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HOW MUCH CAN A BOY BEAR? Having given the song its live premiere at this year’s Splendour In The Grass Festival, Boy & Bear have released Walk The Wire, the first single from their forthcoming third studio album, Limit Of Love. The band teamed up with renowned producer Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs) at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studio, to cut a record the old fashion way – live in the studio, straight to tape, with virtually no overdubs. The follow-up to their #1 ARIA Album and platinum-selling Harlequin Dream, Limit Of Love will be released on Friday, October 9.
NIGHT AND MAY As part of the Fremantle Festival, Fremantle Town Centre will host The Tonight Show Starring Abbe May on Monday, October 26. May will interview and perform select songs, include her own handpicked selection of the best and most intriguing WA artists. The one-night-only event will include the discovering of stories behind the successes, failures and great works of eight of our state’s best musicians. Artists will be announced later this week. Tickets are $30.10 (plus booking fee) from Oztix.com.au.
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SLEEPING WITH SIRENS BRING MADNESS American post-hardcore band Sleeping With Sirens will be returning to our shores for their first headline show in more than two years. Earlier this year the band released their chart-topping album, Madness, and will be bringing it in all its glory to the Astor Theatre on Thursday, September 24, for an all-ages gig. Madness rose quickly to #13 in the ARIA charts and has been viewed as a bold step forward for the band, stepping away from instrumental aggression and more toward the beautifully tempered lyricism of lead vocalist, Kellin Quinn. Don’t miss your chance to witness Madness this September. Sleeping With Sirens
KIASMOS AT ROSEMOUNT HOTEL
CINEFESTOZ BRINGS MOVIE MAGIC TO THE SOUTHWEST
Airling (AKA Hannah Shepherd) has announced her national tour, Stallin’, hitting this October. The Brissy artist will perform in intimate show rooms across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth off the back of an already massive year for the artist after recently returning from supporting Vance Joy on his national tour. Airling has spent time writing and recording with Tom Iansek of #1 Dads and Big Scary and will be showcasing those new tunes and more. This tour is following shortly after her recent performance at this year’s Splendour In The Grass. Catch Airling at the Aviary Rooftop Sessions on Sunday, October 18. Tickets now available via airling.net.
Kiasmos is the utterly unique duo that is acclaimed Icelandic composer, Olafur Arnalds, and cultproducer, Janus Rasmussen. The pair will be showcasing their transcendent melodic techno/ progressive house that offers stunning aural vistas and ecstatic interludes in equal measure at the Wave Rock Weekender in Hyden. Kiasmos will also be hitting the Rosemount Hotel on Saturday, September 26, with support from Basic Mind, Rachael Claudio and improve quarter Josten Myburgh Trio. Also selecting and performing higher level deeper sound will be RTRFM’s Tuesday deephouse broadcaster DJ Craig Hollywood and Good Company Records house music producer DJ Hugo Gerani. Earlybird tickets $40 and release tickets $45 plus booking fees, or $50 walk up from 8pm.
Sprawling across the cinemas, small bars, wineries and galleries of the Southwest wine region, CinefestOz hits Bunbury, Busselton, Dunsborough and Margaret River from Wednesday, August 26, until Sunday, August 30. This year five films are vying for the CinefestOz Film Prize, the richest prize of its kind in Australia: Backtrack, Now Add Honey, Pawno, Putuparri And The Rainmakers and The Daughter. This year’s jury is headed by acclaimed Australian actor, David Wenham. Other guests include Hugo Weaving, Shane Jacobson and Sarah Snooks. For more information, go to cinefestoz.com.
The Tea Party’s breakthrough album, The Edges of Twilight, was originally released on March 28, 1995, hit double platinum and was nominated for two Junos in their Native Canada. It also started the band’s love affair with Australia, and indeed when they tour to perform the album in full (plus hits) its will be the power-trio’s 15th tour of our fair nation. Catch The Tea Party on Monday, November 9, at the Astor Theatre. Pre-sale starts Thursday, August 20, 12pm – Sunday, August 23, 5pm via Ticketek.com.au and StageTix.com.au. The general on-sale dateis Monday, August 24, from 9am.
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GORILLA BISCUITS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2015
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One of the most quintessential New York hardcore punk bands of the late ‘80s, Gorilla Biscuits, are coming to Perth. The band rose to fame within the space of just one album (1989’s Start Today) and an EP (1988’s Gorilla Biscuits). After calling it quits in ‘92, the band reunited in ‘97 for a benefit at CBGB’s. Touring only for the first time ever in 2008, the band will be returning for a national tour, hitting Amplifier Bar on Sunday, October 4, Tickets are on sale now from Oztix.com.au.
Icehouse, one of Australia’s most iconic bands, will be performing at two prestigious WA outdoor locations following the announcement that they will be releasing their very first live album, Icehouse: In Concert produced by Iva Davies and bass player, Steve Bull. The album will feature tracks recorded during various performances from the band’s touring schedule from October, 2014, through to February, 2015. Icehouse will be performing on Friday, January 8, 2016, at Castelli Estate, and Sunday, January 10, 2016, on Rottnest Island. Get your tickets from Ticketmaster.com.au.
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Iva Davies, Icehouse
A MERRI DAY ON THE GREEN After sell-out shows nationally earlier this year, and rejoicing in the notion that you can never have too much of a good thang, Paul Kelly is reprising the hugely entertaining The Merri Soul Sessions project for A Day On The Green. Special guests include Lucinda Williams, with support from Dan Sultan, Vika & Linda Bull, Clairy Brown, Kira Puru and guests Kasey Chambers and Marlon Williams, making this one of the mustsee bills of the year. The event will take place on Sunday, December 13, at Kings Park & Botanic Gardens. For full event information go to adayonthegreen.com.au or mellenevents.com.
The third annual Gardstock - raising monies for families with children suffering from serious illnesses in the South West - is just around the corner and organising committee, Gardie’s Mates, have secured Matt Gresham, Ginder, Rugged Rooster and Three Steps North to bring South Bunbury Football Club alive with sound on Saturday August 22. Committee Chairman Simon Hiscox said, “We’re thrilled to watch the ticket sales tick over in trybooking.com. With the way things are looking, its going to be a great fundraising year for the charity, which means we can help more families.” Along with the excellent entertainment, drinks, food and merchandise will be on offer on site. Get your tickets ASAP.
Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions
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HOLDING THE MAN Transmission films are releasing Holding The Man, the new film based on Timothy Conigrave’s cultclassic and hilarious memoir, and the inspiration for the award winning stage play in cinemas on August 27. Special guest and lead actor Ryan Corr will appear at Luna Leederville on Wednesday, August 26, for an exclusive Q&A Advance Preview screening before going to CinefestOZ Film Festival. Network Ten News presenter, Narelda Jacobs, will host a question and answer session with Ryan in the cinema following the 6.30pm screening of the film. Luna Cinemas are offering the chance to win one of five double passes to this cinema event X-Press App. Holding The Man
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PAPER KITES In The Early Hours... Paper Kites is a Melbourne-based quintet of indie rockers who churn out plangent, guitar-driven tunes. SHAUN COWE speaks with singer, Sam Bentley, about their new album, twelvefour, and their first national tour, which brings them to Amplifier on Friday, October 16, and Settlers Tavern, Margaret River on Saturday, October 17. With their sophomore studio album, twelvefour, due out next week, followed by a documentary about the album’s writing process and a national tour, it’s exciting times for The Paper Kites. “I would describe the album as sounding like someone who’s been held up in a room for months writing between the hours of 12 and 4,” says vocalist, Sam Bentley. “I think it has a bit of edge. It’s sort of moody and smooth but it’s got a little grit in some of the songs as well.” Of course, that’s just what Bentley did while writing songs from the album, inspired by a friend who had told him that an artist’s peak creative time was between midnight and 4am. It’s not something he’d do again though, after facing the late, lonely nights of songwriting took its toll. “I wouldn’t do it again because I’m not an insomniac and it kind of messes with your body and your social life as well. When you’re doing that for so long I don’t think you can keep it up, but it put me in a position where it was all new territory and a bit uncomfortable, which I liked,” he says. “I was so tired, it was I like, ‘I don’t even know if this any good but I’m going to write it anyway because that’s what I want to write’. There was no restrictions. That was the whole point, to get
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yourself feeling you were so tired that you pay no attention to things that you would normally stop and say I don’t like where this is heading.” For Bentley, these kinds of artistic projects are just a way to keep the band moving forward and not sounding too similar to their earlier EPs and previous album, States. Even so, he admits there’s a division within the band about just how far they should take their sound. “I think it would be a shame to have a bunch of records that all the same. We even have disagreements about that in the band. Some of us think you should define what you’re good at and honing your skills on every record, you should just stick with that; whereas I always want to be challenging myself. I think when you get comfortable in your writing then your art can suffer a little bit for it,” he says. “You do have to respect where you’ve come from and not be too arty and wanky with your approach to your next record, because if you go too far it stops becoming about making great music and it can become obscure for the sake of being obscure.” Possibly the most intriguing aspects of the album’s release is its accompanying documentary of the same name. Produced by Matthew Cox, the documentary follows Bentley and the rest of the band from the songwriting stage, right through until the end of production and beyond. Originally intended to be released alongside the album, the documentary’s release has been delayed to incorporate their first Australian tour. “It was literally from the very start, when I had the idea for the album. Matt wanted to do it from the very start, so he stayed up with me on a few of the nights and just recorded. I think he thought it was sort of interesting and not the usual way things are recorded. “The whole idea of doing the documentary was a candid look at the process behind doing a record and that it’s not always exciting and even the songwriting process does take time. I’m sure it’ll be chopped into some montage that makes it more interesting, but you do put a lot of hours to make a record sound good.”
YOB Disguise The Limit YOB kick off their Australian tour on Wednesday, August 19, at the Rosemount Hotel, supported by Alzabo and Dorac Sea. ALEX GRIFFIN chats with vocalist/ guitarist, Mike Schiedt. Talking to Mike Schiedt is like an audience with the poet laureate of doom metal. He rolls out long, considered phrases without pausing, shaping complex ideas into friendly, interlocking waves of insight. Replace the word ‘friendly’ with terrifying, though, and you’ve got YOB, the doom metal stalwarts he’s led since 1996. Despite their longevity, the trio have only just begun to gather wider acclaim with last year’s immense Clearing The Path To Ascend, which had everyone from your 8
metal uncle to the New York Times doffing its cap in awe and fear. Having come out of a black period in Schiedt’s life, it’s a spellbindingly punishing work, and while conveying that depth on the road night after night sounds like a challenge, to Schiedt reaching those heights is a duty. “We just throw everything that we have at performing,” he explains. “Our goal is to be exhausted, drenched in sweat, hungry, thirsty, completely spent. If those things haven’t happened, we’ve failed. Sometimes, the audience
RTRFM RADIOTHON We Can See Cleary Now RTRFM 92.1’s annual Radiothon continues until Sunday, August 23. BOB GORDON checks in with Station Manager, Jason Cleary. What’s the last 12 months been like for RTRFM? One thing about RTRFM is it never stops. We have worked really hard on improving the overall sound of the station and diversifying content across online, broadcast and digital channels. These are all significant ways on people experience RTRFM, so it’s important they all preach the RTRFM message. We’ve also been doing a lot internally to create a more dynamic, pleasant place for our presenters and guests. We’re in the final stages of a huge kitchen and green room renovation, we have installed a solar-powered electricity system, and have implemented a digital play-out system in our studios, which enables presenters to access our full music library 24 hours a day whilst presenting their shows. What looms as the main challenges for the next 12 months? Continuing to convert listeners to subscribers has always been a big challenge and will continue. It is understandable people don’t understand why they should pay for a media service. Listener-powered radio is becoming a bit of a saying in our industry and it does kind of sum it up. We need listeners to take that active role and to say they want RTRFM to be around and providing what it does for the community. Continuing to develop our programs and finding space on our grid to bring in new programming that is not currently covered will also be a big challenge. can go on that ride with us, and have that depth of experience that we’re shooting for in ourselves. If for somebody it’s just loud and rocking, and they’re just losing their minds on a physical level, great: if there’s something on an emotional, or on more levels, that’s great. The best gigs come when the whole room enters a single connected, giant moment; that’s what we hope for, and it really falls on us to play our parts.” YOB’s rise may seem meteoric, and married to the wider acceptance and belief in doom metal’s exploratory powers, but as an old-fashioned hardcore lifer, Schiedt has a wider perspective on success. “To me, stylistically doom as a genre is not as underground as it used to be. Once upon a time we were the under, underground; thriving but no one was paying attention. We were only doing the best to be ourselves, maybe within a genre, and maybe within a scene. We just try and throw what’s in us onto our music, and if the world is catching up to the doom scene and how it can express those kinds of emotions, I think it’s that this genre is just taking hold of the common imagination for right now. “We’re lucky to be here to see it, since we were around for a long time when it wasn’t like that! We didn’t have any hope or expectation, we just played because we loved it, we didn’t think it would go anywhere.” For Schiedt, the possibility of music as entering into a kind of religious experience is a central goal, something he developed through watching the revered Neurosis, who are now his label bosses with their imprint Neurot; a working relationship he’s extremely humbled and gratified by. “People can say they had a religious experience at a Neurosis show, and mean it in the best way, even for people who aren’t religious at all. It’s otherworldly, and we only call it religious because they leave their bodies. We are those fans too, and to have their confidence and respect has been a huge deal for us. We feel very fortunate that they’ve worked very hard to make the record known, and that they care about it. We feel charmed!”
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There was a very big change with Peter Barr retiring as Breakfast Presenter/face of the station at the end of last year. How have things been going now that Caitlin Nienaber is settled in? It’s been great! Caitlin is well in the groove now and can’t wait for her first Radiothon. Granted, she is a touch nervous but I think she has been a breath of fresh air for the station. She’s managed to continue the style and sound of RTRFM but with her own take on things, and her love of local music is evident. Caitlin also has a great understanding of, and care for, the history of the station. She has managed to stop showering before getting to the office only six months into the gig, so she has picked up a few of Pete’s bad habits! She does keep her shoes on though, which pleases me no end, plus Pete is still doing great work with The Mag team behind the scenes. We have also had a lot of other new presenters on Full Frequency, Drivetime and Out To Lunch who have all been really well received and are doing great work. Some of the presenters on our niche programs and their musical knowledge just blow my mind - it really is a privilege to manage an organisation that people give so much to. How do you think RTR has evolved in the last five years - especially with the escalation of social media? Being such a small organisation with high operational costs, it is very hard to pump dollars into evolution and change. But on the other hand, we have people with the drive and passion to work on these things. We have a very strong social media front now, which is so important. But it is also more important to remind people that rtrfm.com.au or 92.1 on the radio dial is where all the interesting content is. Social media is great to interact with our audience, but that deeper impact and connection is what we want to provide our supporters. Where else will you see Methyl Ethel play tunes live in our office, or find Ross Chisholm giving you a history lesson in local music? I think the big evolution has also been the professionalism of the station and its presenters across the board; not in a super slick way, but in providing listeners what they expect when they tune in, people with knowledge and passion for what they are presenting to the audience, and diversity across the board. One thing that never changes is that we absolutely do not playlist our music - presenters pick their music to share with the listener. Why should RTR listeners support Radiothon? Because we need you to. This is how we survive! Money raised during Radiothon directly funds our operations for the forthcoming year. It may seem strange paying for radio, but that money goes right back into keeping the station ticking over. It ensures that RTRFM can continue being a home for music, talks, arts and culture in Perth. At the end of the day, good things cost money; so whether you have $2 or $2,000, it is all helpful and greatly appreciated. You contributions help the station to continue to provide what it does and represent Perth as the force of nature it is. RTRFM’s Caitlin Nienaber, Jason Cleary, Rhiann Toddhunter, Adrian Sardi, Chris Wheeldon, Adam Christou and Apple Bagios are happy phoneroom campers during Radiothon 2015 | Pic: Rachael Barrett
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Front Cover: The Paper Kites talk up their new album, twelvefour, and their first national tour, which brings them to Amplifier on Friday, October 16, and Settlers Tavern, Margaret River on Saturday, October 17. Scene Cover: Seattle duo ODESZA are heading to the Listen Out Festival at Ozone Reserve on Sunday, September 27.
