,” he says. resume behind you,” he said. “It’s easier going from a female to a male for at least five years before I was invited to be a “So it wasn’t the right time and I ended up going to South Africa and danced there as a because you don’t have to worry about putting part of their show.” When asked where he calls home these soloist for two years with a company. But it was your hair into a bun, getting on your pointe shoes always in the back of my mind that I wanted to and warming them up. You can just pull off the days, Barker reveals that “home is a relative term at this point I’m sort of nomadic right now.” female wig and look for any other male wig lying eventually join The Trocks and was really working Due to his intense touring schedule, towards that. I kept in contact with Tory [Dobrin, around backstage. And you really do gain a whole artistic director] and then when we both thought new respect for other female dancers. It is very Barker rarely gets to spend more than a few nights difficult and hurts sometimes. Well, actually, a lot of in one place, forever moving from town to town the time was right, I applied for a visa.” like a travelling gypsy comedian. Now in his 35th Hayhoe says the production acts as the time!” Last thrilling Perth audiences in year, Barker doesn’t party as much as he used to, a great introduction for those who have always thought of ballet as an intimidating art form and 2005, The Trocks 2009 program will begin with to ensure his body can handle a grueling tour never attended. And those who do know their their trademark piece, Act II of Swan Lake and schedule. “I generally don’t drink ’til the last night also includes the seductive rhythms of Cuba in ballet, can further appreciate many insider jokes. of the week when I’ll have a couple of beers. So I try “Everyone has a good time and from a Majisimas. “The ballet has been staged just for us to get my sleep and stay healthy. I used to party a performer’s perspective, it’s so wonderful to hear everyone laughing. That’s really the best feeling which makes it really exciting. It’s a really great lot but that makes everything harder, you know? while you’re up on the stage. To hear a huge round piece and a little more serious with the humour I enjoy a nice meal before the show, then I do the of applause or wave of laughter coming from the being a lot more subtle. But it really shows off the show, then I head to the hotel then do whatever audience, you know you’re doing your job well,” he strength of our dancers in the company and drives for a while and go to bed. We usually work five or home the fact that we can really dance en pointe. six nights then take a few nights off. As long as I shares. don’t burn the candles at both ends too much I’m Each Trocks dancer performs as a male It’s not all just jokes.” alright. If you take partying out of the occasion it’s and female alter ego with wonderful stage names Arj Barker _TANYA MACNAUGHTON not that bad.”

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VISUAL ARTS Entry Level, Free Range Gallery, 339 Wellington Street, Perth. Artists Ben Waters and Nick Mahony present Entry Level, a collaborative installation displaying a showroom of retro refuse and contemporary refusal. Based on their shared interest in a critique of museology, and the mechanics of art exhibitions Entry Level displays, at its simplest level, a combination of object and image, placement and contradiction. Exhibition opens at 6pm on Friday, November 13, and runs ’til Sunday, November 22. Standing In Her Light, Greenhill Galleries, 6 Gugeri Street, Claremont. Celebrated Sydney artist, Jason Benjamin, returns to Perth with Standing In Her Light, an exhibition of sensitively rendered and breathtaking landscapes, seductive floral works and thought provoking portraits. In the past, Benjamin’s paintings stemmed from this turmoil; each painting an expose and journey into the depths of such sensitivities. Of recent, Benjamin has become more aware of the physical presence of the land in his paintings, it’s essence, and loiters less in the recesses of his imagination: It is what it is. This change in approach has had a profound effect on his works, with the landscapes in his upcoming exhibition being more refined and complex, and a pure celebration of the raw beauty of the land. Exhibition runs ’til Saturday, November 21.

Stonewall, PICA, Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge. For his latest solo exhibition, Dominic Redfern presents two major new video works; Stonewall and Mythos. Redfern is a video and performance artist whose practice investigates issues of place and identity. He presents unresolved narratives in theatrical installations that critique the relationship between the artist, the screen and the viewer. His most recent work, Stonewall, was shot in 2008 for a solo show at the Centre d’Art in Marnay sur Seine in France. In the video, the artist climbs through a rocky outcrop in Tasmania, suggestive of both alpine and lunar landscapes. His winding narration of the journey promises the viewer a hidden meaning that ultimately remains elusive. Heightening this tension; the narrative is sporadically interrupted by the beat of his body falling to the ground on a screen at the opposite end of the gallery. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, December 20.

PERFORMANCE

Papercuts, The Roundhouse Theatre, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford Street, Mt Lawley. Don’t miss the first collaboration between ECU’s School of Contemporary Arts and WAAPA - Paper Cuts is an original work created in collaboration between Perth’s hottest upcoming director Marisa Garreffa A Certain Maritime Incident, Kidogo Arthouse, (completing a Master of Creative Arts at on the beach at Fisherman’s Harbour, WAAPA) and the graduating students of ECU’s Contemporary Performance course. WAAPA’s Fremantle. A Certain Maritime Incident documents the Roundhouse Theatre has been transformed gruelling journey of refugees from Iraq, Iran into a world of story telling at its most surreal. and Afghanistan - from leaving their homes In this space viewers eavesdrop on a letter to to their unknown and unimaginable fate. The a lover, a letter to one’s heart, notes left for circumstances surrounding the sinking of the housemates and letters of complaint. Paper SIEVX (Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel X) in 2001 Cuts captures the many shades of love: the in international waters, which were under close desperate, the deserving, the forgotten, the and regular surveillance by Australian border willing, the hopeful, the indifferent, the lost, the protection authorities, have been blanketed waiting. The ten characters and their stories in secrecy and silence. The lack of an official have grown organically from memories, past acknowledgement and recognition of the 353 loves and passive aggressive post-it notes. who died has added to the suffering of the Together they uncover the awkward beauty behind wanting to say something and not survivors and bereaved family members. Exhibition runs ’til Tuesday, November quite knowing how. Season opens on Friday, November 24. 13, and runs ’til Thursday, November 19. Faithfool, John Curtin Gallery, Building 200, Bookings can be made through the WAAPA Box Office on (08) 9370 6636 Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley. Shaun Passmore’s Faithfool puts the idea of faith under a spotlight. The premise for the exhibition is an elderly man, disturbed by scientific evidence that suggests the moon is gradually receding from the planet Earth, who endeavors to invent ways to slow down what could become a disastrous event for mankind. His creative mind, extraordinary faith and determination lead him to transform the roof of his humble home into a site for his interstellar operations. Is this a case of lunar lunacy or simply a man on a moral mission? Exhibition runs ’til Friday, November 27. Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle. Now in its 34th year, the Fremantle Print Award is one of Australia’s most esteemed contemporary art prizes. Of the more than 300 entries, a finely tuned selection of 36 works will comprise the exhibition. Artists are vying for the $12,000 Major Acquisitive Prize. Open to living artists working within Australia, the award takes an inclusive approach to print. Contemporary printmaking continues to value traditional techniques, but is equally conversant in new media technologies. Emerging artists exhibit alongside high-profile and mid-career practitioners, providing a unique opportunity for collectors to engage with a wide range of printmakers in the one exhibition. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, November 22 Alda’s Gallery And Project Space, Wolf Lane, Perth. The inaugural exhibition at Alda’s Gallery and Project Space features the unique art of Carol Wells, Laura Adel Johnson and Rizzy. All three artists use unconventional mediums, manipulating their supplies to create pieces that draw viewers in through familiar materials and alluring aesthetics. Carol Wells’ artwork reconfigures recycled packaging into sculptures and large puppet clouds made of painted paper that creates a floating landscape. Rizzy is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice incorporates installation, photography, performance, print and sculpture. Through her work she explores the decadent trappings of femininity using crystalline sparkly sugar, against delicate luxurious icing to create curvaceous lines, feminine form and intricate undergarments. Laura Adel Johnson is a multimedia artist who uses unconventional materials to make drawings that describe or comment on the current social/political environment. Her most recent series of works utilize fairy lights to create large scale illustrative portraits of people that seductively spill down the walls and floors tracing the hypnotic gaze of the subject. Exhibition runs ’til Saturday, November 28.

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1001 Nights At The Perth Entertainment Centre 1001 Nights At The Perth Entertainment Centre 1974 – 2002, Museum Of Performing Arts, DownStairs at His Majesty’s Theatre, Hay Street, Perth. Remember when tickets to Rod Stewart’s concerts cost an exorbitant $8.90? And the night Bette Davis left the stage to promenade up one aisle and down the other so those sitting in the cheap seats could get a close-up of the screen Goddess? These are just some of the many memorable nights recalled in a colourful exhibition of programmes, posters and photographs from the Perth Entertainment Centre, the building that ‘marked the coming– of–age of show business in Western Australia’. With 8,076 seats, the Centre was Perth’s largest venue from 1974 until it ‘went dark’ in 2002. Through the decades, the Perth Entertainment Centre was host to all manner of entertainments providing a roll call of legendary names. Among them were Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Alice Cooper, John Denver, Bob Hope, Rudolf Nureyev, Kylie Minogue and the four Swedes we know as ABBA. Exhibition runs ’til Friday, December 11. Admission by cold coin donation. Open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm.

Spin (Photo: Jon Green) Spin, The Geoff Gibbs Theatre, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford Street, Mt Lawley. Spin, the finale of the 2009 dance season at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, boasts contemporary pieces by two of Australia’s most in-demand choreographers, Lucy Guerin and Natalie Weir, and a new work choreographed on the dance students by WAAPA graduate Melanie Lane, who returns to Perth for the season from her current base in Germany. Completing the program will be a Christmas treat for lovers of classical dance: scenes from one of the world’s best-loved ballets, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. WAAPA’s talented second and third year students will perform Zero by choreographer Lucy Guerin in collaboration with Luke Smiles; Natalie Weir’s Proofsheet remounted by Justin Rutzou; and The Nutcracker re-choreographed by Kim McCarthy. Season opens on Saturday, November 14, and runs ’til Friday, November 20. Bookings can be made through the WAAPA Box Office on (08) 9370 6636. Counterpoint, His Majesty’s Theatre, Hay Street, Perth. STRUT dance presents Counter Point - three extraordinary dance artists in one remarkable show. This triple-bill will give Perth audiences the chance to see a work from one of France’s most intriguing choreographers, a rare performance by WA’s best-known dance artist, as well as a new work from one of the hot new choreographers with West Australian Ballet. Didier Théron will present Harakiri, a highly physical and emotional work centering around the Japanese notion of self-sacrifice; Chrissie Parrott will present Re-render, a revealing portrait of one of Perth’s most celebrated women; and Ivan Cavalliri will present Soul Searching. Performances take place on Friday, November 13, and Saturday, November 14, at 7.30pm. Bookings can be made through BOCS.

Considerable Funk!, Subiaco Arts Centre Studio, 180 Hammersley Road, Subiaco. Considerable Funk! is the hilariously original debut performance for Climbing Vine Theatre Company, a new company which is the evolution of Kalamunda Youth Theatre Company. After seven years successfully producing over twenty five original shows in Kalamunda, the company has moved out of the hills to bring its productions to larger audiences, performing in such venues as the Perth Town Hall and the Subiaco Arts Centre. Written and Directed by award winning writer Emma Humphreys, Considerable Funk! is a hilarious comedy musical about the trappings of fame. Considerable Funk! looks behind the scenes of a pop music T.V show and is performed by Perth’s finest up and coming actors. Season opens on Thursday, November 12, and runs ’til Saturday, November 14. Bookings can be made through BOCS.

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JAPAN’S RISING SON All About Akira Back in 1986, at the tender age of 21, a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Akira Isogawa hopped a plane from his home in Kyoto, Japan, ready to forge a life for himself in sunny Sydney. Twenty-three years later and Isogawa has forged more than just a runof-the-mill Australian life for himself, having created a successful fashion empire bearing his name, with fashion festivals around the world desperate to showcase his collections. Ahead of his stop-off in Perth for Fashion Talks, Isogawa reflects back on his career, fondly reminiscing about his first impressions of Australia. “I didn’t really speak English,� shares Isogawa of the first cultural barrier he encountered upon arrival down under. “I was a student when I left Japan and we all studied English at high school but our teacher was Japanese so as far as communication was concerned, it was very difficult for me to verbally express myself. It was a bit like a ‘born again’ experience,� he says with a chuckle. “I loved the idea of being in an extremely spacious environment where you could actually absorb the sun and fresh air. I had an idea to move somewhere foreign, with limited resources financially, so that I could just get onto sourcing work. I didn’t have enough savings to live abroad for a year so I thought what a great way to work,

study English and have a holiday in one. “Kyoto is quite a traditional city; it used to be the capital of Japan more than 1000 years ago, so it’s an old city. If you remove all the modernity from Tokyo, that’s what Kyoto is like. So it was quite extreme for me to move from one place to another‌ I was culture shocked obviously when I first arrived here but I think that’s quite healthy.â€? So how did Mr and Mrs Isogawa deal with their son jetting off to another country to create a life for himself in the fashion world? “I don’t think they took fashion seriously, especially going through primary school and high school. I remember buying an expensive suit when I was like 18 years old but they didn’t take it seriously, they thought I was just having fun with fashion. When I told my family this is what I want to do, my mother was very supportive but my father wasn’t actually. My father thought it was too risky, he advised me to go back to Japan and become a public servant or something conservative because he was a public servant himself. But now my father is fine about me – I send him press clippings when my name appears in magazines or newspapers, so he’s aware of what’s going on.â€? With his family now supporting his career in the fashion industry, Isogawa is able to focus on creating beautiful garments, a process

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which has led him to develop an obsession with luxurious textiles. When probed about this fondness for fabric, Isogawa reveals that unlike many designers who sketch their ideas first, focusing primarily on silhouette, he is guided in his design first and foremost by textiles. “Some designers come from shape and construction but I make designs with a textile in mind first. I source or design textiles as the first step, then I try to let the textiles speak for themselves and decide whether they should be a jacket, coat or a dress, and that’s my creative place usually. I love the idea of sourcing textiles from Japan because there’s such a rich history and also, that’s where I’m from so I’m in tune with the culture. I also love designing textiles. We normally produce our own prints and own motifs ourselves.� With so much already achieved, Isogawa has simple aspirations when it comes to the future of his label Akira, stating “I’m not really the sort of person who has a big plan, what I hope and what I’d like to do is ensure that in 10 to 15 years time, I’ll be as inspired as I am today, and still be producing fresh work that people love to wear.� Akira takes part in the Fremantle Arts Centre’s Fashion Talks on Wednesday, November 18. Bookings can be made online at fac.org.au or by calling (08) 9432 9555.

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Sushi has long been synonymous with raw fish and rice but New Zealand Natural will change the way we think about sushi this year with the introduction of Sooshi, a sushi-style ice cream snack. Featuring New Zealand Natural’s top notch ice cream, a fruit roll, topped off with real fruit fillings, Sooshi adds a whole new dimension to summer snacks. Wrapped in a green apple ‘nori’ sheet, with fruit flavours including lemon, apricot, raspberr y and blackcurrant, Sooshi is rolled, cut and ready to eat. For more on Sooshi and to find your nearest New Zealand Natural store, head to newzealandnatural.com.