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“My aim as a songwriter and everyone else in the band as well is to write songs that can speak to a broad range of people. To have a song that can come on the radio and people think, ‘yeah this is a banging tune’ but also then to go home and listen to it and hear the influences and dissect the lyrics and think, ‘this is interesting music and has something to it’.”
BAD//DREEMS Adelaide Comes Alive Between full-time jobs and high-energy rock, Adelaide’s Bad//Dreems are consistently bringing their new-age Australian-sound to venues across the globe and have no plans to stop. AARON BRYANS speaks to guitarist, Alex Cameron, about the SA capital, finances, this week’s release of their debut, LP Dogs, and a national tour which brings them to The Odd Fellow on Friday, October 30, and Amplifier on Saturday, October 31. Adelaide has a special place in Alex Cameron’s heart. The place of his childhood openly accepted his return after a stint in Melbourne; the city Cameron has now re-settled in was the birth of something
even more special... Bad//Dreems. A band that in a very short period of time would move from house shows to international tours whilst maintaining their individuality and direction.
“I moved back to Adelaide from Melbourne and I didn’t know the larger land,” Cameron reveals. “Melbourne’s such a thriving music city when I first moved back I was a bit disheartened because there wasn’t much going on. We didn’t want to be part of any particular scene and instead make the music we wanted to make. It was good in a way because sometimes if you’re part of a music scene especially in a place like Melbourne or Perth they’ve got those awesome bands and it’s hard not to fall under their influence. We, we’re kind of forced to do our own thing. So many bands in Adelaide move to Melbourne because that’s where everything’s happening but then they lose their identity.” The band quickly hit their straps with their live intensity resonating into the group’s recordings. Soon the tracks Chills and Caroline would receive national airplay on triple j, a station that would soon play a huge part in the band’s national growth following the release of their debut EP, Badlands, in 2013. “Sometimes you’re in the car and a song pops up and you think the song sounds pretty cool and then you realise it’s your song,” Cameron retells. “It’s such a great thing in Australia to have that support, it’d be naïve for us to say triple j hasn’t played a part in getting all the people to our shows. “Our whole thing from the start, we’re designed as a live act, all the songs are two guitars, drums, bass and they’re written to be played live, you can take them anywhere and people will like them.” The band’s sudden rise hasn’t always been a smooth one as they would soon need to juggle working life with touring schedules. Solid planning, however, kept the group’s momentum rolling despite sacrifices needing to be made. “I was in a band in Melbourne that came to an end; I moved back to Adelaide because I had
“We wanted to stay connected to (our fans), and the only way to do that was by being proud of the work that we’re doing, and we would never have been proud doing that same album twice.”
THE JUNGLE GIANTS Create, Connect No second album blues for Brisbane indie kingpins The Jungle Giants. Frontman, Sam Hales, and guitarist, Andrew Dooris, sit STEVE BELL down for a coffee and school him on their band’s desire to evolve alongside - rather than away from - their early-adopting followers. Catch them on Friday, September 4, at Metropolis, Fremantle; Saturday, September 5, at the Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, and Sunday, September 6, at HQ, Leederville (all-ages, matinee).It’s been a steadily skywards-pointing career trajectory to date for young Brisbane four-piece The Jungle Giants. 10
Their carefree brand of pop-infused indie rock has really touched a nerve with the Australian music public, with substantial radio play for their breezy tunes quickly translating into not only large crowds for their own live shows but also consolidating them a role as firm festival favourites, the band rocking the stages of high profile local events such as Splendour In The Grass, Big Day Out, Groovin’ The Moo and One Night Stand (as well as some esteemed overseas gatherings like SxSW). Now, having gained a swag of traction with their debut long-player Learn To Exist (2013) - which debuted at #12 on the ARIA Album Charts and #1 on the AIR Chart - they’re back with followup album, Speakerzoid (which aptly takes its strange title from a misheard Sonic Youth lyric). Overseen once again by esteemed producer Magoo (who helmed their debut), it’s an assured evolution of The Jungle Giants’ aesthetic, with a focus on upbeat, dance-inducing rhythms and their trademark rampant melodies - it’s still very much the same band, they’ve just taken one seismic step forward. “We definitely didn’t want to do the same thing again,” reflects frontman and chief songwriter, Sam Hales. “We didn’t want to get pigeonholed as a band who would do exactly the same thing every time, because we’re not actually like that - we just started with one thing and now we’re going somewhere else - so Speakerzoid is like a step towards where we want to be going. After Learn To Exist I went through a little block there where I didn’t write as much as I usually would; I kinda just thought about it a lot. It wasn’t really writer’s block because I was still writing, but I was looking for something else to start working on - something a bit different and a little more challenging. “So in the year after Learn To Exist came out I was just writing and thinking about what I wanted to do, and then I decided to go on a writing trip and just went to Paris for a couple of weeks and locked myself in an apartment. It was just to shake things up a bit and figure out what I was looking for in terms of a new project, and we ended up with Speakerzoid. We like music that you can dance to and sing along to - pop music basically - but I wanted to put a twist on it. The span of influence in terms of what I was listening to just exploded
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no money,” Cameron admits. “I still work as a plastic surgeon at one of the hospitals. Everyone in the band has full-time jobs and we made that a thing at the start; we didn’t start with any real aspirations of industry success we just wanted to make good music. From our other experience in bands we knew how much it could fuck it up if you worry about money or trying to ‘make it’. “For the first few years it helped, if we wanted to do shows interstate we had money to pay for our own flights, now it’s a bit more difficult, the band’s been overseas twice in the last year so it’s really hard to combine with everyone’s jobs. We’re playing it by ear, luckily for me we have a fifth member called Ali Wells who’s a really good producer and guitarist who steps in when I can’t do stuff. He actually went to America and England in my absence which was heartbreaking for me but it was great for the band as me not being available didn’t stop us going and having those opportunities.” Bad/Dreems’ debut LP, Dogs At Bay, epitomises everything the band stands for musically and creatively; singing about real-life issues, be that personal or public. Joining forces with producer Mark Opitz, the four-piece have successfully transferred their live experience onto tape. “It’s not particularly Adelaide that’s important it’s about authenticity and honesty,” Cameron explains. “Some songs on the album like New Boys or Bogan Pride are sung through the eyes of someone else. It’s all about being able to try and communicate a feeling, the same feeling you get when you tell those stories and write that music. “My aim as a songwriter and everyone else in the band as well is to write songs that can speak to a broad range of people. To have a song that can come on the radio and people think, ‘yeah this is a banging tune’ but also then to go home and listen to it and hear the influences and dissect the lyrics and think, ‘this is interesting music and has something to it’.” Bad//Dreems are now preparing for a national tour in support of the LP, which will see them perform in Perth for the first time. “There’s never been a time in the band where it’s suddenly jumped from one level to another,” Cameron says. “It’s just been a step-wise progression, every tour’s gotten a bit bigger and every crowd’s got more loose. We’re really looking forward to coming to Perth, the first headline shows we’ve had there. “It’s good to be able to go to a place like Perth because for ages every time we’ve announced a tour people have been like, ‘oh, no Perth again’ and we feel bad we haven’t been able to come... but we’re stoked to be able to go this time.” after Learn To Exist; before Learn To Exist I had never heard Jeff Buckley or Beck or Caribou or fucking anyone!” “Sam picked up heaps of jazz influences as well, and Latin and folk music and stuff like that,” continues guitarist Andrew Dooris. “He got deep into music and had a new band he was excited about every second day. Sam just wrote and wrote and wrote, but it wasn’t so much writing songs as making coherent ideas - he’d come to us with coherent ideas even though they weren’t fully-fledged songs. So coming into the album Sam probably worked more on the pre-studio side of things whereas the rest of us probably worked less, and we worked harder in the studio to make it all sound connected. I think production really played a huge role in this album; we took more of a focus on creating interesting sounds that would mesh together.” Despite the success of their lauded debut, neither Hales nor Dooris believe that The Jungle Giants felt any more pressure when it came time to making Speakerzoid. “We knew that we could just do the same album again,” the singer muses. “We could follow that same structure and just do Learn To Exist 2, but we didn’t really want to so for us it just became the simple decision, ‘Let’s make good music again, just new good music’. So one decision was to not make it the same and not pigeonhole ourselves but still make fucking good music.” “I actually think, pressure-wise, there was way more leading into the initial release, because with Learn To Exist I think all of us freaked out at maybe different points, thinking, ‘This is our debut album and you only get one chance to make your debut album’, and I think that was a way bigger stress than the second release, ‘Oh no, we’ve got to do this again’,” the guitarist offers. “I think at the end of the day we had a lot of trust in our fans, and we’ve always connected more with our fans in a live setting anyway. “The shows that we played after the first album were such a confirmation, and what it really meant to us was that we had to keep doing it for them and for us - we have to keep growing with these people. We wanted to stay connected to them, and the only way to do that was by being proud of the work that we’re doing, and we would never have been proud doing that same album twice. “Also it was a relief getting that first album out and knowing that it just happened as it happened; we didn’t become number one hits or anything like that, we did exactly what we needed to do and it was a relief just knowing that it was possible. That was ultimately more liberating than anxiety-inducing.”
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THE DRONES The Waiting Is The Hardest Part A sobering thought for Gen Ys, but it’s been a decade since a Perth band by the name of The Drones released their breakthrough album, Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By. Celebrating the occasion, the band have released a special anniversary edition of the album, as well as announcing a back catalogue tour. Frontman, Gareth Liddiard speaks to SHAUN COWE about the motivation behind the release, as well as the state of rock music. “I won’t say rock and roll is dead but something’s happened to it really badly. I think it’s been hamstrung by the internet. Once upon a time media was like a wave and you only knew about what was on the top of that wave,” Liddiard says.
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“Nirvana was a really good example of that because there was fuck all room for anyone else, because there wasn’t that much media real estate. Whereas now the internet is vast and kids can listen to any era of rock’n’roll and it’s all available for them. And I don’t think they understand the march of time anymore, and evolution. I mean, The Sex Pistols came as a reaction to what came before – Pink Floyd and shit like that – you need a time scale for that to make sense and the internet doesn’t give you a time scale.” So what’s the state of rock music at the moment? Well Liddiard’s magic eight ball reads dire portents. “It’s just so self-referential it’s going to get stale pretty quick. To be an indie band you have to reference something that happened 20 years ago – and that’s fucking weird. Why can’t you just be rock’n’roll from 2015? I mean Kanye has no problem being 2015, he makes 2015 cool. Whereas, to white kids playing rock’n’roll, nothing could be daggier than today.” Back to his own music, Liddiard explains that the rerelease of Wait Long… was more a case of fate than design. With the label’s copyright on the band’s back catalogue finally expiring and their longrunning desire to rerelease the album on vinyl, the stars had aligned. “We got everything – whether it was ATP [All Tomorrow’s Parties] or anybody else – everything came back to us at the beginning of this year just by sheer luck and weird timing. Our entire catalogue ran out of its licensing. We got everything back so we thought we’d start our own label and reissue everything ourselves.” News of the tour might come as a surprise to some fans, after Liddiard had been vocal last year about his dislike of revisiting classics such as Shark Fin Blues. But he explains that after the recent performance at the Sydney Opera House that Vivid made them realise the tour had come at a perfect time. “We never really planned to do a greatest hits tour. The weird thing was that we’d finished recording a new album that was the demon spawn of us all being bored of use playing all this guitar music. We kind of got that out of our system then Vivid wanted us to play Wait Long… and we got into the rehearsal studio and found them really fun to play. We hit the reset button just in time. So you’re not going to find a bunch of cynical old musicians on stage; we’re as fresh as babies.” GARETH LIDDIARD, THE DRONES | PIC: DANIEL GRANT
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“A lot of people these days are extremely bad at dealing with the concept of debate and opposing views, in a way that I find very depressing, but it’s not a fight that I’m interested in having anymore.”
FRANK TURNER Shitty Happy People With his latest record, English troubadour Frank Turner went from fighting inner turmoil to literally going head-to-head with a pro wrestler. DANIEL CRIBB steps in the ring. The title of Frank Turner’s sixth album, Positive Songs For Negative People, might seem like a scripture for fans down on their luck, but the record’s far from a mission statement to the lost and broken hearted. “I’m always slightly wary of music with a ‘message’,” Turner begins. “If people take ideas and thoughts from the music I make, that’s great, but I’m not setting out to spread the good word; the songs that I write are directed at myself, and not too much anyone else.” The singer/songwriter’s previous effort, Tape Deck Heart, dropped in 2013 and was “a breakup record, and record about failure and fucking your life up.”
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It was a vulnerable time in Turner’s life, and a back injury and run-in with the media compounded the themes throughout album number five. It was during that time that the new songs started to form. “All those things were survivable, and in those situations, you can either wallow in your misery, or you can do something about it. I had a bit of a wallow for a while, but decided that doing something about it was a bit of a better direction.” The biggest battle Turner faced that year was when The Guardian ran an opinion piece in which they dug up comments he made in 2009 and labelled him right wing. “They tore my life apart for a period of time, so I think I’d be mad if I weren’t more wary of (the media) now. It’s also made me just utterly, utterly, thoroughly bored of any discussion of politics in a public forum; I’m not interested. The standard of debate is way too fucking low for me to be bothered to be interested in it. “People got fucked off a bit because I refused to toe the line, essentially, and subscribe to what the correct thing is, which to me doesn’t feel very punk, but that’s just my opinion. A lot of people these days are extremely bad at dealing with the concept of debate and opposing views, in a way that I find very depressing, but it’s not a fight that I’m interested in having anymore.” A fight he was interested in - and one that effectively summarises the themes around Positive Songs For Negative People - was one with pro wrestler CM Punk in the music video for lead single, The Next Storm. “It fucking terrified me, because wrestling is really not my scene,” he laughs. “The guy who directs my music videos found out that CM Punk was a fan and we just sort of got in touch. “This was a record about gathering yourself and standing up after a fall. It’s an optimistic record, but not in a ‘don’t worry, be happy’ kind of way, kind of a ‘fight back, don’t let the fuckers drag you down’ way.”