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When faced with a box of My Yummy Vice’s delectable designer cupcakes, two thoughts first come to mind: ‘that looks delicious’, followed quickly by ‘it’s too pretty to eat!’. After a minute or two of gazing starry-eyed at the incredible cupcakes, most will succumb to the temptation to have a bite, and when they do, they will truly understand what ‘delicious’ is. Based right here in Perth, My Yummy Vice Cupcakes churn out hundreds of spectacular cupcakes every week, providing tasty treats for corporate groups, weddings, birthdays, themed parties, and just about every other kind of event you can think of. My Yummy Vice don’t just make

traditional vanilla cupcakes either – for those with dietary restrictions, there are gluten, egg, dairy and sugar free options available, with flavours ranging from Chocolate Supreme, to Apricot Almond and Coconut, Pink Lemonade, Passionfruit and hundreds more. With prices from $25 per dozen, My Yummy Vice provide a great alternative to expensive wedding and birthday cakes. My Yummy Vice’s offices are open from Tuesday to Saturday, 8.30am to 5pm, and can be reached on (08) 9592 8464. Check out the full range of My Yummy Vice Cupcakes at myyummyvice.com. _EMMA BERGMEIER

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One of Perth’s top pastry chefs joined Training Minister Hon Peter Collier MLC to cut a croquenbouche to officially open a new skills kitchen at the West Coast Institute of Training’s Academy of Hospitality and Tourism today. A first for the northern corridor, the $2 million facility will offer training in pastry and bakery trades and assist in reducing the number of apprentices leaving the trade due to excessive travel time and financial loss. “We have a shortage of pastry and bakery chefs in Western Australia so recruiting and retaining skilled and passionate people can

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Over the years the SAE Institute,the world’s largest entertainment technology institute located right here in WA, has produced graduates who have gone on to win Oscars, Grammys, and ARIA’s, AFI and WAMI awards to name just a few. Three out of four nominees for the 2009 WAMI Producer/ Engineer of the Year were SAE Perth graduates with the eventual winner for the fifth straight year being graduate Dave Parkin of Blackbird Studios. At SAE, students have the option of studying an accelerated two year, Fee Help approved Bachelor of Audio Production or Bachelor of Film Production at SAE Perth’s stateof-the-art facilities. The accelerated programs enable graduates to get into the industry faster starting their career one year earlier. SAE’s Bachelor of Audio Production

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be a real challenge,” said Albert Stickey, owner of Regine’s Patisserie and pastry chef of 30 years. “As well as assisting apprentices, this new facility will provide local businesses with access to a greater number of skilled people whilst allowing them to up-skill their existing workers in the field of bakery and pastry cooking,” he said. Momoe Oba from Japan will be one of the first students to take advantage of the new kitchen and its industry-leading equipment for bakery and pastry training. Having completed a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, Momoe plans to continue training at the Academy and obtain a Certificate III in Pastry Cooking. “I can’t wait to put my creativity and attention to detail into practice and learn the trade secrets of making the perfect fresh loaf of bread or delicate pastry,” said Momoe. The new kitchen will operate Monday to Friday from 8am to 10pm and Saturday from 8am to 5pm to deliver training in Certificate III in Pastry Cooking, Certificate II in Baking and Certificate III in the combined trades and will increase the Academy’s student capacity by one third. The kitchen will complement the two existing training kitchens and Pavillion restaurant operated by the West Coast Academy of Hospitality and Tourism. and students from West Coast Hospitality and Tourism arms students with the technical and creative aspects of the recording process,as well all aspects of audio production, including studio recording, live sound techniques, mixing, mastering, MIDI and modern music creation, music business and studio acoustics. SAE’s Bachelor of Film Production covers digital film making and productions. Students will learn concept development, screen writing, camera operation, production management, directing, editing and sounds design. As part of the degree, students develop skills as directors, producers and editors. If your dream career is obtaining a degree and producing music for a international act or working on a film set, this no longer needs to be a dream. SAE Institute is now taking enrolments for July 2009 For more information on SAE Institute contact either email infoperth@ sae.edu, www.sae.edu or freecall 1800 723 338.

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“I kind of knew already what I wanted to do; I just always wanted to make it happen.” ANGELA KING chats with the ambitious man behind the Mohawke, Ross Birchard. Over the phone, Birchard’s demeanour could not be further from the erratic vibes of his beats. He speaks with a dulcet Glaswegian accent and emanates unpretentious sincerity, responding to inquisition with polite yet calculated poise. The media circus that pursues such an audacious release does not sit comfortably with the artist, as he explains “It’s all new to me. I have never done proper album promotion before. I used to really hate doing interviews, - I just found it really unnatural, but it’s been okay so far.” The phenomenon that is Hudson Mohawke has been many years in the making. At 11, when most kids were oblivious to the technicalities of music, Birchard was gifted his first pair of turntables. Fast forward four years, and he is the youngest UK DMC Champion finalist ever, performing under the alias DJ Itchy, likewise establishing himself as the founding member of Scottish artist collective Lucky Me. With this in mind, it is unsurprising (but no less mind blowing) that Birchard was only 23 years old when he created the epically satisfying Hudson Mohawke LP, Butter. The artist gives good reason for his exceptional exploits to date: “I spent my entire teen years [making

music]; I had no life at all, just music. I was not a cool guy at all [laughs] I just spent every hour of the day doing music” Commitment clearly pays off. Early 2009 marked the release of the well received six track Polyfolk Dance EP, Birchard’s first collection of beats to appear on prestigious genre pioneering label Warp Records, and giving the world a small but powerful dose of HudMo’s tantalising beat magic. He also collaborated with fellow Lucky Me comrade, rhyme-ster Nadsroic, on the Room Mist EP. Released last month, Butter is manically exhilarating. The rave reviews emanating from Butter are a continuing source of astonishment for Birchard, “I was really unsure about how it would be received because I think it is a bit different from a lot of the stuff I had done in the past. It’s amazing that people are into it and people are not getting pissed off that it’s not like the stuff I used to do. I feel it is a bit different and people are accepting that -it’s really surprising and rewarding.”

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 WHITE IT DOWN NOW Rise transforms into a brilliant white celestial palace for a night of uplifting anthemic trance for the White Party 2009: music to make your spirit soar, played in a welcoming white haven. Featuring trance classics from the past ten years, including legends such as Tiesto, PvD, Ferry Corsten, Armin, Above & Beyond, Picotto, Agnelli & Nelson and more, as DJ’d by Simon Barwood (PDMA Best Trance DJ 2008), Travis, GeRmAn, Scott Nelson and Steven Tranzor. The Rise White Party is set to take place on Friday, November 27. Door sales only (9.45pm - 6am). Rise members $5 before 11pm; $10 thereafter; non-members $10 before 11pm; $15 thereafter. Or dress all in white (that’s head to toe!) for free entry prior to midnight.

Askari Afrobeat Orchestra

HYDE AND SEEK SOUNDS

What’s better than a summer’s day in Hyde Park, drinking in the beautiful summer sun, sipping on a tasty ale, and lying on the green, green grass? Well, doing all those things, and being entertained by a first class selection of Perth DJs and dance acts! RTRFM’S mini dance festival in the park, Seriously Sound System, returns for 2009, and the line up is hot to trot! Having recently put out their debut album, The Typhoons will jump on stage to bring their special brand of soup-hop alive, whilst Afrodisia residents The Askari Afrobeat Orchestra bring a taste of the highlife to the Park. Producer Naik, of Paper Chain Records, showcases his psychNick Thayer out beats, along with MC Mathas: both artists will perform work from their recently released albums. NICK’S TRICKS MusicOz winners The Transients bring their dark, Everyone from A-Skills, to General Midi, to Stanton smooth electronic sounds to the table, as does Warriors, rate Nick Thayer as one of Australia’s Diger Rockwell have plans to bump up the party finest DJs. Having already wowed the punters with his madly eclectic live show. Friday Full Frequency legends Dan the at Ambar a number of times in the past, Thayer’s debut set at new Perth superclub Villa is set to Man and Rok Riley, Monday Full Frequency’s Micah be huge! With a Breakspoll Award under his belt and Ben Mac, Wednesday Full Frequency’s drum already, top player like Dominic B from the Stanton ‘n bass heavyweight Sardi, Trainwreck-ers Declan Warriors consider Thayer “one of only a few DJ’s and Dr Gonzo, Mama Cass from Soulsides and the Two Fresh who can program a set without playing badly devilishly handsome Rex Monsoon of Pocket Disco, produced tearout, speeded up big beat, cheese or are the amazing RTRFM contingent of DJs that will FRESH MAKERS keep your joints smoothly oiled all day. Peter Barr prog nonsense!” Locked in to make a return to Ambar this Whilst this is reason enough to check on MC duties. Sunday, December 20 at Hyde Park December are brothers in arms Two Fresh. out Thayer’s skills, it’s good to know producer- (cnr Vincent and Fitzgerald St, Perth). 12pm-10pm. Early bird tickets on sale now for a Jesse Desenberg (AKA Kid Kenobi) and Myles come-promoter-come label owner and all round Desenberg (aka Hugga Thugg) continue to beat ambassador, Skool Of Thought, will also be limited time for $10 for RTRFM subscribers, or $15 dominate the ARIA charts with their remix of smashing the decks at Villa on said night. As the general admission. After Friday, November 20, Killa Queenz’ Double Up, with their own original driving force behind the award winning Against tickets will be $15 for RTRFM subscribers and $20 production, Two Fresh, debuting at no less than The Grain and SuperCharged record labels, SOT for general admission. Subscriber tickets will be #33. has helped steer the successful careers of his available online at www.rtrfm.com.au/events and Get set to hear ‘90s style rave music artists including Freestylers, Krafty Kuts, Deekline & at RTRFM, located at 642 Beaufort St Mt Lawley. complete with big beats, filter sweeps and Wizard, Ed Solo, and Splitloop. As an artist, SOT is General admission tickets will be on sale from Mills, beautiful acid house synths, for a duo whose also the guy responsible for the enormous Groove 78 Records, Planet, from the station and also on the RTRFM website. This is a licensed 18+ event and sound can be anything from hip hop, retro cool, Armada Superstylin’ breaks remix. to New Jack swing. Friday, December 18, at Villa, Highgate. ID will be required on the door. Food available for Saturday, December 12, at Japan 4, Tickets $20 plus booking fee from Planet Video, purchase or bring a picnic basket. A seriously good Ambar. Support from the Japan 4 resident DJs. Mills, 78s and Moshtix Outlets (1300 GET TIX) and Sunday of sounds in the summer sun awaits! Presales from the Boomtick SHOP, otherwise online from the Boomtick SHOP, moshtix.com.au THE LIGHT OF LLOYD $15 on the door. Doors open 10pm. and inthemix.com.au(.) Doors open 10pm. Australian talent Jamie Lloyd first arrived on the scene back in 2006, to much critical acclaim, thanks to his electronic feat Trouble Within: critics drew comparisons to Matthew Herbert and Jamie Liddell. Lloyd chased up his grand entrance with an album of remixes in 2008, which saw Lloyd get prime position in the record bags of Steve Bug, Laurent Garnier, Charles Webster and Daniel Wang. Now Lloyd’s sophomore, Beware Of The Light, is set to mark another must have addition to DJ’s record bags. Beware Of The Light sees Jamie presenting his far-from-linear take on dance music in a coherent yet diverse body of work: computer game disco aesthetics with techno energy, joined by a plethora of fat squelchy bass and bizarre found sounds. Jamie debuts music from the new album live at Habitat at Shape (as part of his Beware Of The Light Australian album launch tour) on Saturday, November 21, with support from nearly all of the bright lights on Habitat’s roster (Kyran Smith, Nhat Tran, Aarin F, Kid Deep/Progress Inn, Richard Lee, Grantley Fitzhardinge, Flex, James Francis, Darren J, Cam Duff, La Gooch, Carl Drake, Dario K and Cool Hand Luke). Doors open 10pm. $10 entry or $8 for members.

Ladyhawke

HEAR THE HAWKE It’s been a good year since Ladyhawke won hearts and ears with her amazing debut album, and in that time she’s travelled the globe far and wide, playing to thousands at big music festivals like Glastonbury – but has yet to headline her own Australian tour! So it’s with much relief and enthusiasm we welcome the cheekily irresistible New Zealand lass onto the Perth stage as part of her trek across the nation this November. Signed to Modular, the singer songwriter is known to her mum as Pip Brown, although her alter ego comes from a character played by Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1985 movie, Ladyhawke. Brown has previously headed up the band Teenager with Nick Littlemore of Empire Of The Sun and Pnau fame, but has since achieved much success with her brand of ‘80s style electro pop: her track My Delirium debuted at number 11 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 last year. Ladyhawke will play at the Capitol this Saturday, November 14, supported by psych-rockers The Silents. Tickets through www.moshtix.com.au or Moshtix outlets.

Rahzel

ROLL UP FOR RAHZEL Rahzel (of The Roots) hits The Rosemount tonight, Thursday, November 12, with his masterful beatboxing. Tickets still available through www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix. com.au, www.heatseeker.com.au and Highs & Lows stores. Playing times as follows: 8-9pm Fdel 9-10 Diger Rockwell 9.30-9.45 L Street 9.45-10 Pauly P 10-10.15 L Street 10.15-10.35 Bitter Belief 10.35-11 Posah Laine 11-11.30 DJ Bonez (Muph & Plutonic) 11.30-12.30am Rahzel (+ DJ JS-1 12.30-1 Armee

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ALBUMS PUSHING OUR WRITERS’ BUTTONS THIS WEEK… Alex Smoke

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S FIRE Two of the world’s premier techno artists come together in one of the biggest Habitat nights to hit 2009. Since the early ‘90s, Format: B have been refining their sound in the dark techno dens of Berlin, innovating the genre’s sound so as to move with the times, and earning themselves a position at the forefront of the new school of German techno. Scottish talent Alex Smoke comes to us off the back of two full length albums on the prominent label Soma, not to mention a tonne of remixes. His moody, electronic productions have one fans far and wide, and his DJ skills are nothing to be ashamed of, having programmed Vol. 3 of Sci Fi Hi Fi back in 2006 to considerable acclaim, showcasing within a mix of his dub techno, classic Detroit and new European minimal techno preferences. Format: B and Alex Smoke play on Saturday, December 12 at Shape, with support from Habitat locals Flex, Darren J and Richard Lee. Limited early bird tickets available for $30 from shapebar. com.au, but get in quick: spots won’t last long! 42

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ABLE CREAM OF THE CROP It’s been a big 2009 for local rapper, producer and promoter Able, and he’s capping it off with a new EP. He explains to JOSHUA HAYES why ice cream won’t save us.

MAINROOM THURSDAY

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“It’s sort of like using ice cream as a metaphor for all the easy fixes in life that cure the symptoms but don’t actually fix the underlying problem,” Able says of the title of his new EP, Ice Cream Won’t Save You. “It’s basically against all things sugar-coated.” Able’s been ready and waiting to launch something for a while…although what, he wasn’t exactly sure, as he explains: “I had November the 13th booked at The Rosemount but I wasn’t sure what kind of thing I was going to be releasing. I decided a couple of months before the date I was going to release an EP just to get something out there, and continue working on my other stuff. Basically it came together in the end very quickly.” Ice Cream Won’t Save You is a stepping stone between his 2008 debut Brains, Pizza, Booze and his second full length album, which he is currently working on.“The tunes are more sampled based, I guess more similar to Brains, Pizza, Booze,” he says of the EP. “My future efforts will be more glitch hop, dubstep, synthy kind of stuff, so that’s the stuff that I’ll probably be compiling for a release next year.” The EP will feature a live recording of Animal, a regular set closer for his solo shows and gigs with Perth hip hop and soul favourites The Typhoons. After picking up the 2008 WAM Urban Song of the Year for his track Behind The Curtain, he received a free day of studio recording, which he used to record a live version of Animal with DOS4GW and members of The Typhoons. In addition to releasing Brains, Pizza, Booze last year, he won the Perth leg of MTV’s Kickstart competition and picked up the WAM Urban Song of the Year for his track Behind The Curtain. Just as diverse onstage as in the studio, Able will be doing three different sets at his album launch – a DJ set previewing some his new, more electronic material, a traditional MC and DJ set supported by DJ Silence, and a set backed by a live band. Also supporting on the night are Snow Bros, DOS4GW and Dan The Man. He has spent 2009 in the studio, on stage and behind the scenes, bringing a number

MC Able of upcoming Australian hip hop acts such as Low Budget and Julez to Perth to perform at his Flow Lab gigs. For now, Able is focusing on his solo career, having recently left local act The Typhoons. “Roughly mid-year I slowly started to phase out of The Typhoons and more focus on my own thing because that’s where my true passion lies, in writing my own stuff,” he says. He found considerable success with the group, supporting a number of international acts and becoming a regular festival fixture. The Typhoons also recently releasing their debut Pleasure Is A Freedom Song. “I love being a part of The Typhoons and playing with everyone, everyone’s extremely talented and awesome friends. “But at the end of the day I’d prefer to be working on my own stuff.”

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HUDSON MOHAWKE

Hudson Mohawke

Butter churns through tracks crammed with idiosyncratic percussion and irreverently infectious vocals: listening to the album’s hip hop/soul/funk blend is like sitting down to a six course banquet. Birchard speaks of how he managed to translate and condense his frenzied performance selection into a record: “The way the album has come together sort of reflects what I do in a DJ set so it sort of evolves going from genre to genre, lots of short tracks and it just sort of rubbed off that way. In that respect it’s organic but at the same time I did want it [the album] to show all the avenues I am interested in. “I feel like if I had made this really simple, and if I hadn’t tried to show all the different things I was into with this record, it would almost be a step back for me... with the other smaller releases I have done, I have shown a whole load of different styles and aspects and I felt like this was my opportunity to basically bring it all together. I guess if you hadn’t heard me before maybe it can be quite a lot to digest but if you listen to it a few times you can get your head around it.” Performing and production are hardly career pinnacles for Birchard. His ambition and adoration for making music is extensive, with a desire eventually to fill the role of Executive Producer to other artists: “Basically once I finish up with the really hard core promotion for this record I’m trying to get into production for other people. I was asked to do some for Erykah Badu and some more mainstream r’n’b and hip hop people... that is what I really want to move into – kind of song writing and be executive producer. Almost like a Qunicy Jones kind of role where you work with the artist and build the whole sound together, that’s the next challenge for me.” His slot at Stereosonic is the second visit down under for Birchard, who played an intimate St Jerome’s Laneway Festival sideshow last year. He assesses the comparison between small gigs to large scale events: “I really like doing small gigs and have probably had more really small gigs than big gigs. At the same time I want to be able to keep progressing, and that means doing progressively bigger gigs... what I want to build towards, is larger festival slots.” “Basically I’m trying to put together a show which has really great visuals, and get other people involved so it is not just me on the stage. At the moment it’s probably not going to be ready till mid next year... I don’t have the budget to be bringing five people over.” Birchard gives an insightful impression of what to expect of his stint at the festival:“It’s a bit different to what I did last year but it’s the same kind of thing, a live translation of the record and of other influences of the styles I really like; basically just trying to bring it all together as one piece.” “I think it’s more of a listening thing than a visual thing at the moment, but I think that’s what it has to be. That works in general because people can really get into the listening side of it. There’s almost too many shows when the music comes second to the visual side of it – I still want to keep it very much about the music.” HUDSON MOHAWKE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 @ STEREOSONIC, CLAREMONT SHOWGROUNDS

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URTHBOY AND HORRORSHOW MAKING TRAKS Sydneysiders Urthboy and Horrorshow have released two of the most interesting Australian hip hop albums of 2009, which the two acts are in town to promote. JOSHUA HAYES catches up with the Elefant Traks artists. Both Urthboy and Horror show rapper Solo are sounding a tad worse for wear, which is understandable midway through a 26 show national tour. “I’m not tiring of this tour and I’m not looking forward to its end, although it’ll be good to finish,” Urthboy admits. “26 dates is hectic, but I’m having a lot of fun.” Solo agrees.“I have to pace myself a bit more; I think I’ve just been really excited by the whole experience of being on tour with Urthboy and with a really awesome crew of people. Maybe I’m just been a bit too excited and just drinking a bit too much and not sleeping quite enough. I think I need to take better care of myself.” The end is nigh as the two acts wrap up their Spitshine tour in W.A. this weekend, supported by MTV Kickstart national winners Polo Club. Urthboy’s latest effort Spitshine, released in August, has earned almost universal acclaim and finds Urthboy and producers Hermitude experimenting with a new, more electronic sound. “We wanted to do things differently this time around and try and embrace a couple of different new sounds, not by trying to be futuristic and not by doing any of that shit but more importantly just trying to not be stagnant

and not do what we have done before,” Urthboy explains. He is touring with Hermitude member Elgusto on the turntables and fellow Herd member Jane Tyrrell as his backing vocalist. “All these guys proposing to Jane onstage, you know? ‘Jane! Marry me!’” Urthboy laughs. “And she just handles that shit, stone cold, she’s cool.” Meanwhile Horrorshow, the 22 year old duo of Solo and producer Adit, are one of the most promising new acts in home-grown hip hop, having surprised many last year with their debut album The Grey Space. “The Grey Space was an album that me and Adit worked on for a number of years basically in secret,” explains Solo. “And while we were working on it we didn’t really play any shows or, we didn’t have a MySpace or we didn’t really show our music to anyone to be honest. We just worked on it over about four or five years, from when we were fifteen or sixteen.” After completing the album, the group sought Urthboy’s advice on what to do with their project. Horrorshow soon ended up on Elefant Traks, who managed to find space in an already crowded calendar to release the album. The group almost immediately launched into recording their follow up Inside Story. “It was pretty hectic man. It was 14 months between

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release dates so that’s not very much time and we did spend a good chunk of that time touring,” Solo says. “It was a very different process from the last one when we just sort of cruising along and working when we were feeling inspired,” he continues.“It was a bit stressful, there were times in there when I was like ‘oh shit’, you know? ‘Are we really going to pull this off?’” These are busy times for the Elefant Traks boys and, with both acts confident they’ll be in good health, it’ll likely be a show punters won’t forget. URTHBOY AND HORRORSHOW SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14 @ AMPLIFIER

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FRENCH FOR MIDNIGHT New Zealand’s music industry has been accused of having a ‘silo’ mentality, rejecting sounds that don’t fit the mould, but as Paul Dodge, of NZ trio Minuit, explains to ANGELA KING, hard work doesn’t go unseen by the punters. “Sometimes it’s better not to know... Sometimes it’s better to retain some kind of mystery,” explains Minuit’s Dodge, when quizzed as to how the band came to be,“We did actually get together in Nelson, we were playing in different bands and it was just a choice to say ‘let’s do this electronic thing’ and so we got ourselves some samplers and basically taught ourselves from scratch how to use samplers, I don’t even know if we are using them the correct way today [laughs].” Minuit (pronounced min-wee, French for midnight) are a stand out in the New Zealand electronic music scene, the trio have been together over 10 years now, toured extensively and produced several albums. Minuit’s second LP, and most recent effort, is obscurely titled Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death.com. The album is a whirlwind of emotion which, as Dodge explains, is a product of experiences shared as a band: “It’s been a bit of a rough time for Minuit, the last two to three years and we have ended up doing a lot of things ourselves, like recording and touring and just going ‘ah fuck it’, no one else is going to do this for us and just backing ourselves.” “A lot of the lyrics and the songs are about that, about saying ‘hey the only thing we really have to offer is what the three of us have’, ‘cause sometimes it is easy maybe to copy what’s happening out in the world, but it’s nice to say that we have something that feels like our own... [the album] is actually about finding yourself, finding who you are. In the end nobody else is going save you, it is all up to you.” Diversity within the album reigns supreme. Minuit took the risk on producing an album that varies in style, tempo and mood and as Dodge explains, this has had contrasting results:“It can be good and bad in a band, we have found it to be bad because it’s got such a mishmash of sounds and emotions and styles within it, it kind of flies under the radar because it’s not easy described. “On the other hand,” continues Dodge, “I think it’s good because it has a bit of longevity –someone might find this in years time and say ‘hey I really liked this album’, and maybe it fits a situation; someone is having a hard time and they pick out one of the songs on the album and listens to it and it helps. People have written in about how a specific song got them through a bad time, I really like that, so hopefully because they are all so different songs someone can pull it off the shelf in a few years time and get something out of it.” New Zealand’s music industry is a healthy one, although can be accused of possessing a silo mentality – somewhat resistant to sounds that don’t fit the mould. It is this fact that proves the quality of Minuit’s music is high, and their commercial success is rightful, however, to Dodge, their success is not so unforeseen, and he believes it is more a testament to their fans above all: “I think it surprises the record industry more than anything, the industry people always want to know what’s happening, or they think they know what’s happening. “In the end it’s the people –the punters, who come along to gigs, they are the ones it’s all about. Because we have been playing for so long there is actually quite a good following of Minuit, it’s quite underground. If there’s a Minuit show everyone will come out to that.” MINUIT FIND ME BEFORE I DIE A LONELY DEATH. COM [TARDUS MUSIC] Hittin’ the town since 1985

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THE CRYSTAL METHOD WON’T TAKE A BACKSEAT

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“One word... vodka!” laughs Scott Kirkland. “Vodka is the magic potion.” REUBEN ADAMS gets some insight into the fuel that drives the Crystal Method juggernaut.

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Kirkland seems to be a little bit more positive about the whole ‘Canadian border’ issue than Jordan does. “Yeah, Ken seems to ‘Tweet’ or ‘Twat’ the more negative things”, chuckles Kirland. “We did have a problem going into Canada once where someone in our crew had stashed some weed in a case that was buried very deep inside the semitruck. Unfortunately the canine nose was a little bit too strong to be able to get away with that. So we did have a few issues with getting into Canada a few times, and then there was a moment coming back into the states recently on the bus where Canada vented a bit of frustration on us because

of a recent border crossing.” Minor irritations aside, Crystal Method realised the importance of getting themselves out there very early on. Their ongoing success, year after year, is made all the more astounding coming from a pop-saturated culture like the US. “I think a lot of people in the States love electronic music but they don’t go out and participate in the club scene, like they do in Europe or in Australia,” Kirkland muses. “It’s always taken a more back seat to more popular music. Over here, the problem as far as radio stations go is that everything is about profit and has been over the last 15 years.The people that are creative and have an ear for music, who could have taken chances and introduced things to people on a more national level, aren’t allowed to do that. Everything is about making money and what’s popular. But how does it become popular if no radio stations play it?” While they did have some success early on with MTV, the bulk of Crystal Method’s success has come from touring, touring... and then more touring. This goes some way to explain the five year gap between Legion of Boom and their new, critically acclaimed effort, Divided By Night. “Yeah, but we’re also not prolific by nature,” Kirkland adds.“We have spurts of creative energy where we’ll create three or four ideas in a

month and we’ll have them finished by the next month. But then there will be times where we’ll be spinning our wheels, working on the same idea for 3 or 4 months.” Their new studio, CrystalWorks, might also go some way to shorten the gap between efforts.“It’s been great, a real injection of new energy,”he exclaims. “Our last place, you know, you live or work at anyplace or an extended period of time and you get tired of looking at the same walls, the same stain on the carpet. So basically it ran out of energy for us, and energy is such a huge part of the creative process.” The album title, Divided By Night, was inspired by a moment on an airplane. “Off in the distance there was a brilliant band of colour, while we were in darkness”, remembers Kirkland. “You could still see the sun shining in the West coast, and I had a little moment of sadness, thinking I could be sitting down to dinner with my family right now, wishing I could be there. The title Divided By Night just popped into my head.” “Album titles, I’m telling you! There’s a website where you can name your band, you put in some words and they make up some album titles for you, so we had a lot of fun with that. I think we’d better get started on the next title now.”

It is almost hard to believe that one out of the only two live shows Chris Clark scheduled to play whilst in Australia was in Perth. This fact alone had fans tripping over themselves to get in on the action. On the promotion trail for new album Totems Flare, the Warp Records’ power player made his mark on Perth last Friday, and all would agree it was an unbelievable experience. Republic resident Petro opened the evening off from an earlier than usual Friday night start of 9pm as punters trickled in followed by Dave Miller of Pivot, a group also signed to Warp, with a glitch driven selection that really set a precedent for the night. Local psychedelic beat making duo Naik set up next, performing tunes from their brilliant debut LP In The Shadow of Thunder Mountain –anyone who hasn’t seen these guys perform really need to sort it out. Seriously talented and professional in performance, Naik are on the way up.

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By 12.30 it was time for the maestro to step up and as he did the atmosphere of the club intensified with anticipation. Clark has a unique way with sound; his live set traps you within a vortex of discomforting aural pleasure, this proved itself over and over within the hour set of radically offbeat tracks somehow magically flowing in a way unique only to Clark. Power-Pill’s Pacman (Power-Pill Mix) incited the crowd’s nerdy enthusiasm while Clark sliced through a balanced mix of his own old and new material; tracks from the albums Turning Dragon and Body Riddle got a mention as well as excerpts from the most recent masterpiece Totems Flare. Clark wrapped up his hour of epic beats with the overwhelmingly climactic track Suns of Temper, from the latter half of the new album. Its intense, techy build up and jaw gaping drop propelled the crowd into a frenzy of ecstasy –you cannot listen to this track without feeling it resonate through every inch of your body. Stepping down from his plateau, Clark gazed out over the elbow to elbow crowd with a bemused and accomplished look –it wasn’t over from the crowd’s perspective, however. With elated shouts of ‘Encore!’ Clark kindly obliged by cranking up the sound desk once more. He dropped the hit Ted and then proceeded to feed punters a healthy slice of jungle flavoured drum ‘n’ bass, something quite unexpected but happily received by the mass of fans, frothing for more. Ben Taaffe followed nex t but unfortunately Clark had pushed the crowd to their limit by then, and numbers began to trail off. Opening with deliriously soothing track Hyph Mngo by Joy Orbison, Taaffe kept the entertainment going till close: it is a shame that the crowd weren’t able to stay as his sets are always enjoyable and of the highest quality. All in all, no one could fault this night as seldom do we see such an epochal artist grace our shores. May the {move} and Cool Perth Nights contribution to Perth’s music scene long continue: Clark’s performance was pure, indulgent exhilaration: sure to be etched in the minds of attendees for a very long time to come.

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If you have been oblivious Warp’s prestige, Warp20 Chosen will coax you out from under the rock. It is a super sampler of accomplishment and reminder of why Warp exists, long may their contribution continue. ANGELA KING 4 / 5

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Warp20 Chosen [Warp/Inertia] Celebrating with none other than the music that has promoted their success, pioneering label Warp Records release Warp20 Chosen, a double CD showcase of label defining tracks, in all its eccentric electronic glory, from the last 20 years. The first disc is a ten track album, voted for by Warp fans. The vote gathered over 50,000 entries so it is unsurprising that it samples many of the labels most popular offbeat masteries. The aurally pleasing sexual thrust of legendary track Windowlicker by Aphex Twin rates highest on a disc is distinctively glitch driven and obscure. Handpicked by Steve Beckett, Warp co-founder, the second disc carries 14 cuts of a slightly mellower tempo. Colarado by Grizzly Bear is an emotion evoking rock hymn while delightfully delicate instrumental Amo Bishop Roden by Boards Of Canada soothes listeners into a pleasant daydream - only to be bluntly awakened by the theatrical exhilaration of Race: Out by Battles.

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Wicked Wonderland [405 Recordings] One finds it hard to escape the sexual innuendo oozing forth from the Sensation brand, with such a heavy portrayal of bare skin steaming up the rooms one begins to wonder wether they are relying on the old adage ‘sex sells’ to boost the sales of their compilation albums. And with

2 discs titled Lick Me and Drink Me, one doesn’t have to delve too deeply to make the blatant connection. The front and back is plastered with scantily clad men and women more reminiscent of a mass orgy then an internationally renowned electronic music festival. Subconscious fears that the sexed up theme was purely a smokescreen are quickly reinforced as Lick Me unleashes it’s ah, package. Fedde Le Grand’s Scared Of Me opens Lick Me and with it’s hard hitting bass and irresistible tempo it is by far the highlight. Despite featuring many big name house producers, Lick Me never really leaves the station. Drink Me offers a somewhat different flavour but once again, the ingredients don’t quite come together. With the exception of Namito’s funky as Zorro and Thomas Schumacher’s irresistibly evil Picanha, Drink Me is left floundering in the sounds of mediocrity. Wicked Wonderland is hardly a fantastic advertisement for the Sensation brand as it has failed to reflect its intended purpose of emulating a Sensation club night. Hopefully future releases focus more energy on the actual music rather than reinforcing the outdated sexual stereotypes surrounding the Sensation brand. GLEN CANNING 1 / 5

MINUIT Find me before I Die a Lonely Death.com [Tardus Music/Vitamin]

Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death.com is the tongue twisting titled second full release from New Zealand indie electronic trio Minuit (pronounced min-wee). They are New Zealand’s answer to Infusion: a meld of synth pop and electronica with a definitive quirky edge led by the delicate vocals of front woman Ruth Carr and backed by the thoughtful yet raw compositions of Ryan Beehre and Paul Dodge. Echoing vocals introduce the album with Wayho, a menacing track with quizzical vocals, distorted guitars and marching drums. I Hate You contrasts upbeat backing beats with a sad subject matter while the drawl of Carr expels a resonating depth of emotion. Guaranteed to engage the heartstrings from Kiwis at home and abroad, standout ballad Aotearoa speaks of unity “you and me, we are New Zealand” while acoustic folk like Vampires is a surprising and refreshing respite from the electronic saturation of the album. Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death.com is a very enjoyable listen. The album is fun, but has consistently dark undertones throughout, giving it depth and maturity few live electronic acts possess. ANGELA KING 3/5

MODESELEKTOR Body Language Vol. 8 [Get Physical/Stomp]

I would call Modeselektor’s frenetic mixture of glitchy minimal techno, crunk, hip-hop, bleeps, bloops and malfunctioning machine sounds frustrating, but they would probably take that as a compliment. The IDM movement that spawned them also gave rise a lot of tedious music unconcerned with such pedestrian things as rhythms and bass lines, but Modeselektor have always recognised that dance music, when you get right down to it, is for dancing. Body Language Vol. 8 crams twenty-nine tracks into just under an hour, and stylistically, it’s a wildly varied affair, but there’s a sense of cohesion that keeps the whole thing from spinning too far out of control. Structurally, the mix comprises short snippets of a lot of tracks – whooshing, clicking, banging selections from Boys Noize, Felix da Housecat, Major Lazer and even Missy Elliott – clustered around several longer, featured ones. These featured tracks could scarcely be more varied, but in the bizarre world of Modeselektor, Busta Rhymes’ hyperkinetic hip-hop track Gimme Some More can sit comfortably next to Animal Collective’s starry-eyed hippie jam My Girls. If this review doesn’t make any kind of sense, then I apologise – fact is, Modeselektor to weird things to my head. If you let them in, they’ll do weird things to yours, too. ALASDAIR DUNCAN 3 / 5