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The Getaway Plan have come a long way since their 2008 break-out single, Where The City Meets The Sea; not only going through a multitude of personal issues and line-up changes but also revealing a drastic growth in sound in their sophomore LP, Requiem. Their latest offering, Dark Horses, is the perfect encapsulation of the group’s journey, taking influences from their prior releases, merging emotionally charged lyrics and dark melodies with perplexingly perfect layering, ranging from simple synth or piano fills to thunderous lead riffs and unpredictable builds. Kicking things off aggressively with Landscapes, The Getaway Plan announce their return in style with smashing rhythm and a dominating bassline completed by haunting vocal harmonies forming one huge momentous snowball leading into the climactic F(r)iend led by singer Matthew Wright’s ever-consistent vocal talent. Recent addition, Dan Maio, makes his presence felt throughout the record with his unique yet impeccable drum fills, highlighted in the slower, lyrically engaging Last Words where simplicity and delicacy is prevalent. Finishing strongly with the graceful Dreamer Parallels and the roaring closer Exodus, The Getaway Plan may have independently produced one of the albums of the year.
Los Angeles noise makers Health aren’t your average band. They have previously raffled off band members’ hair and posters autographed in blood, and provided the soundtrack for a video game. Death Magic is the first album in six years by the quartet who make music that sounds like an impending zombie apocalypse. Having been around the block a few times, Health don’t do anything by accident. They have a more linear approach to their tunes and aren’t the groundbreakers that they may have been in the past, but they haven’t toned down the brutality at all. There are homemade electronics, menacing drones and the band’s characteristic darkness to keep the long-time followers engaged. Health have historically hidden the vocals or contorted them beyond recognition, but Death Magic has seen a change of that element. Dark Enough and Life are the most straightforward Health have ever been, although some of the questionable lyrics may have been better off to have remained indecipherable. Death Magic is a strange beast as much for the way that it tries to embrace the conventions of songwriting more than because of the way that is bucks against it. It comes across as the sound of a band in transition from the deep dark corners of the cellar to a position where they impolitely peer through your bedroom window.
Compton: A Soundtrack is a definite winner in what Dr. Dre has announced as his finale. Fans of the most financially successful artist in the history of hip hop, have been pleasantly surprised with this sudden release, coming after years of anticipation and much hype for the now defunct album, Detox. Coinciding with the US release of the Straight Outta Compton movie, Compton: A soundtrack is far from what people would expecting - there are no nostalgic ‘throwbacks’ from N.W.A and it has no official affiliation with the film. This album is all about Dre and his ability to showcase new talent and dope beats which the 30-year veteran has become synonymous for. From start to finish this album takes you on a twisted ride. The short Intro of how Compton was once the idealistic white Californian city, until it was taken over and turned into a ‘Black Ghetto’, really paints a picture of the struggle of Compton as a city. Countless artists hailing from the CPT have given us ground breaking music repping the American Dream turned nightmare. Dr. Dre and N.W.A being the pioneers. Compton is another one to add to the collection. This intro sets the scene and mood for the entire album.. Kendrick Lamar is clearly a standout without question. His contributions on Genocide and Deep Water are straight dope. Lamar’s lyrical flow over the bass-heavy beats go hand in hand. Newcomers such as King Mez who opens the album also comes hard on Talk About It and makes you want to hear more. Dre is also helped by other emerging artists, writers and producers such as Anderson. Paak, Justus and BJ The Chicago Kid. Cold 187um from Above The Law, (also a Ruthless Record signee) joins Xzibit and Dre on Loose Cannons. It flows nicely until the end when the real G ish comes out when they kill a woman in a long drawn affair.... ruins the track, in my opinion. Medicine Man has a beat that make’s your head ring, but has unfortunately caused controversy due to Eminem’s ‘I even make the bitches I rape cum’ line. True Eminem form. Other guests include Snoop Dogg, The Game and Ice Cube. Listening to these artists you’d expect a certain flow, but you won’t find it on Compton. Cube’s flow sounds different - still hard, but different. Snoop has proven his ability previously to be a chameleon and on the track, One Shot, One Kill, he is almost unrecognisable. This is one of the many reasons that make this album a standout. It is totally unsuspecting in every way. Dre finishes off the album with Talking To My Diary, an appropriate end to the ride that is Compton. He finishes his finale with the fitting words, ‘And I’m strong; financially, physically. Mentally I’m on a whole ‘nother level and don’t forget that I came from the ghetto’. Hate it or love it, Compton: A Soundtrack is definitely worth a listen. Not once, but a couple of times. Only then you will get to appreciate the meaning of the album. This is not an album for the clubs. It’s more suited for rolling down the West Coast with your windows rolled down and your car speakers being blown out by some heavy bass.
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Tigersapp is a posthumous collection of songs written and produced by Szymon Borzestowski. The effort, which would have been his debut record as a commercial artist, was curated by his close friends and family after his passing at the age of only 23, having lost his battle with depression. The compositions are gentle, melodic and equally as heartwarming as they are heartbreaking. Each of the 12 tracks represent an ocean of dedication and together represent an elegant life-cut-short’s body of work. An album full of dignity and beauty that is at the same time spiritually morbid yet utterly haunting for the listener.
The first thing you’ll notice about the first longplayer from Bad//Dreems is how well their sound has been captured in the studio. The drums explode with primal energy and the guitars have a massive rock’n’roll tone. The bass trundles matter-of-factly while Ben Marwe explores his voice in strange and interesting ways. It’s a holistic move forward from previous EP releases. Just take the opening power of New Boys, the rock solid vibe of Naden or the fresh take on seminal track Dumb Ideas for instance. At 12 tracks this a jam-packed bluecollared Aussie rock belter.
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JOHN JARRATT
The self proclaimed Bastard From The Bush (the title of his upcoming autobiography) John Jarratt came to Perth recently to preview his new film, StalkHer. The film marks his directorial, as well as his singing debut (with Jarratt growling out an original track) . We were fortunate enough to sit down and chat to both Jarratt and his co-star/co-director Kaarin Fairfax about this dramatic two-hander that examines the dark side of desire. “It’s a very hard film to put your finger on in a genre kind of way. We’re calling this an inappropriate romantic thriller, but it’s a comedy, it’s a who-done-it, it’s a psychodrama...” Jarratt pauses, as he tries to find the way to best describe StalkHer. “It is those clashes that happen in a small space. When people are warring against each other in a house. There are a lot of levels going on.” “Passion is complicated,” adds Fairfax. “It says the battle of the sexes is always there and always will be.” This new Australian film about a stalker that falls prey to someone he didn’t quiet suspect, forced both actors had to plumb some deep, dark territory of the human psyche. “I don’t think for either of us it is difficult,” says Fairfax. “We haven’t had simple ‘tripping along the Yellow Brick Road’
lives for either of us. We’ve both been to the dark side, and it was quiet nice to explore that in a safe environment.” For Jarratt, best known of late for Wolf Creek, this is familiar ground. “Actors love playing complex, nihilistic, negative, nasty bastards, because there are so many levels,” he says. “Playing someone who has their act together, is a great husband, and a good father – you would just go to sleep watching a movie like that. Movies are about conflict, that’s why violence works on film, as Tarantino often says. We made an interesting film. That’s what keeps them entertained.” That meant that his character spent a lot of the film tied to a chair. “That was hard. To be so verbose all the time, there was a lot going on. Couldn’t move towards her, couldn’t move back. Just stuck in the one place, with my face doing all the work. It was a great challenge. Of course, it’s very hard to get to a monitor tied to a chair. Probably the worst choice for a directorial debut.” Just because it is his first time credited, doesn’t mean Jarratt didn’t have a lot of experience to fall back on. “It wasn’t the first time I’ve sat in the director’s chair. Over the years 50% of the directors I’ve worked with couldn’t direct a duck to water if it was dying of thirst. So it’s nothing new, I knew what to do. I’ve been working with directors for 41 years.” As for what he prefers - acting, directing, producing, or writing - well, the answer is fairly straight forward. “I love acting, you can shove all the other stuff.” DAVID O’CONNELL
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RESTAURANT ROUND UP Designs On Dining Every week we bring you the best in The Perth dining scene is exploding now, and has been for some time. New venues are popping up every week, from silver fashion, food, shopping and lifestyle. service fine dining establishments to cheeky little hole-in-the-wall eateries that conceal amazing menus beneath their unassuming exteriors. Here’s a few you might have missed, as well as some established favourites.