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Ù FRIDAY 13/11 ROSEMOUNT EMCEE ABLE In the past year or so, local star MC Able released his debut album Brains.Pizza.Booze, as well as an album as part of hip hop band The Typhoons - Pleasure is A Freedom Song, as well as performed at a slew of local shows. Following on from the release of his debut album Able has been in the studio working solidly on new material, experimenting with various new sounds and analogue equipment. The result comes in the form of Ice Cream Won’t Save You, a five track EP demonstrating the maturity and development of an artist who continues to push the boundaries in Australian hip-hop. Head to the Rosemount Hotel tonight to catch Able launch his masterpiece, with the help of Snow Bros, DOS4GW, Dan The Man and DJ Silence. Tickets are $10 plus booking fee through Heatseeker, Planet and Mills, which includes a CD on entry! Ice Cream Won’t Save You will be available on the launch for $10, or online and in stores through Paper Chain. Doors open 8pm. BAR REPUBLIC ISOLATION Having quickly gained a reputation for our messy mid-week parties of Post-Punk, New Wave, Minimal, Batcave and Electro, Isolation is taking on Black Friday at The Republic tonight. So put any superstitious fears aside, arm yourself with the best can of hairspray you have, and join DJs Koe, Travis Doom, and an extra-dark Petro under the moonlight. Expect to hear everything from Bauhaus to Bowie, Numan to New Order, Siouxsie to the Smiths, and more. Get down early to pick up your copy of the Isolation Sampler Vol. 1, a collection of some of the Isolation resident DJs favourite underground tracks. $5 entry from 10pm. RISE NIGHTMARE ON JAMES ST UK hardcore legend Brisk’s distinctive

and unparalleled musical style brings a refreshing open-mindedness to the hardcore genre: his insightful productions, insatiable passion and natural yet experienced technical prowess must be seen to be believed: lucky, Brisk is in town to play tonight, Friday the 13 th at Rise! Support from Rousa, Hutcho, Luminate, Daze and Ravix. Be early for free facepainting before midnight! A M B A R F O R C E M A J E U R E 1 ST BIRTHDAY Busting onto the Perth scene only a year ago with the mission to push the tougher sounds of breaks, tech and house, Force Majeure has been a club night to be reckoned with, consistently producing a diverse and steady line up of acts, showcasing local talent as well as established Australian artists such as Bitrok, The Impossibles and ShockOne.For the birthday edition of FM, DJ D*Funk (from the UK). The Loops of Fury (Qld), Kito, Mono Lisa, Philly Blunt, and Wish are serving up their finest birthday treats. Door sales $15 from 10pm. Amplifier – DJ Shannon Fox/ DJ Jamie Bar 138 – Lokal – First Birthday Party Bar Open (Both Levels) – Dorcia - Elton Yon/ Scott D/ Bad Weather/ Time Travel Agent/ Dirkchops/ D-Lo Black Bettys- Trubble Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol– Shuggie Disco – Shuggie DJ’s Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Boogie Devilles Pad – Little Franco Berry/ Herman the German Double Lucky – Full Circle – DJ Adam Kelly/ DJ Cee/Josh Devlin MC Webbz/ MC Pugz/ MC JK/ MC Rtilary/ Danjawun Eurobar- Crazy Sexy Cool - DJ Roger Smart/ Riki Eve – DJ Migi/Skooby/Crazy Craig Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – DJ Rok Riley/ Joe 19 Flying Scotsman (Upstairs) - The Beat Suite – Micah/ Sharif Galal

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in the 4/4 scene. One of Perth’s most technical DJs, Kyran Smith was runner up in the 08 Habitat DJ comp, and has since been a regular at Shape. Joining Smith will be Lucid Dreaming ’s newest recruit, James Francis, whose latest remix of Nic Fanciulli - Lazio is set to be released in the coming months, as well as Lucid Dreaming’s resident Aidan Beyer, who played an unforgettable set at this year’s Earthdance festival. El Dario’s B2B set with Olivier C a few months ago at LD was said to be the set of the night. Be sure not to miss El Dario in action once more. Visuals by VJ Matty Moon. Entry is free.

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RISE ROGER SHAH It’s been a stellar year for Roger Shah, one that has seen him rise to number #21 in the DJ Mag top 100, and unleash three massive album releases on Trance Giant Armada, not to mention being awardeded the #1 spot for trance hit on online music site Beatport. Armin Van Buuren had three of Roger’s songs in his A State of Trance Top 100 and to top it all off, Shah was nominated in dance music’s night of nights, the 24th Annual International Dance Music Awards in Miami for Best Break-Through DJ Of 2008. Don’t miss your chance to see a man at the top of the trance game, tonight at Rise. Support from Simon Barwood, GeRmAn, Rousa and Steven Tranzor. Rise members $10 before 11pm, $15 thereafter. Non-members $15 before 11pm, $25 thereafter. Doors open 9.30pm.

AMPLIFIER HORRORSHOW/ URTHBOY The brightest up ‘n’ coming hip-hop-ers in Sydney’s inner-west, Horrorshow, have recently released their brand new album, Inside Story. First single Thoughtcrime (Doin’ My Think) has been getting mega airplay on stations like Triple J, and the the accompanying music video is making the rounds on MTV and Rage. Check out the talent of Horrorshow tonight, as they co-headline with Urthboy. Support from Polo Club. Tickets on sale now through urthboy.com(.) VILLA BASS KLEPH International DJ, producer, label owner and mix engineer Bass Kleph produces some of the hottest, most in demand, individual sounds of now. Kleph’s style is an edgy take on a jackin’ tech/electro house tjat everyone can connect with. His sound sits somewhere between underground, pop, the melodic and the raw but it always features a cool, sexy, ‘less is more’ approach. Kleph takes over Villa tonight, with the help of Maxwell, Oli and Prizzy. F LY I N G S COT S M A N ( V E LV E T LOUNGE) LUCID DREAMING brings out another fine line up of Perth’s best electronic talents for a night in, presenting some of the freshest face

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SHAPE BANG GANG Cavaliers of club, barons of Baltimore, tramps of techno and hobos of house, Jaime Doom and Gus Da Hoodrat are two parts of Sydney party troupe The Bang Gang Deejays, and two of the finest party rocking DJs this dimension (or any other dimension, for that matter) has ever seen. The deadly duo recently started their own label, Bang Gang 12inches, putting out releases from the likes of KIM, Nicky Van She, and Perth’s own Shazam. Now Bang Gang 12inches teams up with Modular to release a label compilation, and Hoodrat and Doom are in town to launch this baby, tonight. $15 tickets from shapebar.com.au, more on the door. This event also doubles as the official Ladyhawke afterparty! So you’ve got no excuse to go home after the concert! Amplifier – Pure Pop – DJ Eddie Electric Ambar – Japan 4 – Blend/ Philly/ Ben Mac/ Tone/ Micah Bar Open (Upstairs) – Frisk - Andreas Sadler/ Chiari/ Tank Top/ Mind Electric/ Rob Sharp/ Cam Duff

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Bar Open (Downstairs) – Soul Project Bar Republic – Sexy – TeenWolf/ Petrosex/ JackAttack Basement On Broadway – DJ Ricky Black Bettys- DJ Trubble/ DJ Jinx Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol – Ladyhawke/ The Silents Captiol – Death Disco – Death Disco DJ’s Capitol – 80’s Classics – DJ Ryan Captain Stirling - DJ Dano Clink- DJ Clint Club Bay View – Shake & Pop - DJ Zelimir Connections – Michy T / JJ / Brian Devilles Pad - Barbara Blaze/ Jumpin Josh Double Lucky - Paul Raf /Alex K/ Angus Dusk Lounge – New Generation – Skinny/ Rowdy/ Fusion/ Concept/ Skoptix/ Decept/ Blanko/ Disorder/ Arson/ Defkon/ Snub/ Some Guy/ MC Stylee/ Pugz/ JK/ Rtilary/ Losd Eurobar - Roger Smart / DJ Ray Rush Eve –Kenny L/Richie G/Riki Flying Scotsman (Upstairs) – Flying High - Jack Midalia/ Gemma Pike/ Matt Maguire/ Cutter High Wycombe – DJ Matt Inglewood – DJ Leigh Library – DJ Morgan/ DJ Five 0/ DJ Zeke/ DJ Armee/ DJ L Street Liquid Nightclub - DJ Matty / Ricky Leederville- DJ Loco Ren Llama Bar- VJ Zoo/ DJ Tony Lopez/ DJ Reuben Metropolis Fremantle – Dr Bogus Mustang – DJ Rockabilly/ DJ James MacArthur Mint – Pop Life - Darren Briais Mojo’s – Afrodisia - Askari Afrobeat Orchestra/ Charlie Bucket Niche – DJ Manda Power/ Cee/ Adam/ Kelly/Josh D Norma Jeans – DJ Dwayne Old Bailey Tavern – Dr Bogus Oxford Hotel – DJ Sequera Paramount – DJ Meezy / Jordan / Reuben Queens Tav – Andy Tighe Rocket Room – Phrase/ Optamus/ Goodfellas/ DJ Armee Rubix – DJ Pascal Sapphire Bar – Filthy Gorgeous – Sketchism/Jackness/Nathan Francis/ DeeJay Vee Sail And Anchor –Ad Lustre/ The Soul Purpose Shape (upstairs) – Habitat – Flex/ Darren J/ Luke Reti/ La Gooch/ Matt Wright/ Dario K South St Ale House – DJ Jay Tiger Lil’s –Charlie Bucket/ Adam Kelly The Brighton - Philly Blunt/ Creek/ eSQue/ Kill Dyl/ Mad Dogs

The Deen - DJ Birdie – Zone 2 / DJ Tony Allen – Zone 3 / DJ JJ - Zone 5 The Eastern – Dr Bogus The Shed – Glenn 20 Toucan Club – Samuel Spencer/ Mr President Windsor – DJ Ray / Jinx

Ù SUNDAY 15/11 AMPLIFIER FOALS DJS/TIM & JEAN Oxford math-rockers Foals are busy finishing up their sophomore release, the follow up to their hugely successful debut, Antibodies. Foals’ keyboardist, Edwin Congreaves, plays a special set at Amps tonight as ‘Foals’ DJ’ and is set to wow the floor with his genre-bending mix of disco-not-disco, math-rock, krautrock and techno (no doubt plenty of Foals’ tracks will make an appearance, too!). Having played big festivals like Field Day in the UK, Edwin knows how to bring the good times! Joining Edwin are Tim & Jean since their bedroom recording Come Around went straight to the top of the Triple J Unearthed Charts, this Perth music duo have been the name on everyone’s lips, even more so since their set at Parklife in September. Not bad for a duo whose youngest member is only 16! Tickets $25 plus booking fee through Moshtix. Bayswater Hotel (Bar eighteen98) – Drum’n’Steaks Captain Stirling – DJ Jay Clancys - Rancho Relaxo / DJ Gear Deen – Low:Fi Festival Double Lucky – Charlie Bucket Eve – DJ Birdie/MC Jex Flying Scotsman (downstairs) Nathan J/ Dan Tha Man/ Nisbit Geisha – Transition – Damir/ Zelmir/ Frankie Button/ Nic Nac Hip E Club - DJ E-Funk Hydey – Club Seal - DJ Luke Dux/ DJ Jay Marriott Inglewood – DJ Shifty Mash – DJ Ricky Mint – Love 80’s – Simon Barwood Mullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Kenny Mustang - DJ Rockin Rhys Players Bar - DJ-Udas Queens Tav- DJ Rhys Worth Rosemount – Sundae - Kit Pop/ Taku/ Beni Chill/ The Mooswa Society Swan Basement – Gignition – Aztech Suns/ Ticket4Two/ West End Riot/ Paperfly The Cott – Miami Beats – KCB/ DJ Damian John/ DJ Maxwell/ DJ Richie G The Saint - DJ Anaru The Shed – DJ Andyy The Wembley – Deckeclectic - Pow!/ Dead Easy/ Nago/ Kapitol P

Ù MONDAY 16/11 Eastern Hotel – Adam Morris The Deen – DJ Birdie/ DJ Roger The Paddo - DJ John Paul

Ù TUESDAY 17/11 Bar Orient - DJ Lyndon Double Lucky - Substance – DJ Paul Malone/ DJ JMC Eastern Hotel – Jon Edwards High Road Hotel - DJ Matty J High Wycombe - DJ Ricky Mojos – FlowLab - Dome Sunset/ Delta Forse/ The Co-Lab Jam Band/ Bears Of The Night The Paddo - DJ DPad

Ù WEDNESDAY 18/11 MINT OPEN HOUSE PARTY To brighten up your Wednesday nights, Mint nightclub’s got a fresh-as-toothpaste new night on the cards. Open House Party will be a chance to hear the kind of tracks you’d pump at home on your loungeroom soundsystem out in a club environment. It’s laidback; but at the same time you get to hear tonnes of new stuff, along with your old faves. No gatecrashers, no parents and no need to clean up in the morning: sounds like the perfect house party to us! Head down to the launch of what’s sure to be a really top night tonight, from 8pm ‘til late. Bar Open – The Bump – Mickey Juice / RADJS / Yon Jovi / DJ Victor / Spaks Basement On Broadway – DJ KB Broken Hill Hotel – Oasis - DJ Armee (Downsyde)/ Refresh/Shaker/CutNice/Jeremy C Captain Stirling – DJ Ricky Connections - DJ’s Joby / JJ / Rueben Double Lucky – Natural Selection Dusk – Blackbelt/ Aswon Eve – Déjà Vu – Smashproof/ DJ Don Migi/ Skooby/ Stilez Ali/ Flava Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – Unique – Charlie Buckets/ Dan Tha Man Gold – Slick/ Adroc Oak & Ivy –PCJ/Son Of The Father Mustang – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – DJ Tony Allen Niche - DJ Frankie Button Rosemount – DJ Shannon Fox The Cott - Essential Tuesdays – DJ Maxwell/ DJ Jus Haus/ DJ Damian John The Deen- DJ Zelimer / DJ Viper & DJ Benny T– Zone 1 The Eastern – DJ Jinx The Queens – Wriggle on - DJ Gareth / Pranjal

Ù THIS WEEK Rahzel (The Roots) Thursday, November 12 @ The Rosemount Phrase Thursday , November 12 @ The Prince Of Wales; Friday November 13 @ Esplanade Busselton; Saturday, November 14 @ The Rocket Room

Adsorb Saturday, November 21 @ Ambar Rico Tubbs Friday, November 27 @ Villa Someone Say Dubstep? The Final Rinse – Tes La Rok/ Paradox/ Kito/ Dust/ Rekab Friday, November 27 @ Ambar NEW

Horrorshow/Urthboy Thursday, November 12 @ Mojos; Friday, November 13 @ Prince of Wales; Saturday, November 14 @ Amplifier

The White Party feat Travis/ GeRmAn/ Scott Nelson/ Steven Tranzor Friday, November 27 @ Rise NEW

NYMFO / Shock One Force Majeure 1st Birthday/ D*Funk/ Friday, November 27 @ Shape The Loops of Fury Stereosonic Festival feat. The Bloody Friday, November 13 @ Ambar Beetroots/ Deadmau5/ Axwell/ A Nightmare on James Street feat. Fedde Le Grand/ John Dahlbäck/ The Crookers/ Laurent Garnier/ Brisk Dragonette + More Friday, November 13 @ Rise Sunday, November 29 @ Claremont Showgrounds Emcee Able Friday, November 13 @ The Pharoahe Monch Rosemount Friday, December 4 @ Villa Ladyhawke Pacha Saturday, November 14 @ Capitol Friday, December 4 @ Capitol Bass Kleph Danny T/ Wongo Saturday, November 14 @ Villa Friday, December 11 @ Ambar Bang Gang 12” Tour Party – Doom/ Reboot Hoodrat Friday, December 11 @ Ambar Saturday, November 14 @ Shape Roger Shah Saturday, November 14 @ Rise

Ministry of Sound 2010 Annual Friday, December 11 @ Capitol

Foals DJs Sunday, November 15 @ Amplifier

Two Fresh Saturday, December 12 @ Ambar

Pete Tong Saturday, January 2, 2010 @ Villa Summadayze Festival - Carl Cox/ 2 Many DJ’s/ The Presets/ Roger Sanchez/ Danny Tenaglia/ Sharam (Deep Dish)/ Infected Mushroom/ LCD Soundsystem/ Josh Wink/ Eddie Halliwell/ Danny Howells/ Ian Carey Project and more Sunday, January 3, 2010 @ Supreme Court Gardens Here After Sunday, January 3 @ Bar Open KillaQueenz December 4 @ The Rosemount; December 5 @ Mojo’s; December 6 @ Indi Bar NEW

Quantic Friday January 8 @ The Manor Southbound Festival – Midnight Juggernauts/Major Lzrs/ Urthboy/ DJ Yoda/Hilltop Hoods and more Friday January 8-Sunday January 10 @ Sir Stuart Bovell Park, Busselton Tiësto Wednesday, February 10; Thursday, February 11; Friday, February 12 @ Metro City Raggamuffin – Wyclef Jean/ Shaggy/ Julian Marley/ Blue King Brown/ Sly & Robbie/ Steel Pulse/ Sean Kingston/ House Of Shem Monday, January 25 @ ME Bank Stadium

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Format: B / Alex Smoke Saturday, December 12 @ Shape NEW

Skool of Thought/ Nick Thayer Friday, December 18 @ Villa

Breakfest – Napt/Miles Dyson/ Sneaky – You Only Live Once Launch Mickey Slim/Elite Force/The Friday, November 20 @ Capitol Nextmen/Rennie Pilgrem & MC Chickaboo/Superstyle Deluxe/Lady Stanton Warriors Waks/Funkoars/Streetlife DJs plus Friday, November 20 @ Villa more Saturday, December 26 @ Belvoir Nick Curly/ D’Julz Ampitheathre Friday, November 20 @ Ambar Pendulum BeXta Saturday, December 26 @ Metro City Friday, November 20 @ Rise Origin NYE - Method Man, Redman/ Sasha Vatoff Bliss N Esso/ Roots Manuva/ Dilated Saturday, November 21 @ Villa Peoples/ Ugly Duckling/ Cassius/ Bag Raiders and more NEW Jamie Lloyd Thursday, December 31 @ Blue Steel Saturday, November 21 @ Shape Oval

Big Day Out - Groove Armada/ Ladyhawke/ Dizzee Rascal/ Peaches/ Kasabian/ Midnight Juggernauts/ Calvin Harris/ Girl Talk and more Sunday, January 31 @ Claremont Showgrounds Good Vibrations - The Killers/ Basement Jaxx/ Armand Van Helden/ Gossip/ Busta Rhymes/ Salt N Pepa/ Friendly Fires/ Kid Cudi/ Gym Class Heroes/ Plump DJ’s/ Art Vs Science/ Naughty By Nature/ Sam Obernik and more Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ Claremont Showgrounds Future Music Festival - The Prodigy/ Franz Ferdinand/ Empire Of The Sun/ David Guetta/ Booka Shade/ Erick Morilla/ Sven Vath/ John Digweed and more Sunday, February 28 @ Ascot Racecourse Cobra Starship Sunday, March 21 @ Metro City

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KRAMMED IN NORTHBRIDGE NORTHBRIDGE FESTIVAL Friday, November 6, 2009

A CARNIVALE, OF SORTS PROJECT MAYHEM CD LAUNCH Amplifier Bar Saturday, November 7, 2009 For their last record, Project Mayhem chose to hold the launch on a paddle-steamer full of happy drinkers, casually meandering the arteries of the Swan River, resulting in one of the best gigs Perth has seen in a long time. Inevitably, a followup launch that was basically a regular gig with a couple of buskers thrown in, didn’t come close to capturing the same vibe, but what it did do was far more important… and we’ll get to that later. To clean the week’s dust off the PA speakers, Black Buzzard smashed the teeth out of some Detroit-meets-Accadacca rock’n’roll with veterans’ precision and confidence. Very little has to be said of a band this straightforward other than whether or not they’re any good… and, to make it clear, these guys are fucking awesome. Fast-forwarding a little bit, and the same

can be said of The Floors. Their playing, and even the idea behind the band, is so straightforward and uncomplicated that it all comes down to how good they are at it, and the answer is the same for them as it is for Black Buzzard: absolutely. The Floors play with such charisma and sincerity that it’s difficult not to get drawn into a trance watching them. Add mixer Ian Stewart giving them some bone-crushing weight, and The Floors just broke the dam. Now that they can control their own energy, The Floors can do a lot more cool stuff with it. Similarly, now that they know what they’re capable of, Project Mayhem absolutely own the stage when they take it… and this is why they were better for doing a launch in a less-unique setting this time around. As fun and novel as it was seeing them on a boat, the little vocal PA they played through is no comparison to Amplifier’s sound system – and while Project Mayhem used to be able to get away with a scrappy sound, those days are over. As they’ve refined their direction and sound, the ante has lifted for Project Mayhem, and

Project Mayhem (photo by Amy Vinicombe)

even their old songs now have more muscle when played live – let alone the new songs that were written with more. Looking frighteningly more and more like 3 Orange Whips’ Dan Durack by the day (unintentionally no doubt), frontman Ben Watson is starting to learn the difference between showing off (which never works) and just getting on with business (which always works), which in itself is a Durack trademark. Heads down and focused, the three musicians making all the noise in the band are these days doing so with absolute precision – each having come completely into their own as players, but also completely together as a unit. The new songs sounded great live, the band were entertaining without being wanky, and Project Mayhem stepped up as they always do these days. The ‘carnivale’ aspect of their launch was half-arsed and entirely token,but nobody gave a shit, as this gig – every band on the bill included – was about rockin’ the fuck out. Rocking. The fuck. Out. _MIKE WAFER

Amongst the usual Northbridge shenanigans last weekend was some live music presented at the 2009 Northbridge Festival. It was a free event programmed by Sunset Events, and a large part of James and Lake Streets were closed to vehicle traffic. This allowed easier and safer pedestrian movement between stalls, buskers and the staged events. It also seemed to keep the fringe element out of the area. Perhaps the city could consider this as a regular occurrence? On what was the final weekend, local as well as east coast acts such as Kram, Van She, Vasco Era and The Dirty Secrets took the stage to strut their stuff. As Northbridge is generally considered a ‘night’ spot, some of the earlier acts had few punters to play to as the streets didn’t start to fill ’til after 8pm. As the sun set, using classic rock instruments and vocal harmonies, The Scotch Of Saint James delivered a tight, guitar-driven set. Being the second band of Friday night, they provided an impressive cache of songs to the early goers. They promised an album soon; can’t wait. The Panda Band entered the stage at 9pm. It’s good to see them gigging more regularly. With a new sound delivered to us energetically, singer Damian Crosbie gyrated while he vocalised, causing some of the ladies in the audience to release a scream or two. Ex-Perth, now Sydney-based The Dirty Secrets provided seemingly boundless energy for the large crowd that rushed the front of the stage. The Dirty Secrets entered dancing and with no breaks, jumpin’ Jarrah McCleary and the boys delivered an explosive set. Between verses, McCleary wrapped the microphone cable around his neck assumedly to save him time putting the mic back on the stand. This certainly allowed him more time to dance his face off. It was a memorable show, not just factoring he’d only three hours sleep due to an airline scheduling problem. After 35 minutes of 110 per cent something had to give. McCleary’s voice was

QUEENS OF COOL Saturday, November 7, 2009 The beautiful people were out in force last Saturday night as the models from Crazy Sexy Cool converged on Northbridge’s newly opened VIP restaurant for the first of their annual Kitten Awards. The Kitten Awards were designed to pay homage to the top cats of CSC and the venues that support them. Taking out best party venue was the Eurobar and best parade venue The Deen. Photographer Matty O also took out an award for his prowess behind the lens. Big winners on the night were Karissa Gilham for best new talent, and CSC veteran Alana Earl who took out the Silver Kitten and Gold Kitten. For details on all the winners head to crazysexycool.com.au.

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The Rusty Pinto Combo with Rockabilly DJ The Damien Cripps Band & DJ James MacArthur SUNDAY

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BROKEN-HEARTED BIRDS OF TOKYO Burswood Theatre Friday, November 6, 2009 One has to respect the efficiency of Birds Of Tokyo. While every band states grand ambitions, very few actually commit to them, choosing instead to sit around and wait for things to happen on their own. Birds Of Tokyo have, in such a short time, not only visualised where their band is heading, but actually pushed it in that direction, leading them to be one of the most successful and lucrative bands in the country. So when they announced the format for this Broken Strings tour, there was no doubt they were going to try and make it special for their fans… and special it was. Taking up the entire stage, with each member in a focal position, Birds Of Tokyo perched on their stools and took a journey. Right from the start it was obvious that this was going to work… that the band were both prepared and capable. To say this was the first show of a unique tour, everyone looked remarkably comfortable, and from the very first note, the acoustic reinterpretation of their own band was perfect. For the most part, the string quartet played quietly and subtly during the vocal passages of songs, kicking into a higher gear during parts normally occupied by guitar solos or more open spaces. In a lot of ways there could have been more, but the ‘more is less’ rule would no doubt have come into composer Anthony Cormican’s thinking whilst doing the charts. The resulting space allowed Glenn Sarangapany to shine on grand piano, which added the most depth and heart to these acoustic renditions. Truly, Sarangapany’s presence in Birds Of Tokyo lifts them to higher levels, and it would be no exaggeration to say that this show would have been far less magical without him. Ian Kenny’s voice is of course the biggest individual drawcard of Birds Of Tokyo, but in this setting it was part of what felt to be a complete ensemble. Their popularity has already shown that Birds Of Tokyo can write great pop songs that many people gravitate towards, but hearing them played so thoughtfully and gently really provided a better view of just how grand they can be.

Kram (photo by J-FFoto) understandably fatigued during the final song, Five Feet Of Snow. The crowd didn’t seem to care and danced right to the last note. The Dirtys never disappoint. At 11pm, Kram the man slithered on stage. Well, well. At home behind a drum kit with his band Spiderbait, he was as easily comfortable going guitar, harmonica, keyboard, mini-tambourine and randomly sauntered between them. Much to the dismay of the sound crew, the singer even experimented with the continuous use of a microphone as a drumstick; destroying it in the process. He interacted with the late crowd, providing banter, crooner and at one point even jumped off stage to drum on the crowd barrier. Playing selections from his latest release Mix Tape, one couldn’t help but move to the beat. Kram twisted is body left-to-right and right-to-left while beating his tambourine. Ending with the single Silk Suits, the set can be summarised with the phrase ‘driving songs, driven hard to a pounding beat’. What a performer! Great free Friday fun? Mmm hmm…

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Kenny soared without the boost of overdriven guitar to help him along, allowing the textures of acoustic guitars, piano and the strings to really add their own colours, rather than just keep the background noise alive. Everyone was completely on the same page. A few songs had structural alterations here and there to accommodate the format, and it was during these brief moments one got a sense of just how much further this idea could go for Birds – that they have just discovered the tip of the iceberg. Seeing this concert, it was hard not to imagine Birds Of Tokyo with WASO, or some kind of visual accompaniment being projected onto the band, and so on. There was nothing at all about this show that felt

‘lacking’… it’s just that the band pulled this off with such ease and skill that they could easily pull off something even more difficult. At times even better than their normal format, Birds Of Tokyo acoustic with a grand piano, string quartet and seated audience was just magnificent. Making it bigger might take some of the elegant subtlety out of it, but there’s no doubt that Birds Of Tokyo could figure out how to pull it off. Although this was supposed to be a ‘once off’, $10 says you see Birds doing this again, with the phrase ‘back by popular demand’ at the very top of the tour poster. _MIKE WAFER

Birds Of Tokyo (photo by Amy Vinicombe)

LOVE TO BE LEFT The Left Bank Monday, November 9, 2009 Situated on Riverside Road in East Fremantle, The Left Bank beckons to diners and drinkers in the summer months with promises of ice cold ales served up alongside delicious dishes. When the temperature soars, The Left Bank is the perfect place to escape the heat – either in the cool indoor dining area or out on the verandah where the sea breeze acts as mother nature’s air conditioner. Punters can pull up a rustic wooden chair on the verandah and dine in the shade, tasting a selection of meals made with high quality, local produce, including the stunning Seafood Platter that will have every seagull in the neighbourhood standing to attention. Consisting of crunchy calamari, fresh fish, chilli mussels, prawns, scallops plus a salad and chips, the Seafood Platter is a feast even Poseidon would be envious of, but be careful – it only takes a second for the sneaky Seagulls to try to make off

Seafood Platter

with your lunch. For those after something lighter, the Caesar Style Chicken Salad should hit the spot with lashings of parmesan, crispy bacon, croutons and crunchy lettuce. Vegetarians are also catered for with an array of dishes including tasty morsels such as grilled haloumi cheese with roast tomatoes, Onion Bhajees, and a tempting Thai roast pumpkin curry. For a dining experience you’re sure to enjoy, give the Left Bank a call on (08) 9319 1315. Emma Bergmeier

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After taking a year-and-a-half off, Pathogen return to the live front on Saturday, November 14, when they host the all-ages launch of their new EP, Remnants, at HQ. Supporting them will be I Am Eternal, Arkaic Ritual, and Arturo Chaos. 6-10pm. The 18+ launch takes place on Friday, November 20, at Amplifier Bar. More on that next week.

FIRE WHEN READY

Stillfire will embark upon a new Sunday residency at the Railway on Sunday, November 15. Head down from 4-8pm, and feel free to bring the kids.

JOIN THE ’CORP

On Friday, November 13, Mongrel Country, Bible Bashers, Raw Nerve, The Fags, MF And His Truckload Of Hope, Cat Black, and Cal Peck & The Tramps play the two-stage Tyranocorp showcase at the Hydey. Cal Peck And The Tramps

OPIA DEN

Taking a break from recording their new EP, Opia will play a few shows in coming weeks, starting with a rendezvous with Ravior at the Rosemount on Wednesday, November 18. More to come. Chainsaw Hookers

THE LATE SHOW

Chainsaw Hookers and Run And Kill are set to double-penetrate the Rocket Room’s Late Night Live show on Friday, November 13. Midnight is the hour.

CRACK HEADS WEST

The Proletariate, 3 Days Later, Decay, and Surprise Sex Attack support Leftover Crack when their tour hits the Hydey Backroom on Friday, November 13. Leftover Crack will also hit 78 Records from 4pm the same day for a signing.

NICE WORK, FAGS

The Fags have been studio-bound recording their EP Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, and will be launching soon-ish. In the meantime, catch The Fags at the Hydey on Friday, November 13, and the Norfolk Basement on Saturday, November 21, with Goodnight Tiger, Bible Bashers, and Mongrel Country.

MARKET CRASH

The Forgotten play the Market City Tavern tonight, Thursday, November 12, with Hyte, Fallen Away, and Bel And The Baddies. 8pm start.

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MAJOR EVENT

The inaugural Majorminor Festival will be held at Mojo’s on Saturday, November 28, with the first lineup being announced as Pond, French Rockets, Injured Ninja, Jimmy Stewart, Chatesy LaRouge, Carbuncle, Turn, the Silents, Simone and girlfunkle, Pex, and Craig McElhinney, with DJs Traianos, Andrew Sinclaire, and Tamya Desouza-Mealy. Paul Kaminski will be projecting walls with exclusive visuals. Tickets for this show will only be available on the day at the door. Entry is $12 from 1pm-1am.

AMPLIFIER

Friday, November 14, Melbourne’s Whitley will play in support of his new record,Go Forth,Find Mammoth.Support comes from Timothy Nelson & The Infidels and Goodnight Tiger. Doors open 8pm. Saturday, November 14, it’s a hip-hop extravaganza with Urthboy, Horrorshow, and Polo Club from 8pm. Sunday, November 15, Edwin Congreaves takes on the guise of Foals DJs. Support comes from Tim & Jean from 8pm.

CAPITOL

Saturday, November 14, New Zealand’s Ladyhawke will join The Silents from 7.30pm.This show is sold out. Sunday, November 15,Static X will bring their industrial metal sound to Capitol. They will be joined by locals Chaos Divine and Sight Transcend. Doors open 8pm.Tuesday, November 17, UK’s Maximo Park return for a monster show with Voltaire Twins. Doors open 7:30pm.

THE HYDEY FRONT BAR & BACKROOM

Tonight, Thursday, November 12, the Front Bar host Stereoflower,The Imp, and The Goat. Doors 8pm and entry is $8. Friday, November 13, Tyranocorp presents Cal Peck And The Tramps, Mongrel Country, Bible Bashers, Raw Nerve, The Fags, and MF And His Truckload Of Hope over two stages. Doors 8pm and entry is $15. Tomorrow night in the Backroom from 8pm catch US punk outfit Left Over Crack with supports The Proletariate, 3 Days Later, Decay, and Surprise SexAttack. Entry is $45. Saturday, November 14, Will Stoker And The Embers play the Front Bar with Injured Ninja, Cim Ciaru, and Taco Leg from 8pm. Entry is $10.This Saturday night Northern Soul hosts the Backroom from 8pm and entry is $10.Sunday, November 15,The Devil Rides Out, The Floors, Blackwater Station, and Deserthead

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play the Front Bar from 6pm. Entry is $8. On Wednesday, November 18, check out Milknurse with special guests from 8pm in the Front Bar. Entry is $6.

RAILWAY HOTEL

Friday, November 13, the Railway hosts The Floors, The Painkillers, The Long Strides, The Bad Vibes, and Sompsilo Circus.Doors open 8pm and entry is $8.Saturday,November 14, it’s a massive metal show featuring Nexus, Sight Transcend, UTI, Fractious, Pale As Ashes, and Arkarion. Doors open 8pm, $12 entry. Sunday, November 15, local lads Stillfire begin their Sunday session residency in the Railway beer garden. Action is 4-8pm, entry is free! INDI BAR Melbourne’s finest folk-punk group The Go Set are back to rock the Indi tonight, Thursday, November 12. Catch the laid back vibe of Howie Morgan Friday, November 13. The Matt Gresham party will be in full swing on Saturday, November 14. Fools Rush In are doing a special acoustic set for their video launch,with support from James Teague Duo and Jacob Diamond on Sunday, November 15. Carra will be providing your mid-week tunes, Wednesday, November 18.

ROSEMOUNT HOTEL

Tonight, Thursday, November 12, Rahzel from The Roots rolls in for one show only, with support provided by DJ Bonez, Bitter Belief, Porsah Laine, Digger Rockwell, Armee, Fdel, and L-Street. Doors open 8pm. Tickets are and $40 (plus booking fee) from Mills, Planet, Star Perth and www. heatseeker.com.au or $50 at the door. In the beer garden DJ Bonez (Muph and Plutonic) is on the decks from 8pm and entry is free. Friday, November 13, local hip-hip hero MC Able is launching his new baby, with help from Snow Bros, DOS4GW, Dan The Man, and DJ Silence. Doors open 8pm, tickets are $10 (plus booking fee) from Mills, Planet, Star Perth and www.heatseeker.com.au or $15 at the door.