EAT AT: SOURCE FOODS Specialising in healthy, ethically sourced fare, a relaxed atmosphere, and incredible breakfast options. Source Foods
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Wood-smoked American-style barbecue plus a curated selection of craft beers, cocktails, wines and spirits - what more do you want?
Named after a Hong Kong newspaper, it’s no As the name says, these guys are built around coffee surprise that their menu leans towards Asian - which you can take home to brew for yourself - but cuisine, with an emphasis on fresh local produce and startling flavour combos. their food menu is nothing to sneeze at, either.
DRINK AT: THE FLOUR FACTORY This bakery turned boozery is a nice slice of upmarket drinking style. The Flour Factory
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One of the best things to come out of the food truck bonanza, these barbecue specialists don’t skimp on portion size or flavour. Check their Facebook page to see where they’ll be cooking up next.
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Duck into Murray Mews for a fantastic selection of Heath Ledger Theatre men’s and women’s streetwear. Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Eldorado
GO TO: UWA SAVE THE CHILDREN BOOK SALE The cheap bibliophile’s favourite time of year wraps up in the Winthrop Hall Undercroft at 3pm on Wednesday, August 19. UWA Save The Children 14
As I sat watching Bell Shakespeare’s Hamlet, I wondered whether Hamlet could actually be insane. Every production I’ve ever seen conforms to the standard that yes, Hamlet learns the truth about his parents from the talking ghost of his father, and he subsequently feigns madness while he plots his revenge. Bell Shakespeare’s version doesn’t deviate from that presupposition; however, there was something in this particular performance that gave me pause, and made me consider this play (that I’ve seen at least half a dozen times) in a different light. And this points to two important things: 1) the extremely elastic nature of many of Shakespeare’s works, which expand and contract through the centuries, allowing for the infusion of new ideas and new interpretations as producers and audiences see fit and 2) the adroitness of Bell Shakespeare in their renditions, providing audiences the means to see old classics with new lenses. Their Hamlet is an exemplary version of the play, gripping in its ferocious energy thanks to the supremely talented Josh McConville in the title role. M c C o nv i l l e ’s H a m l e t i s vo l at i l e , dangerous, and tempestuous, but at his core sits a deep emotional wound and a sadness that prevents him from becoming a villain. He’s an imperfect hero, and his aggressive cruelty to Ophelia and bullying of his old schoolmates
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North African cuisine adds spice to a lazy weekend breakfast. The coffee, as you might expect, is very A New York style deli and grill. this joint brings the taste of the Big Apple right to Perth. good and crazy strong. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern drive home the point, especially in this production. But McConville gives us a Hamlet that we want to forgive; he’s clever, witty and cunning, and he thinks and feels deeply about his place in the universe. His physicality amplifies the meaning of the words he speaks, and we never doubt the truth of what McConville experiences through his character. Director Damien Ryan brings Hamlet to the current era, albeit with a kind of retro ‘50s feel. The cast uses both modern tech and coldwar surveillance tech together in this version of Denmark. He’s been mostly faithful to the script, with a few notable liberties that enhance the comedy of any given scene. He’s built in plenty of sight gags and the inevitable cock jokes that seem to come with the territory to satisfy the groundlings and the teenagers in all of us (not to mention the scores of teenagers who have been bussed in to see the show), keeping the pace buoyant and lively throughout the first half. Pace in the second half seems to lag somewhat as the situation becomes very, very grave for most of Hamlet’s friends and family. The gravedigger scene always serves as a refresher, and the final swordfight, directed by Nigel Poulton, is a fine piece of stage combat. We’ll forgive the occasional histrionics of Michael Wahr as Laertes, who hasn’t quite refined the skill of showing big emotion while still remaining truthful, and instead focus on the very strong performance of Matilda Ridgway as Ophelia. She navigates the very tricky waters of Ophelia’s sudden and shocking demise with courage and makes the nearly impossible character quickchange seem plausible. Ivan Donato as Horatio
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makes a perfect sidekick, Sean O’Shea is a real snake as Claudius, and Philip Dodd as Polonius is a blinkered bumbler. You couldn’t ask for a better Hamlet than what McConvill creates, and although there may never be a definitive production of Hamlet either on stage or screen, this production certainly carries with it an impact that may place it at the top of the list for many. CICELY BINFORD
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ALL THAT GLITTERS The Blue Room Thursday, August 13, 2015 All That Glitters is not gold. But before you go thinking that I’m about to give The Last Great Hunt’s latest show a bad review, let me explain. The Last Great Hunt (TLGH henceforth) are really giving their irony muscles a workout with their current offering, starting with the title. On the surface, it glitters gold for sure, but beneath its shimmer and sheen lurks a darkness and despair that serves as the impetus for this hyper-pop comedy. The stage walls are decked with gold streamers, the floor painted with “All That Glitters” in a retro ‘70s psychedelic font, and four of TLGH’s hunters enter the stage clad in skin-tight gold lame jumpsuits looking like living Oscar statues. This picture created by designer Tessa Darcey is both stunning and ridiculous its impact, bold but also laughable. This perfectly sets the tone for the piece
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and, throughout the show, the subject matter stays continually at odds with the delivery method of the message. Writer/co-devisor Gita Bezard and company give us a piece of political theatre in disguise. The subject is asylum seekers and Australia’s reaction to this human rights issue. The delivery method of the message is a drama within a comedy shot through with bullets in the form of pop songs by Taylor Swift, dance routines, and more irony than you could shake your fist at. The ensemble is sharp, the dialogue is self-aware, and they appeal to us on more than one level. Arielle Gray becomes a character called Irene in the drama within the comedy. She is a suburban housewife with a conscience who makes a terrible social faux pas by displaying a drawing by a child refugee in the middle of her dining room for all to see, even though her friends don’t want to see it and ask her to take it down. Her friends then dob her in to the authorities and she is forced to go through empathy reduction therapy. She tries to make it through, but instead chooses to allow her empathy free reign. She makes a rousing speech, complete with wind machines, glitter and two Australian flags. Back To The Future Once the play is over, Chris Issacs (who claims to have written that play) refers to the VISUAL ARTS electric marquee on the wall that is supposed to display how many lives are saved by his piece. He sees that the tally is still zero and, breaking the Foreign Soil: John Curtin Gallery illusion of the fourth wall, asks the stage manager Multidisciplinary artist Thea Constantino takes an and other actors to go back and try the alternate oblique look at the centenary of the Great War and the ANZAC cultural myth, examining migrant endings. They do, but nothing changes. So in the end, The Last Great Hunt stories within the framework of Colonial and have not saved any lives. They have made another Imperial conflict. It runs until Sunday, September piece of theatre that will be seen by a few hundred 6 - go to johncurtingallery.curtin.edu.au for further Australians over the next few weeks. They will have details. spent some time thinking about the issue, working out what they want to say about it, working out They Dreamt Themselves A Garden: Gullotti how this piece will affect people. And in the end, Galleries This exhibition of paintings by Janine Daddo this is a good use of their time in the theatre. All That Glitters is enormously fun, and runs from Thursday, August 27, until Thursday, at many points, I was emotionally moved by what September 17, Head over to gulottigalleries.com. the performers said and did, though I wasn’t sure au for additional info. if I was supposed to, given the adherence to a kind of emotionally evasive tone they’ve adopted. The Sacred Geometry - The Art Of Mandala: Kidogo piece won’t let itself get too serious, and tries hard Art House to avoid being preachy and condescending, though Visual artist Renee Cappetta presents an I think they have done right in urging us outright to exhibition of oil works. Cappetta creates circular, “do something.” The message is loud and clear, and intricately detailed impressionistic patterns that TLGH make this bitter pill easy to swallow; this is tell an autobiographical tale. It runs from Sunday, political theatre with TLGH’s enviable Midas touch. September 4, until Friday, September 9. Go to kidogo.com.au for more info. CICELY BINFORD
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“I wanted to direct something else after Fringe. I told myself I’d keep pushing myself to do more and more things, but I wasn’t in the space to write something again.” She says sticking to just directing helps to isolate what is required of a writer and what is required of a director, but it’s remained a collaborative process between Walsh and Westall. “Still, she wants to continue to diversify herself as a theatre-maker, and says “There are so many aspects of putting together a production that I still don’t know about. There’s the publicity side, there’s producing, stage management, design; I just want to be in a position where I can collaborate with people with a skill set that can transition to different roles. “It’s exciting to be directing someone else’s work. Mark Walsh is an old friend of mine and we’ve wanted to work together for a really long time. We have a very similar style and taste in terms of movies and books, and it was really right place, right time, both of us wanting to do it,” she says. They share a love for genre, especially horror and fantasy, and they wanted to subvert these genres in some way with Latitudes. “We wanted to make a work that captures that build you experience in horror film, establishing these worlds, building tension, but never quite getting there in terms of bloodshed.” The show is set on an island surrounded by creatures in the water who are kept at bay through blood sacrifice, “...but at the same time it’s almost like a kitchen sink drama between three women who are trying to figure out their own memories. At its core, the play is about a woman at three different ages, 15, 35 and 55, dealing with grief and guilt about something that happened in her life.” She says it straddles the line between horror film and stage play. Latitudes explores the idea of what makes a memory true, and whose version of a memory is the right one. She says, “Every time you remember something, you’re not remembering the initial event. You’ve got to recreate the memory in your head, it’s not just stored there for you to pull out. So essentially, we’re remembering the last time we remembered the memory. The more you remember something, the less accurate it becomes, and every time, it’s being informed by your context and those who remember it with you. No memory is certifiably true.”