Having returned from the States, Hailmary will support The Sunpilots at the Rocket Room on Friday, November 13. Their new EP will be ready for launch soon.

WORKIN’ ON THE RAILWAY

Under The Influence join Fractious, Nexus, Pale As Ashes, Arkarion, and Sight

Transcend for Railway Rampage at the Railway Hotel on Saturday, November 14.

JUST DESERTS

Deserthead, The Milkmen, and The Tumblers perform a free show at The Newport on Sunday, November 15, from 6pm.

MOON PIE

The Moon Café continues its live music schedule this week, with Andrew Weir performing from 8pm Sunday, November 15. On Wednesday, November 18, Swoop Swoop, Seven Weapons, and Alex Elberry will all be Going Solo. Both shows are free.

BIG LITTLE CREATURES

The Benedict Moleta Four Piece and Lyndon Blue support Oliver Mann at Little Creatures Loft on Friday, November 13. $8 entry from 8pm. On Sunday, November 15, Pikelet hit to the Loft, supported by Rabbit Island, Felicity Groom, and Erasers. $8 entry from 7pm.

SET TO PLAY

The Honey Set continue their Friday night residency at Tiger Tiger Coffee Bar from 8pm Friday, November 13.

THE FLYING SCOTCHMAN

The Scotch Of Saint James will rock the wallpaper off The Flying Scotsman on Friday, November 13. Free entry, and the band kicks on at 10pm.

Saturday, November 14 NSW hardcore lads 50 Lions hit the Rosemount with Trapped Under Ice, Miles Away, and Word Up. Doors open 8pm, tickets $22 (plus booking fee) from www.resistrecords.com.au or $25 at the door.Sunday, November 15, it’s the Rosemount’s Acoustic Open Mic Night hosted by Turin Robinson - head on down and have a bash or just play some free pool. Action from 4pm and it’s free. In the Garden Bar, the new Sundae session continues – free entry. Tuesday, November 17, it’s the Rosemount’s weekly quiz night - see www.quizmeisters.com.au for more info. Wednesday, November 18, catch Ravior, Opia, and Between Oceans. Doors open 8pm and entry is $6. In the beer garden catch DJ Shannon Fox for the Rosemount’s Student Night. Check out www.rosemounthotel.com.au for more Rosie info.

MOJO’S

ROCKET ROOM

THE CIVIC HOTEL BACKROOM

Friday, November 13, The Sunpilots drop in from Sydney with support from Hailmary, Stella’s Kitchen, and Stereoflower. Late Night Live is headlined by Chainsaw Hookers, with Run & Kill, MC Tomas Ford and DJ Jay of The Novocaines in tow til 3am. Saturday, November 14, Phrase is in town and will be supported by Optamus, Goodfellas, and DJ Armee.After midnight it’s a special edition of Rocket Fuel with the Pearl Jam after party - DJ Brett Rowe is on the decks and Kickstart are back with action ’til 4am.

JB O’REILLY’S

Get a curry-and-pint for $15 tonight, Thursday, November 12, and catch Murder Mouse Blues Band from 8pm. Friday, November 13, features The Healys live from 8.30pm. Saturday, November 14, catch Brown Sugar from 8.3011.30pm. Sunday, November 15, is Original Music Night with Luke Dux, The Jayco Brothers, and Tracksuit from 6.30pm. There is also a Sunday Pink Ribbon Brunch at 11am to raise money for the Breast Cancer Fundraiser, so head down early.

Tonight, Thursday, November 12, Urthboy, Horrorshow, and Poloclub team up from 8pm. Entry is $25. Saturday, November 14, catch the Afrodisia Askari Afrobeat Orchestra and DJ Charlie Bucket. Entry is $10 from 8pm. Sunday, November 15, Arts Martial, End Of Luca, The Revolvers, and The Tumblers team up. Entry is free, doors open at 5pm. Monday, November 16, is Wide Open Mic from 8pm. Free entry.Tuesday, November 17, catch Dome Sunset, Rhapcity, Delta Force, and DJ Silence. Entry is $5 from 8pm.Wednesday, November 18, Fremantle Blues And Roots Club presents Dutch Tilders and Seth Lowe. Entry is $10 / $5 for members from 8pm.

Friday, November 13, is metal night with Demolition 2 featuring Dogs Of War, Human Extinction Project, The Union Of Crazy Monkey People From Outer Space, and Sparring For Shotgun. Doors 8pm and entry is $10. Saturday, November 14, Tracksuit, Hundred Acre Wood, Ultra Sound, and Ben Witt play The Civic Backroom from 8pm. Entry is $8.

THE CASTLE

Tonight, Thursday, November 12, is the third instalment of Acousticks And Stones, featuring the unplugged talents of Jamie Seinemeier, Blackhart Strangelove, Markus Schwarze, No Good Will Come Of This, and Arons Crusade. On Friday, November 13, catch The Valentines, Frozen Ocean, Red Triangle, The Trevalleys, and Sonny Roofs. 618, Mhorgl,Threshold, and Crankenstein perform on Saturday, November 13; and Sunday, November 14, has free hot dogs from 1-6pm, with Aztech Suns and West End Riot performing that night. Hittin’ the town since 1985

CIVIC DUTY

Demolition 2 kicks off at The Civic from 8pm Friday, November 13, featuring Dogs Of War, Human Extinction Project, The Union Of Crazy Monkey People From Outer Space, and Sparring For Shotgun. Entry is $10. Hundred Acre Wood (ex-Astronaut, ex-Hailmary) team up with Tracksuit, Unicorn Thieves, and Ben Witt at The Civic on Saturday, November 14. Entry is $8 from 8pm.

Hundred Acre Wood

THE DOCTOR RIDES OUT

On Sunday, November 15, The Devil Rides Out lead the charge at the Hydey to help raise funds for a friend in need battling acute lung fibrosis. Joining the Devils will be The Floors, Blackwater Station, and Deserthead. Entry is $8 from 6pm.

The Devil Rides Out

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CONVERGE Hulla Ballou

On the eve of the release of their latest masterpiece, Axe To Fall, Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou took time out to speak with GEORGE GREEN. Since the mid ’90s, Massachusetts’ Converge have been forever pushing boundaries and refining their craft. After the release of 2001’s Jane Doe, Converge have been revered and respected by their peers, and with Axe To Fall, they have solidified their position as kings of the extreme. Speaking to Ballou the day before Axe To Fall was released, one could detect a sense of relief that it was finally out. Just weeks before its due release date, it was leaked, and thanks to a digitally watermarked copy, the band and label were able to find out who leaked their record, and made a public announcement thanking the culprit for leaking Axe To Fall, albeit done in a sarcastic manner. “The leaking is kind of frustrating, but I think in the end, the people that were keen enough to download the leaked version because they couldn’t wait until it was released, are the type of people that are going to go out and buy our record anyway. All the feedback that we have received so far has been overwhelmingly positive, except for on Lambgoat (.com), but Lambgoat are notorious for hating everything anyway, so I don’t really care about that,” laughs Ballou. One thing that sets Axe To Fall apart from other Converge records is its abundance of guest appearances and collaborations. Converge have previously dabbled in this field, but Axe To Fall sees more than a dozen fellow musicians and friends lend their skills to help broaden the album’s horizons. With Ballou also producing and recording Axe To Fall, he had the task of putting all of these pieces together. “Having these different ideas helped and inspired us to take a new direction. We always try and undergo a different process with every song that we write to ensure that we never repeat ourselves, and our only goal is to create some new form of expression, and sometimes that means you need to take a different approach to writing with regards to who writes the song, what instrument you start with or where you write the song. There are a lot

Converge of different techniques you can use to vary your method, and collaborating with other artists is just one of those techniques.” “In a lot of cases, the collaborations were recorded remotely by other engineers,” Ballou explains. “Once they were recorded elsewhere, I then brought them into the mix of the song. It then had more to do with sending tracks and takes back and forth, and communicating via phone and email. We’re all kind of control freaks, and by me taking control of the bulk of the recording and mixing is just another way for us to maintain maximum control over the creative element of the band. It also helps me invest more deeply in the band, and I’m more enthusiastic towards what we do because it contains more of me. “I think the DIY thing is not so much DIY by design, but more by necessity. When we started this band, there was no one there who wanted to help us. This music was in no way marketable in 1991, so if we wanted to get something done, we had to do it ourselves. No one knows the vision of the band better than a member of the band.”

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THE SUNPILOTS Take This Job And…

Raj Siva-Rajah, vocalist for The Sunpilots, speaks with BOB GORDON about the band’s Animals In My Mind tour.

The Sunpilots, dates to the right Photo: Tony Mott You were in Perth recently for One Movement, how was the weekend for you? It was awesome! We got to play on a massive stage, hung out with the Hilltop Hoods, got shitfaced at the afterparty and slept it off on the plane ride home. It was all very rock. Plus we got to see your Bell Tower, which was the highlight. We played our new stuff at the festival and people seemed to dig what they heard. We’ve been offered a couple of overseas festival spots, which we’re hanging out to do.

How is your second album shaping up? We’re about half-way through the writing process. Touring in between has been fantastic, since nothing develops a song like touring it. The new tracks have evolved a lot since the start of the tour. Improvised jams at gigs have ended up as new sections, Bob’s (Spencer) had time to refine his guitar solos and we’ve had a few hotel room writing moments which will probably end up as songs themselves. Still, there’s a lot more writing to be done – I doubt it will be finished before mid next year. We’re not in a hurry – when it’s done, it’s done. How will it differ from Living Receiver, in terms of both the change you distinctly want to make and the organic evolution of the band’s music? Living Receiver is a good

representation of us searching for ‘our’ sound – that’s why there are elements of pop, prog and alternative rock in various tracks. We also made the usual compromises when making the album… dropping sections to keep tracks to a radio-friendly length etc. Things have changed considerably since then, and the biggest change has been saying, ‘fuck what radio, the punters or anyone else wants’. Seems obvious I guess, but to genuinely remove the filters and write whatever comes out, without letting it be influenced by ‘real life’ considerations… that’s a tough thing to do. Your blogs on the band’s website are quite ephemeral. Do you want to give interested folks something more than the standard ‘the Tarago broke down’ stories? Absolutely – and up until recently we weren’t doing that. Being independent and running our own record label, it’s easy to get overloaded with promo. We were turning into managers at the expense of our music. Trying to cover every base with just four people was whacked as well - we had pages on dozens of social networking sites but never had time to update them. Now we’ve deleted everything except three and updating them is fun, not a shitfight. I’ve had time to get into writing poetry again, which I haven’t done for years. All of that gets posted for people to see. We’re treating our sites as our expressive space and not a promotional space – i.e. no filters. Looking headlong into 2010, what are your plans and hopes? Our main focus for 2010 is finishing the new album and then heading overseas. We’ve been lucky enough to have been offered a run of festival dates in Taiwan and China early next year, so we’ll head there first, then on to Germany. The plan is to spend 12 months over there touring Europe, eating, drinking and being musos. The sooner we can become self sustaining and fuck off the day jobs, the faster we’ll grow as a band.

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THIS WEEK ROBERT FORSTER November 12

PHRASE

November 12 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury November 13 The Esplanade Hotel, Busselton November 14 Rocket Room

SARAH BLASKO

OLIVER MANN

November 13 Little Creatures Loft November 15 The Quarry

BRIDGETOWN DUTCH TIDLERS LEGENDS BAND

November 13-15 Bridgetown Novmber 17 The Charles Hotel November 18 Mojo’s

MAXIMO PARK

November 12-14 Live At The Quarry

November 17 Capitol

LEFTÖVER CRACK

November 18 Fly By Night November 19 Fly By Night November 20 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury

November 13 Hyde Park

IAN MOSS

November 13 Fly By Night November 14 The Charles November 15 The Esplanade, Busselton

THE SUNPILOTS

November 13 Rocket Room November 14 Freemasons Hotel, Geraldton

50 LIONS / TRAPPED UNDER ICE / WORD UP! November 14 Rosemount Hotel November 15 YMCA HQ

PEARL JAM / BEN HARPER / LIAM FINN

November 14 Members Equity Stadium

LADYHAWKE

November 14 Capitol

WHITLEY

November 13 Amplifier November 14 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury

STATIC X

November 15 Captiol

PIKELET

November 13 Burlesque Lounge November 14 The Quarry November 15 Little Creatures Loft

TINPAN ORANGE

PAUL GREENE

November 18 Esperance Civic Centre, Esperance

COMING UP BRIDGETOWN DUTCH TIDLERS LEGENDS BAND November 13-22 PAUL GREENE November 18 MEST November 19 PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY November 19 PIGRIM BROTHERS November 19 LONNIE LEE AND THE LEEMEN November 19-20 SEAL November 20 BRITISH INDIA November 20-21 TIM FINN November 20-22 THE BLACKEYED SUSANS November 20-22 THE HOLY SEA November 20-22 NICKLEBACK November 21 TORI AMOS November 21 JIMMY BARNES November 21 TIM FINN/ ANDY BULL November 21-22 OBITUARY November 22 NATHAN GAUNT AND THE SUNSET RIDERS November 22 AMON AMARTH November 24 SIA November 24 BUZZCOCKS November 25 KINGTIDE November 25 BUZZ DELUXE November 26-27

THE SCARE November 26-28 DIESEL November 26-29 KIM SALMON November 28 PAUL DEMPSEY November 28 THE BASICS November 28 SOUNDS IN THE VALLEY November 28 THE ACACIA STRAIN November 28-29 LOVE OF DIAGRAMS / NOWHERE FOREVER November 28-29 STEREOSONIC November 29 NICK LOWE / RY COODER December 1 JEBEDIAH December 3 NICK BARKER December 3-6 THE FUMES December 3-6 GREEN DAY December 4 CONFESSION December 4-5 MICK THOMAS / THE SURE THING December 4-6 KILLAQUEENZ December 4-6 BLUE SHADDY December 4-12 ESCAPE TO THE PARK (Paul Kelly, Augie March, Claire Bowditch, Mama Kin) December 4 THE SECRET HANDSHAKE December 5-6 THE B-52’s / THE PROCLAIMERS / MENTAL AS ANYTHING December 6 LES CLAYPOOL December 6 JARVIS COCKER December 8 HEAVY TRASH December 7 ROYAL CROWN REVUE December 8 RISE & FALL December 9-10 BODYJAR December 10-12 FLEETWOOD MAC December 11-12 KARNIVOOL / JERRICO / COERCE December 11-12 THUNDAMENTALS December 11-12 DEEZ NUTS December 11-13 DREAM THEATER December 12 PATRICK WOLF December 12 SHORT STACK December 13 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE December 17 THE CHURCH December 17-18 PARKWAY DRIVE / BREAK EVEN December 17-20

LAMB OF GOD / DEVILDRIVER / SHADOWS FALL December 18 ORIGIN (Method Man, Redman and More) December 31 SUGAR ARMY December 31 SEBASTIAN INGROSSO / DIRTY SOUTH January 1 SUMMADAYZE (Carl Cox, 2 Many DJ’s, Sharam, Infected Mushroom, LCD Soundsystem) January 3, 2010 CAT POWER January 6 MICACHU AND THE SHAPES January 8, 2010 GRIZZLY BEAR January 8 CHIMAIRA January 13, 2010 SOUTHBOUND (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Moby, Hilltop Hoods, Wolfmother, Jamie T and more) January 8-10, 2010 JOHN BUTLER TRIO January 16 THEM CROOKED VULTURES January 19, 2010 EVERY TIME I DIE January 23-24 CAMERA OBSCURA January 25 RAGAMUFFIN (Wyclef Jean, Shaggy, Julian Marley, Sly + Robbie and more) January 25, 2010 THE TEN TENORS January 27-30, 2010 POLAR BEAR CLUB / BREAKEVEN / THE GIFTHORSE January 27-28 AUSTRALIAN ROCK SYMPHONY January 30, 2010 BIG DAY OUT (Muse, Powderfinger, Lily Allen, Eskimo Joe, Groove Armada, Ladyhawke, The Mars Volta, Dizzee Rascal, Karnivool, Peaches, The Temper Trap, Kasbian, Midnight Juggernauts) January 31, 2010 ACE FREHLEY Febuary 1, 2010 LANEWAY FESTIVAL (Echo And The Bunnymen, Florence And The Machine, Black Lips, The XX’s, Daniel Johnston, Sarah Blasko, N.A.S.A, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Hockey and more) February 6, 2010 CLIFF AND THE SHADOWS February 6 BEACH BOYS / DARYL BRAITHWAITE / BRIAN CADD February 7, 2010 BREAKESTRA February 6, 2010 SHARON SHANNON February 7, 2010

Sarah Blasko MARCIN WASILEWSKI TRIO February 8, 2010 MARIANNE FAITHFUL February 9, 2010 PORTICO QUARTET February 10, 2010 DIRTY THREE February 11, 2010 JAMIE LIDELL February 12 AMADOU AND MARIAM Febuary 13-14 JOSH EARL February 15 DIE ROTEN PUNKTE February 16 BRITISH SEA POWER February 17 PIVOT February 18 THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART / BACHELORETTE February 19 YO LA TENGO February 20 MISTA SAVONA February 21 DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE February 22-23 ROBERT FORSTER February 24 DAN SULTAN February 25 CALEXICO February 26 HEALTH February 27 HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE February 28 GUY SEBASTIAN February 12, 2010 GRANT HART February 12 GOOD VIBRATIONS (The Killers, Basement Jaxx, Armand Van

Helden, Gossip, Busta Rhymes, Friendly Fires, Salt N Pepa, Z Trip, Kid Cudi, Naughty By Nature, Gym Class Hero’s and more) February 14, 2010 ROB THOMAS / VANESSA AMOROSI February 21, 2010 DIANA KRALL February 23-24 FAT FREDDY’S DROP February 27 FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL (The Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand, Empire Of The Sun, David Guetta, Booka Shade, Erick Morilla, Sven Vath, John Digweed) Febuary 28, 2010 SOUNDWAVE (Faith No More, My Chemical Romance, Jane’s Addiction and More) March 1, 2010 CLUTCH March 2 AC/DC / WOLFMOTHER March 6-7, 2010 PAVEMENT March 8 STATUS QUO March 17 COBRA STARSHIP / OWL CITY March 21, 2010 BETWEEN THE BURRIED AND ME March 24th PIXIES March 27-28, 2010 LADY GAGA April 2, 2010 DECAPITATED / PSYCROPTIC / ORIGIN / MISERY INDEX April 6, 2010 KELLY CLARKSON April 22

DUTCH OVEN

Known as the ‘godfather of Australian blues’, Dutch Tilders’ reputation speaks volumes of the man’s talent. As a special treat, blues fans can catch Dutch Tilders, Martin Cooper, and Matt Taylor when they perform for the West Coast Blues And Roots Club at the Rockingham Hotel on Friday, November 20. Entry is $15 / $10 for members from 7.30pm. Loaded Dice are the night’s house band.