Bloke: Paper Mountain Wade Taylor looks at the rituals and ceremonies associated with Australian masculinity in this exhibition of large oil paintings, small collage and ceramics. It runs from Friday, September 11, until Sunday, September 27. Go to papermountain.org. au for more. Futile Labor: John Curtin Gallery Ionat Zurr, Chris Salter and Oron Catts have created a multi-sensory art installation that explores the growing phenomenon of the manipulation and engineering of life. It’s on display from Friday, October 2, until Sunday, November 8. Go to johncurtingallery.curtin.edu. au for more.
THEATRE/DANCE/ PERFORMANCE Cirque Du Soleil - Totem: Belmont Racecourse The latest show from the renowned circus troupe traces the evolution of the human species from our distant amphibian state to our ultimate desire to fly, drawing inspiration from numerous creation myths along the way. It runs until Sunday, September 20. Go to cirquedusoleil.com/totem for full details. Latitudes: The Blue Room Theatre New Perth theatre company The Lost Boys present this weird, allegorical horror/fantasy, wherein three women find themselves stranded
on a distant island that is beset by hungry, carnivorous water creatures. Written by Mark Walsh and directed by Mikala Westall, it runs from Tuesday, August 18, until Saturday, September 5. Go to blueroom.org.au for tickets and session times. Carrie The Musical: Geoff Gibbs Theatre WAAPA’s Third Year Music Theatre students take a run at this infamous rock musical, based on horror author Stephen King’s classic tale of the outcast girl pushed too far. It runs from Saturday, August 22, until Saturday, August 29. Go to waapa.ecu.edu.au for more. Coppelia: His Majesty’s Theatre West Australian Ballet and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra come together to present this beloved ballet, originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Leon with music by Leo Delibes, this production shifts the setting of the venerable work to a small, ethnically German settlement in 1800s South Australia, where a young man falls in love with a clockwork girl created by the titular inventor. It runs from Friday, September 11, until Saturday, September 26. Book via Ticketek or waballet.com.au. Extinction: Perth Theatre Centre Black Swan State Theatre Company presents Hannie Rayson’s environmental drama about a conservation biologist’s complicated relationship with the mining CEO funding her work. It runs from Saturday, September 19, until Sunday, October 4. Go to bsstc.com.au for tickets and session times. Back To The Future Live In Concert: Riverside Theatre The Western Australian Symphony Orchestra plays Alan Silvestri’s awesome score for the classic sci-fi comedy as the film plays on the big screen! It happens on Friday, November 14, and Saturday, November 15. Book via Ticketek.
FESTIVALS AICE Israeli Film Festival Cinema Paradiso plays host to an impressive roster of films from one of the most fascinating a divisive countries on earth. New Artistic Director Richard Moore has curated a program that encompasses all aspects of Israeli society, with a total of 35 titles. Subsets include a selection of Israeli classics in Blast From The Past, examples of Israel’s vibrant LBGTI culture in Queer Spot, and theological meditations in Questions Of Faith. It runs from Thursday, August 20, until Wednesday, August 26. Go to lunapalace. com.au for tickets and session times.
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Latitudes runs until Saturday, September 5, at The Blue Room. Go to blueroom,org.au for tickets and session times.
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TELSTRA PERTH FASHION FESTIVAL FUTURE RUNWAY Speaking of TPFF this year’s Future Runway will host a range of the most promising design students’ work from WA’s leading fashion industries and universities, who have been offered the chance to showcase their original designs at the annual festival favourite. The runway will feature a range of fashion categories including ready-to-wear women’s and menswear, contemporary evening wear, costume design and eco fashion with winning designers being announced on the night. The event will take place on Friday, September 18, at Perth Concert Hall with tickets priced at $69 (plus booking fee) via Ticketek.com.au.
PERMANENCE Studio 2 and Naomi Craigs presents ‘PERMANENCE’, a tattoo art show that will consist of artists Kalun Miles, Shane Wilcox, Timmy Howe, Courtney Dunne, Carlin Dacheff, Emma Jackson, Mitch Sydoruk, Aaron J, Devon Lee and Tukoi Oya. These artists will have a range of prints and artwork up for sale, with Little Creatures and Hippocampus sponsoring the bar for the night ($5 drinks all night!). On top of all this, Uncle Joe’s will be joining the night with a pop-up barbershop. Door tickets will be available for just $10 with expectations to sell out, so get in there early! Live music will soon FIRE SHAPER Fire Shaper has brought a brand new Hot Yoga be announced. The event will take place on Saturday, Studio to East Perth! Since their opening in August 29, at Studio 2 in Leederville. February, Fire Shaper has received fantastic WIN A BAND KICKSTART response and feedback. Fire Shaper Hot Yoga is yoga performed in a hot room heated to specific PACK conditions with an inspiring musical soundtrack, DiskBank is offering one lucky band the change to embracing the concepts of health and healing. The new studio is located at 170 win 100 CDs in cardboard sleeves, 100 A3 posters Adelaide Terrace in East Perth. They offer regular and 100 stickers. For your chance to win this classes, workshops and events. Classes on offer are awesome prize, send a pic of your band rocking the Shape (pilates) classes, Flow classes and Ignite out to harriet@diskbank.com.au. The winner will be classes. For more info head to fireshaper.com.au/ drawn on Monday, October 12, competition terms and conditions apply. east-perth. For more info, call 1300 663 822 or head to www.facebook.com/diskbank. Fire Shaper Yoga
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DJ EQUIPMENT AUCTION CW STONE KING WA TOUR Cool Perth Nights presents the WA leg of CW Stoneking’s National Tour after wrapping up a relentless run of 36 performances from Manchester to Madrid. Now, he is finally returning back home and gearing up to play a (much less) shorter run of shows on home shores, and he’s bringing Peter Bibby along with him. The tour will stop at Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, on Thursday, November 12; Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, on Friday, November 13, and the Fremantle Arts Centre, on Saturday, November 14. Bookings via Oztix.com.au. CW Stoneking knows his way around a horse
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Closing 8pm on Monday, August 24, a whole bunch of online DJ, audio, lighting, staging and trussing equipment is up for online auction at www.auctions. com.au. Onsite inspections will take place at 18 Mooney St Bayswater, Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm and Saturday 9am to 12pm. On behalf of the Management of Matrix Productions, Ross’s Auctioneers & Valuers will sell a range of surplus equipment ranging from Shure Mics to Distribution Boards, Jands Event 60 Light Console and much more. For any learning and emerging DJs out there, this is not an event to miss. For more info or to place your bid, visit www.auctions.com.au and go to the auction “Online DJ, Audio, Lighting, Staging & Trussing Equipment Auction”.