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Adrian Keys is hitting the road, and as part of his national tour he’ll be hitting the south west. Catch Keys when he performs at Freemasons Hotel tonight, Thursday, November 12; the Nannup Hotel on Friday, November 13; the Manjimup Hotel on Saturday, November 14; and Pemberton’s Lost Lake Winery on Sunday, November 15 (2 shows: 10am champagne breakfast on the deck with Adrian Keys, 4pm sunday session with Adrian Keys).

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After a long winter hibernation, local acoustic rootsmith Aiden Varro gets ready for a busy November, hitting the south west for a run of killer shows. Catch Varro’s trademark ‘Weissenborn and bottleneck slide guitar filled with high energy fingerpicking’ at Blues At Bridgetown from Friday, November 13-Sunday, November 15; the Indi Bar on Wednesday, November 18; the Gypsys Tapas House on Thursday, November 19; the Nannup Hotel on Friday, November 20; Bootleg Brewery, Margaret River on Saturday, November 21 (day time show); the Dunsborough Hotel on Saturday, November 21; Margaret River’s Settlers Tavern on Sunday, November 22; and Bunbury’s Ex-Tensions Restaurant on Friday, November 27.

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Charles Hotel

509 Charles Street, North Perth, WA 6006 Ph: 9444 1051 Email: enquiries@charleshotel.com.au

THURSDAY 13th NOVEMBER

THE COMEDY LOUNGE

PERTH’S NUMBER 1 STAND-UP COMEDY DOORS OPEN 6PM DINNER AVAILABLE FROM 6PM

SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER

IAN MOSS & WES CARR

DOORS OPEN 8PM DINNER AVAILABLE FROM 6PM TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM OUR BOTTLESHOP, BOCS OR ON THE DOOR

SUNDAY 15th NOVEMBER

MONDAY 16th NOVEMBER

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Jazz Society

Denise Dale with the Garry Lee Trio and Mike Collinson (sax)

Doors Open 6pm\ Restaurant Open for Dinner from 6pm

TUESDAY 17th NOVEMBER

BRIDGETOWN BLUES AFTER PARTY DUTCH TILDERS, MARTIN COOPER, BOB PATIENT, BARRY LIL GOOSE HARVEY DOORS OPEN 7PM RESTAURANT OPEN FOR DINNER FROM 6PM

Arts Martial, Sunday at Mojo’s

THURSDAY 12.11 BAR ORIENT Simon’s Open Mic BENNY’S Howie Morgan CASTLE Jamie Seinemeier Blackhart Strangelove Markus Schwarze No Good Will Come Of This Arons Crusade CRAIGIE TAVERN Aaron Woolley DOUBLE LUCKY Luke Kordyl ELEPHANT AND WHEELBARROW Gun Shy Romeos ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Pete Hawkes Phil Emmanual FENIANS Pearce Ward FOUNDRY SideFX FLY BY NIGHT Budgie FREEMASON’S (Bidgetown) Adrian Keys HYDEY (Front Bar) Stereoflower The Imps The Goat IMPACT BAR Threeplay INDI BAR The Go Set JB O’REILLY’S Murder Mouse Blues Band KULCHA Robert Forster LEEDERVILLE HOTEL One Island East LUCKY SHAG James Wilson MARKET CITY TAVERN Bel And The Baddies The Forgotten Fallen Away Hyte MOJO’S Urth Boy Horrorshow Poloclub MOONDYNE JOES Paul Daly And The Heavy Hitters MUSTANG Wikid NORFOLK BASEMENT Red Jezebel The Scotch Of Saint James Wolves At The Door OXFORD HOTEL Mia And Friends PADDO Ben Merito PADDY HANNANS Men And Their Sheds PADDY MAGUIRES Level XI PUBLICAN BAR Brendon Gaspari ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Fremantle) Better Days ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Northbridge) Bill Chidzley SETTLERS TAVERN Kev Lymn SOVEREIGN ARMS David Fyffe SPICE LOUNGE (Burswood) Courtney Murphy THE DEEN Ivan Ribic

THE EXCHANGE Crown Jewels THE SHED Renegade THE WANNEROO Keith McDonald UNIVERSAL Aquarela

FRIDAY 13.11 AMPLIFIER Whitley Timothy Nelson And The The Infidels Goodnight Tiger BALMORAL James Wilson BAR ORIENT One Island East BELVIDERE’S Fearless Men With Facial Hair BENNYS Faces BLACK BETTY’S Smokin Section BURLESQUE LOUNGE Pikelet Pond Carbuncle Chris Cobilis CAPTAIN STIRLING Living Large CASTLE The Valentines Frozen Ocean Red Triangle The Travellys Sonny Roofs CIVIC HOTEL (Backroom) Dogs Of War Human Extinction Project The Union Of Crazy Monkey People From Outer Space Sparring For Shotgun CLANCY’S (Fremantle) You, Me And Ryan COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Kirsty Keogh’s Open Mic Night DUSK Redstar ELEPHANT AND WHEELBARROW Gun Shy Romeos ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Graham Wood Trio Ingrid James John Reeves Danny Martin ESS BAR Blue Hornet EVE Huge FENIANS The Clan FLY BY NIGHT Ian Moss Wes Carr FLYING SCOTSMAN (Main Room) Gilroy And The Cold Shoulders FOUNDRY Crave FUNK CLUB Accumulated Gestures GLENGARRY TAVERN Wasted Youth GOSNELLS HOTEL West Of Centre GREENWOOD HOTEL Riddum Shak

Taco Leg, Saturday at The Hydey HIGH WYCOMBE Fillin Da Gap HYDEY (Back Room) Leftöver Crack The Proletariate 3 Days Later Decay SSA HYDEY (Front Bar) Cal Peck And The Tramps Mongrel Country Bible Bashers Raw Nerve The Fags MF And His Truckload Of Hope IMPACT BAR Freeform INDI BAR Howie Morgan Project INDIAN OCEAN BREWING COMPANY Evergreen JB O’REILLY’S The Healey’s LEFT BANK Bumpy Johnson LITTLE CREATURES LOFT Oliver Mann Benedict Moleta Four Piece Lyndon Blue LLAMA BAR One Island East MOJO’S Hussle Hussle MOONDYNE JOE’S Dave Gillam Trio MOON AND SIXPENSE Mortherfunk MOUNT HELENA TAVERN Fuse MOUNT HENERY TAVERN Full Circle MUSTANG Adam Hall And The Velvet Playboys Cheeky Monkeys NANNUP HOTEL (Nannup) Adrian Keys NEWPORT Felix NORFOLK BASEMENT Mo Masquerade Party OLD BAILEY TAVEN Peace, Love And All That Stuff OXFORD HOTEL The Recliners PADDO Just Ace PADDY HANNAN’S Proof PADDY MAGUIRES 43 Cambridge PARAMOUNT Flyte PLAYERS BAR Kickstart PUBLICAN BAR Alfredo RAILWAY HOTEL The Floors The Painkillers The Long Strides The Bad Vibes Sompsilo Circus REVOLUTION LOUNGE Corner Coronal Sky Wicked Sky ROCKET ROOM The Sunpilots Hailmary Stereoflower Chainsaw Hookers RunAndKill

Stellas Kitchen, Friday at Rocket Room

ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Freo) Arrival SAIL & ANCHOR Easy Tigers SETTLER’S TAVERN The Go Set SWAN BASEMENT The Kasparovs The New Year Duke The First Snow SWAN LOUNGE Electroganic SWINGING PIG Mr Brightside THE BURRENDAH Keith McDonald THE DEEN Clayton Bolger Slim Jim And The Phatts THE EASTERN MIDLAND Bill Chidgzey THE GATE Mike Nayar THE SAINT Threeplay THE SHED Pulse Polka Dot Zenburger Unplugged THE VIC Nat Ripepi THE VICTORIA HOTEL (Collie) Sophie Jane TIGER TIGER COFFEE BAR The Honey Set VICTORIA PARK HOTEL Kris Arnott UNIVERSAL Retrofit GTA UWA Matt Milford WATERFORD TARVEN Bogan Bingo WOODVALE TAVERN Cherry

SATURDAY 14.11 AMPLIFIER Urthboy Horrorshow Polo Club BALMORAL The Other Guys BAR 120 Flyte BAR ORIENT Better Days BELGIAN BEER CAFÉ Chris Murphy BENNYS Housequake BLACK BETTY’S Red Star CAPITOL Ladyhawke The Silents CARLISLE HOTEL Free Radicals CASTLE 618 Crankenstein Threshold Mhorgl CLANCY’S The Go CIVIC HOTEL Flash Lads And The Doxies CIVIC HOTEL (Backroom) Hundred Acre Wood Tracksuit Ultra Sound Ben Witt COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Groove Karaoke

ELIZABETHAN HOTEL Dave Crosby ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROW Timeout ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Ingrid James John Reeves Cristal Phillips ESS BAR Gun Shy Romeos FENIANS Shanks Pony FLOREAT TAVERN Damien Thornber And The Orphans The Blue Finish FLYING SCOTSMAN Loads FOUNDRY PSR FORRESTFEILD TAVERN Michael Power GLENGARY TAVERN Wasted Youth GREENWOOD HOTEL Fever HIGH WYCOMBE King Karaoke HYDEY (Frontroom) Will Stoker And The Embers Injured Ninja Cim Ciaru Taco Leg HYDEY (Backroom) Northern Soul IMPACT BAR Freeform INDI BAR Matt Gresham INDIAN OCEAN BREWING COMPANY Karin Page (Duo) JB O’REILLY’S Brown Sugar KULCHA Peter Panpipes Barry Heydenrych KINGSLY TAVERN Tall Stories LIBRARY Zarius LUXE BAR Assembly Line MANJIMUP HOTEL (Manjimup) Adrian Keys MASH BREWERY Dom Zurzolo MASH BREWREY (Bunbury) Nicholas Harter METRO’S (Freo) Lady Penelope MOJO’S Askari Afrobeat Orchestra Charlie Bucket MOON AND SIXPENCE Bar Code MOONDYNE JOES Murder Mouse Blues MT HENRY In The Groove MULLALOO BEACH HOTEL Timewarp MUSTANG Rusty Pinto Combo The Damien Cripps Band NORFOLK BASEMENT Mister And The Sunbird NEWPORT Gravity OLD BAILEY TAVERN Top Kats PADDY MAGUIRES Play Things PADDY HANNANS Decoy

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PADDO Cheeky Monkeys PARAMOUNT Felix PLAYER’S BAR (Mandurah) 3 Corner Jack PUBLICAN BAR Jazz With Quench RAILWAY HOTEL Nexus Sight Transcend UTI Fractious Pale As Ashes Arkarion RAVENSWOOD HOTEL Full Cirle ROCKET ROOM Phrase Optamus Goodfellas Kickstart (Late) ROSEMOUNT 50 Lions Trapped Under Ice Blkout! Word Up! ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Freo) Flavor ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Northbridge) Blue Gene SAIL AND ANCHOR Mr Brightside SALT ON THE BEACH Polka Dots SETTLER’S TARVEN Mellifluous SPICE LOUNGE Going Duo STAMFORD ARMS Blue Hornet SUBIACO HOTEL Off The Record SUBIACO STREET ENTERTAINMENT Mick Devine Christian Thompson Kis-N-Tel Gumnut Stompers SWAN BASEMENT The Corner Seer Cya SubRoutine Wicked Sky SWAN LOUNGE Alter Egos Black Swan Rise Desertship Paul Hill SWINGING PIG Zenburger THE BOAT GTA THE DEEN Cherry THE EASTERN Men And Their Sheds THE GATE Retriofit THE SAINT Threeplay THE SHED Huge THE VICTORIA HOTEL (Collie) Sophie Jane THE WANNEROO Charlie Griffin UNIVERSAL Oak Tree Way Soul Corp VIC PARK HOTEL Festivus UNIVERSAL Shawne And Luc Soul Corp WHALE AND ALE J Babies WOODVALE TAVERN Renegade

WEST COAST BLUES CLUB Dutch Tilders Martin Cooper Matt Taylor Kniki Spoons Perry Ashlea Reale Left Over’s

LITTLE CREATURE’S LOFT Pikelet Rabbit Island Erasers LOST LAKE WINERY (Pemberton) Adrian Keys MASH BREWERY Kris Arnott MOJO’S SUNDAY 15.11 Arts Martial AMPLIFIER End Of Luca Foals The Revolvers Tim And Jean The Tumblers BALLYS BAR MOON Damien Cripps Andrew Weir BALMORAL MOON AND Karin Page (duo) SIXPENCE BELGIAN BEER OTT Munich Swing CAFÉ MUSTANG Alex Lewinski Peter Busher And BROKEN HILL The Lone Rangers One Perfect Day NEWPORT CAPITOL Desert Head Static X The Milkmen Chaos Divine The Tumblers Sight Transcend PADDO CASTLE Gun Shy Romeos West End Riot PADDY HANNANS Aztech Suns Miche Suite CLANCY’S PEEL ALEHOUSE Zydecats Christian Thompson COMO HOTEL PUBLICAN BAR Chris Murphy Open Mic COTTESLOE BEACH ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Open Mic Tourist RAILWAY HOTEL COUNCIL Stillfire CHAMBERS RAVENSWOOD Musiciantes HOTEL DONGARA TAVERN Gee Whiz Lips McConague ROSIE O’GRADY’S EASTERN MIDLAND (Fremantle) Steve And Ben Dublin Rogues ELIZABETHAN ROSIE O’GRADY’S HOTEL (Northbridge) Jimmy James Blue Gene ELLINGTON JAZZ SALT ON THE CLUB BEACH Callum G’Froerer Sophie Jane Ricki Mallet SETTLER’S TAVERN Matt Richards Cyclone Jason And Quartet The Stirling Rangers The Perth Jazz SOUTH ST ALE Orchestra HOUSE FORRESTFIELD Rocket TAVERN SOVERIGN ARMS Rockin’ Ronnie Ivan Ribic GOSNELLS HOTEL SPICE LOUNGE Dom Zurzolo Quinten Going HIGH ROAD HOTEL STAMFORD ARMS James Wilson Bill Chidgzey HIGH WYCOMBE SWAN BASEMENT HOTEL Aztech Suns Keith McDonald Ticket4Two HILTON PARK West End Riot BOWLING CLUB Paperfly Jane Germain And SWAN LOUNGE The Yahoos Solo Sunday HYDEY (Front Bar) SWINGING PIG The Devil Rides Out 2 Tenors The Floors THE BOAT Blackwater Station Polka Dots Deserthead THE DEEN INDIAN OCEAN Grace Barbe BREWING THE GATE COMPANY Topkats Retriofit THE SAINT Shawne And Luc Howie Morgan INDI BAR Project Fools Rush In THE SHED James Teague Duo The Healy’s Jacob Diamond Renegade JB O’REILLY’S Zenburger Luke Dux THE WANNEROO The Jayco Brothers Chris Gibbs Tracksuit THE WEMBLEY KULCHA Pow! WA Youth Jazz Dead Easy Orchestra CD Nago Launch VIC PARK HOTEL LAKERS TAVERN Clayton Bolger Mike Nayar WOODVALE LAKE CLIFTON TAVERN TAVERN Cherry Acoustic The Jackie Moon UNIVERSAL Trio Retriofit

YMCA HQ 50 Lions Trapped Under Ice Miles Away Word Up!

MONDAY 16.11 BAR ORIENT James Wilson ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Guitarissimo INDIAN OCEAN BREWING COMPANY Dan The Audition MOJO’S Open Mic MUSTANG High Rollin Rhythm Kings ROSEMOUNT Bada Bingo THE DEEN Plastic Max And The Token Gesture SETTLERS TAVERN Open Mic

TUESDAY 17.11 BAR ORIENT Mike Nayar BROKEN HILL Acoustic Licence CAPITOL Maximo Park Voltaire Twins COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Matt Gresham ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Penny King Quartet FENIANS James Wilson FLOREAT HOTEL Open Mic Night IMPACT BAR Open Mic Night LLAMA BAR Karin MOJO’S Dome Sunset Rhapcity Delta Force PERTH BLUES CLUB Dutch Tilders’ Legends Band Martin Cooper Bob Patient Barry ‘Lil Goose’ Harvey THE SWINGING PIG Joys Open Mic

WEDNESDAY 18.11 BAR 120 Felix BLACK BETTY’S Side Fx CLANCY’S Chet Leonard Dot Lucky DAVILAK TAVERN Open Mic ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Jago Jeans Right Stuff Quartet FENIANS Cranky FLY BY NIGHT Tinpan Orange FOUNDRY Mayerswell Failsafe Ozmonaut Black Swan Rise Epsilon HYDE PARK Milknurse IMPACT BAR James Wilson INDI BAR Carra JB O’REILLY’S Open Irish Session LLAMA BAR One Island East LUCKY SHAG Howie Morgan MOJO’S Dutch Tilders Seth Lowe MUSTANG Circus PADDO Comic Effect PADDY HANNANS Murphy’s Lore With Courtney Murphy PUBLICAN BAR Tunesmiths ROSEMOUNT Ravior Opia Between Oceans ROSIE O’GRADY’s (Northbridge) David Fyffe SETTLERS TAVERN Open Mic Night SPICE LOUNGE Sue Bluck STAMFORD ARMS Joys Open Mic THE MOON CAFÉ Swoop Swoop Seven Weapons Alex Elberry UNIVERSAL Strutt

Julius Lutero

JULIUS LUTERO COME FLY WITH ME CD & FILM CLIP LAUNCH WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

MATT GRESHAM SEAN BROWN PHOEBE CORKE

SUNDAY 15 NOV THE CHARLES HOTEL WWW.MYSPACE/JULIUSLUTERO

WWW.HYDEPARKHOTEL.COM.AU CNR BULWER + FITZGERALD ST, NORTH PERTH PHONE 9328 6166

Opia, Wednesday at The Rosemount

Goodnight Tiger, Friday at Amplifier, Saturday at Prince Of Wales (Bunbury)

Hundred Acre Wood, Saturday at The Civic

'30/5300. #"$,300. Thur 12 nov Stereoflower + The Imps + The Goat $8 Fri 13 nov Tyranocorp 2 Stager:: Cal Peck and the Tramps + Mongrel Country + Bible Bashers + Raw Nerve + The Fags + MF and His Truckload Of Hope $15 Sat 14 nov Will Stoker and The Embers+ Injured Ninja + Cim Ciaru + Taco Leg $10 Sun 15 nov The Devil Rides Out + The Floors + Blackwater Station + Deserthead $8 Wed 18 nov Sonpsilo Circus + Milknurse + Bulls and Bears + The Green Grenades $8 Thurs 19 nov Cat Black + Moonlight Wranglers + Bonehouse $8 Fri 20 nov Cease – “Cicada” CD Launch + Gutter Guitar + Atolah + Giant Tortoise $15 Sat 21 nov Jon Michell (Mum Smokes/The Ancients) + Astral Travel + Benedict Moleta 4 Piece + Craig McElhinney $10 Sun 22 nov Electromen + Painkillers + Head Full Of Steam + Paul McCarthy $8

Fri 13 nov LeftOver Crack (US) + The Proletariate + 3 Days Later + Decay + SSA 8PM $45

SAT 14 nov Northern Soul 8PM $10 fri 20 nov Umpire + 6s & 7s + smRts + Hang On St Christopher $10 LEFTOVER CRACK

COMING SOON fri 27 nov My Majestic Star CD Launch SAT 28 nov The Acacia Strain

Friday November 13

Saturday November 14

The Painkillers, The Long Strides, The Bad Vibes, and Sompsilo Circus. Doors 8pm. Entry $8.

Sight Transcend, UTI, Fractious, Pale As Ashes, and Arkarion. Doors 8pm / Entry $12.

THE FLOORS

NEXUS

COMING SOON

Sunday November 15

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20 THE FORGOTTERN

STILLFIRE

Doors 4pm. Entry FREE.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 MELLIFLUOUS EP LAUNCH

THURSDAY

THE GO SET HOWIE MORGAN FRIDAY

SATURDAY

MATT GRESHAM SUNDAY

ARON’S CRUSADE NAMOO WOLF DOWN DAVE BROWN BAND 12th NOV.

MOVEMBER benefit featuring Red Jezebel, The Scotch of St James and Wolves At The Door. Doors 8pm, be early.

13th NOV.

Mo Masquerade Party featuring DJ’s Sleepy Head, Mickey Juice, FKN MIDAS and James (Sexy). Doors 8pm. BE EARLY.

14th NOV.

The amazing Mister and the Sunbird + very special guests... Doors 8pm, be early.

KWUQVO [WWV " Fri 20th Nov > Philadelphia Grand Jury www.xpressmag.com.au

WEDNESDAY

CARRA

COMING SOON NOV 12 - THE GO SET NOV 14 - MATT GRESHAM NOV 20 - PETE HAWKES

NOV 22 - DUTCH TILDERS NOV 25 - TIJUANA CARTEL NOV 27 - VDELLI WWW.INDIANOCEANHOTEL.COM

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STREAM

STUDIOS

The

place

to

Just call Bex on 0404 917 632

ALAN DAWSON’s WITZEND RECORDING STUDIO

rehearse in Per th. Phone: 0403 152 009

and cymbol cleaning. Working drummer, 25 years

OPEN MIC NIGHT ‘Get a Real Job’ at Moondyne

Professional quality albums or demos, large live

www.streamrehearsal.com.au

exp.”Hear the Difference”. Contact 0414 067 964

Joes, 74 Wray Ave Fremantle, Thursday nights

room, experienced engineer, analog to digital

VHS Good facilities & vibe. Unit 5 /16 Peel

at 8pm. Call Mark 0409 137 850 or visit

transfers, mastering.Ph: 0407 989 128

Road, O’Connor. Phone 9418 5815 bus/hrs or

myspace.com/getarealjobopenmic

ANDY’S STUDIO International multi award

0413 732 885 After hours

got any background in AUDIO, LIGHTING or

SINGER WANTED for alternative rock band. 18-26

winning songwriter / producer. No band required.

BACKLINE? Are you looking for CASUAL work in

yrs please apply. Phone 0405 359 874.

the entertainment industry? If that sounds like you

SINGER WANTED for Sax In The City. 22-32 yrs

contact Events Personnel Aust. On 08 9361 5005.

please apply. Call Graham on 041 9966 042 or visit

MOBILE DRUM KIT TUNING and/or lube service

EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING DO YOU KNOW WHAT A ROADIE IS? Have you

HAIR, HEALTH & HAPPINESS

www.saxinthecitywa.com.

Broadcast quality. A songwriter’s paradise. Ph 9364 3178 ARE YOU GOOD ENOUGH FOR LONDON? Free appraisals by producer, 20 years working in London. Great studio also available- arrangement

TUITION ***GUITAR LESSONS*** The Guitar Specialist. Xmas vouchers avail. Latest techniques, styles and songs. Guaranteed results. Beg-adv, all levels including bass. Cliff Lynton Guitar Institute.

Mt Lawey 9342 3484 / www.clifflynton.com and production help included if required. Dreads/Exts/Maint/Weaves/Braids/Cornrows. Amatures and professionals welcome. Malaga area. Call Jerr y on 0405 653 338 / 9362 2252 B A S S L E S S O N S R o c k , f u n k & j a z z . DOTTIE’S BRAIDS & DREADS Specialising in

SINGERS WANTED for $1000 prize comp!

Working 7 days & some evenings. For app call

Call 0418 957 866.

www.jerichcomusic.com.au

Tony Gibbs 9470 6131

0414 082 993.

STAND UP BASS PLAYER for accoustic original

AVA L O N R E C O R D I N G , M I X I N G A N D

DRUM LESSONS The Drum Shop has Perth’s

WAXING FOR MEN Hairy back? Unwanted hair?

band. Phone 0448 436 491

MASTERING STUDIO- BIBRA LAKE 32 track, 2

biggest drum academy with 12 teachers. Drum

live rooms, running pro tools and logic, avalon

kit, African drumming and orchestral percussion

and joe meek pre amps and compressors, vintage

tuition. See ad Below. Lessons from $18.

Clipping, waxing, hair removal, personalised service. 10 yrs exp. Athletes Effigy 9384 2950

MUSICIANS AVAILABLE

TENNIS PRIZE!!!! Bass and fem vox duo seek other muso writers for creative/performace outfit. Write or text to reply - fur_kit@hotmail.com or Alex on

analouge effects, plus the latest digital plug ins. Vintage amps and key boards, valve mics

DRUMMER Experienced. Wants to join 60’s and

0402 343 801 ;-) www.myspace.com/kitoffur

70’s band. Prefer 1-2 gigs per month. Phone

WANTED KEYBOARDIST OR GUITARIST with

bigpond .com

backing vocals for working cover band. Funk/Rock/

CUSTOM BEATS, BACKING TRACKS Production &

Reggae/Hip Hop. 0413 465 602.

mixing. Studio specializing in Pop, R’n’B & Hiphop.

0408 123 322.

MUSOS WANTED ACOUSTIC ACTS WANTED for Thursday open mic and gigs at Bar Orient in Fremantle. Live recording avail. For bookings call Simon Dowling 0405 812 263. BASS PLAYER wanted for original rock band. Call 0448 436 491 BASS PLAYER & DRUMMER WANTED for new

PHOTOGRAPHY MICHAEL

WYLIE

PROMOTIONAL

PHOTOGRAPHY Studio, Live, Location. West Perth. 9328 1769. 0417 975 964 Online galler y : www.projectphotography.com

PRODUCTION SERVICES

plus more. Call Tony 0411 118 304, avalonstudios@

goldustconstruction.com 0408 097 407

DRUM TUITION:

P R I VAT E L E S S O N S

with Warren Daley. Beginners welcome. Hire kits avail. Ph: 9349 8594 (Osb. Park) DRUMS TUITION Experienced and qualified t e a c h e r. A l l s t y l e s . K i t - t o - k i t t e a c h i n g. Contact Anton Gavin M.I.M.T on 9384 8523

CVP Digital, Protools, Recording & Mastering. ELECTRIC BASS LESSONS All styles. Beginner Productive enviroment, songwriters welcome, to Advanced. NOR. $50 p/hr. $30 p/half hr. session musos available. Ph 9349 9365 Yokine area. Phone Peter 0423 686 109. www.clearviewproductions.com.au

GUITAR LESSONS Learn guitar by ear from a prof

MASTERING-FORENSIC AUDIO MASTERING

with over 20 yrs exp in teaching & performing.

original band. Inf Nightwish, Within Temptation, C D & D V D M A N U F A C T U R E C h e c k

High end analogue and digital mastering. All levels & ages. blues & rock specialist. Results Www.forensicaudio.com.au. Ph 0401 499 667 guaranteed. Phone Ian Wilson “The Teacher That

S h i h a d, Co g, G a r b a g e. Co m m i t te d o n l y. out our latest CD & DVD specials online at

RECORDING MIXING MASTERING PRODUCING

Ph Chris 9385 8873.

www.procopy.com.au 9375 3902

Fremantle location. Call Pete Kitchen Cooked

BASS PLAYER WANTED Classics and modern

MATRIX PRODUCTIONS AUSTRALIA Lighting, Records. Ph 0407 363 764 / 9336 3764

working band. SOR. 30-40 yrs. Ph Damon

staging, sound systems, smoke machines, night

RECORDING, MIXING OR MASTERING with WA’s

One Last Charge. Inf Pantera, Machine Head and

SHORT FUSE SPEAKER REPAIRS Put new life

SOLO STUDIO specialising in singer/song writer

every Monday at 7.30pm for easy and fun lessons,

Sepultura. Demo’s avail and gigs waiting. No time

into old speakers. General repairs on all makes. music productions. No band required. John

no partner req, any level. Private Lessons avil

wasters. Enq call Nick 0417 187 447.

Ph 9249 4179 2/73 Holder Way, Malaga

9330 6168 or mob 0419 794 683.

in swing and lindy hop. www.swingitout.com.

FEMALE SINGER WANTED For acoustic originals

SHOWCO LIVE Suppliers of audio and lighting

STUDIO INNOVATIONS Tel: 08 9437 2151

Ph 0409 095 476.

and covers. Call 0448 436 491 after 5pm

for concert, corporate, installations & driveway

Record, Mix, Master, and Film at one of Perth’s

VOCAL COACHING All styles, clean to scean.

OPEN MIC NIGHT at the Davilak Tavern, Sth

hire. SHOWCO DJ’S - Professional staff and

Freo. Wednesday nights from 8pm Phone Pete

equipment for every occasion. Modest to massive.

0404 430 165

Ph 08 9405 6450

Students Recommend” on 9403 3212 GUITAR TUITION (Beginners- Professional) One on One lessons. Burswood Ph 9361 1444

www.gvkschoolofmusic.com.au club FX, intelligent lighting, strobes & mirror balls, largest collection of tube recoring equipment. O N E - O N - O N E T U I T I O N f o r p r o t o o l s . Classic analog tape recorders combined with BASS PLAYER WANTED for original band into a crowd barriers, video projectors. 9371 1551 Phone Steve on 0419 040 981 the very latest audiophile digital converters. mix of Indi and Progressive rock. Inf The Cure, King PA HIRE Vocal to concer t size. Pro gear. Record your band using the worlds finest Analog SINGING LESSONS Learn the technique of Crimson, Radiohead, New Order. Must be reliable. Pick up or delivery. Exp crew. Ph 9307 8594 / and digital rock’n roll equipment at Poons over 120 Grammy award winners! Extend Ph Grant 0403 843 532. mob 0404 410 020 Head Studios. “Today’s sound with vintage soul”. yo u r r a n g e a n d d e ve l o p s t r e n g t h . C a l l BASS PLAYER WANTED Working rock cover band PROFESSIONAL P.A. HIRE For concerts, parties, www.poonshead.som / Ph 9339 4791 Progression Music on 0431 335 495 or email with original project seeks talented/experienced or corporate events. Call Sound Pro 3000 on REVOLVER SOUND STUDIO Ph 9272 7505. simonar1@optusnet.com.au. bassist. Ph Mara 0409 088 207. 0424 279 328. www.revolverstudio.com.au SWING DANCE LESSONS Join us at The Deen DRUMMER REQUIRED for original metal band, 0418 612 042.

f i n e s t s t u d i o s s o u t h o f t h e r i v e r. www.studioinnovations.com.au

REHEARSAL STUDIOS

Melissa Cross heavy metal and Seth Riggs speach level technique. 30 yrs experience. Ph Sue on 0412 125 918 or suzydazzle@hotmail.com.

ASTRO STUDIOS REHEARSAL ROOMS available. VOICE COACH/SINGING LESSONS Over 23 years Armadale area. Call Dave 0438 839 999 or exp. All levels, all styles. Have fun learning to sing. www.thetankstudio.com.au

‘Find your true voice’. NOR. Phone 9407 9078 or CVP Private Rehearsal studio, excellent facilities. mob 0407 260 762. Protools, Recording and Mastering. Demos to albums, Musos avail. Ph 9349 9365, Yokine area.

What do The Sleepy Jackson, Gyroscope & Hail Mary have in common?

wanna play

WANTED

www.clearviewproductions.com.au

WANTED 2 vocalists looking for a keen and

PLATINUM SOUND ROOMS Professional

enthuiastic producer to record and prepare

rehearsal rooms, airconditioned, quality PAs mob

original material. If thatís you please contact

0418 944 722

Paula on 0422 751 479.

THE DJ FACTORY Exclusive agents for Allen & Heath Xone DJ Mixers. Sound advice on all leading brands in DJ hardware, studio software/hardware, sound & lighting. For quality customer service and the lowest possible price, Check out W.A.ís award winning vinyl & DJ hardware store.

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