SO HOT RIGHT NOW! “To ten years later find myself sitting on a plane for 20 hours or so and arriving on the other side of the world where you guys had already heard my song...”
ROTTOFEST 2015 EARLY BIRD TIX FINISHING SOON The Rottofest 2015 Early Bird tickets are selling fast and will be finishing this Friday, August 21, at 5pm! Early Bird tickets are priced at $79 for the Festival Pass or $39 for the Music Pass. Get your tickets now before they go up in price! The Rottofest line-up is not one to miss, including Art vs Science, Coin Banks, Jackie Onassis and comic, Matt Okine. The line-up includes 18 comedy performers and 11 music acts who will perform across four venues from 11am to 11pm on Saturday, September 19. More info and tickets available from www.rottofest.com.au/. Pic Angelo Kehiagos: Art vs Science
DEREK KRECKLER: ACCIDENT & PROCESS Curated by Hannah Mathews, Derek Kreckler: Accident & Process is a major survey exhibition bringing together, for the first time, five decades of the artist’s oeuvre. It encompasses photography, video, installation and performance works that date from the 1970s to the present day. Kreckler is a leading Australian artist known for his experimental conceptual and post-minimalist practice. Both exhibitions will be opened on Friday, August 28, from 6-8pm. Derek Kreckler: Accident & Process will be presented at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts until Saturday, October 17, and will then tour throughout Australia during 2016-17.
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TELSTRA PERTH FASHION FESTIVAL - SUNDAY BEST MARKET Telstra Perth Fashion Festival is one of Australia’s premier fashion events. Taking place between Tuesday-Sunday, September, 15-20, TPFF 2015 will present some of the most electrifying and dynamic fashion events of the year. The TPFF Sunday Best Market is set to feature a bunch of stalls from some of WA’s most creative designers. The event will offer Perth shoppers unique access to locally designed clothes, jewellery and accessories, with your chance to purchase a ticket to TPFF. The event will take place on Sunday, August 30, from 10am-4pm at the WA Museum, Hackett Hall, Perth Cultural Centre and James Street. Pencil that in! Telstra Perth Fashion Festival 2015 Pic: Penny Lane Photography
Soul man or indie rocker? Well, it seems James Bay is both, as CYCLONE discovers. In the lead up to his Australian tour which will bring him to the Fremantle Arts Centre on Saturday, January 30, 2016. Brit singer/songwriter James Bay may be riding high in the Australian charts with the Otis Redding-y, soul-drenched Hold Back The River, but he rocks out Arctic Monkeys-style on his debut album, Chaos And The Calm. Bay won the star-making BRIT ‘Critics’ Choice’ Award and allows, “there’s an undeniable pressure.” But adds, “I thrive off that. I really love that buzz, that energy, that it creates and I’m just excited by it.” Bay, striking with his porcelain skin, long hair, trademark fedora and Johnny Cash-black attire, recently made a whirlwind trip Down Under, selling out shows in Sydney and Melbourne. “As a kid, I wasn’t really into travelling – I wasn’t really into
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leaving my little hometown even for London, which is only an hour or so away. So, to 10 years later find myself sitting on a plane for 20 hours or so and arriving on the other side of the world where you guys had already heard my song a little bit on the radio and all of this stuff, it was amazing.” Bay comes across as self-effacing, chiding himself for using “rubbish” descriptors, but he’s also quietly ambitious. The troubadour hails from the “safe” town of Hitchin, which, yes, contains a river, his childhood idyllic. “We had a big old couple of fields at the end of the road there where we could just go run about and climb trees and stuff.” Meanwhile, he obsessed over Michael Jackson, learnt to play an uncle’s classical guitar and eventually gigged in bands. Bay departed Hitchin to study at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. “It was music that sort of dragged me out.” He performed openmic nights and a fan’s YouTube footage led to his signing to Republic Records. Oddly, Bay, whose first EP materialised mid-2013, journeyed to Nashville to cut Chaos… with Jacquire King (Kings Of Leon). Bay’s manager had suggested he list his preferred producers. “I boldly put Jacquire at the top there, thinking we can laugh about this one ‘cause that’ll never happen.” Yet the American was keen. Bay has been dubbed “rock’n’soul”. Aware the media questions whether rock is still “relevant”, he notes, “At the moment I think guitars have got a little window. That slightly more organic sound is coming back around and that’s great, ‘cause I love all that stuff.” Chaos… houses rawly personal songs, too. The ballad, Scars, is about being separated from his childhood sweetheart. “It took a while to write that song; it took a couple of years, because I had to live through the whole thing that it’s about: this longdistance relationship that came about. I had to come out the other side of that, where it turned out that she came back.” Bay is opening for Taylor Swift on select European dates. “God, the scale of those shows... I wanna see what it’s like to play in front of all those tens of thousands of people.”
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DOPE The Straight Dope Directed by Rick Famuyiwa Starring Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons Normally trying to reconcile as many different elements as Dope combines would lead to a brain haemorrhage of Scanners proportion. Fortunately director Rick Famuyiwa manages to turn a coming of age/drug caper/high school nerds strike back/ ough streets/’90s hip hop film into a cohesive whole. What is even more startling is that the result of keeping all these balls up in the air is an entertaining and sharp film experience. Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is a high school nerd in the crime ridden suburb of LA known as the Bottoms. Between studying for Harvard and fleeing from having his hi-tops stolen, he is into ‘90s hip hop and playing in a band with his equally nerdy friends (Tony Revolori and Kiersey Clemons). While detouring from their usual path home, due to The Bloods filming a video clip, Malcolm earns a party invite from local dealer Dom (A$AP Rocky). From there it is a slippery slope as Malcolm gets further involved in a whole life he was struggling to keep out of. At first glance this should be a mess as all the disparate influences collide, but Famuyiwa provides a clear vision of what he wants. From ‘80s John Hugh’s references, to ‘10s net culture, it’s all thrown into the mix. Dope is witty and charming,
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while all the time maintaining a cutting edge. Even when it changes gears about half way through, becoming a different film, it maintains this charm while adding an undercurrent of menace. In fact that may be the secret behind Dope” that while being hysterically funny, it never loses sight of what is actually at stake. Those stakes are startling high, actually a matter of life and death. Established early on in the film by the tale of a friend being shot while a bystander to a robbery, the sequence might be played initially for some comedic value, but is still affecting. It represents what Malcolm is trying to escape, and grounds the lengths to which he is willing to go to better himself. By the time Dope ends, we see how far he is willing to take things as well as the toll it has on him. With so much resting on the shoulders of young actor Shameik Moore, he acquits himself admirably. He breathes life into the character of Malcolm giving him just the right amount of charisma and energy, but not afraid to show how vulnerable he is. At the same time Moore needs an academic arrogance that proudly proclaims that “If Neil deGrasse Tyson were writing about Ice Cube, this is what it would look like.” It’s a balance he nails perfectly. Dope is a startling return to form for Famuyiwa, turning diverse elements into a wonderfully fresh and funny whole. DAVID O’CONNELL
SOUTHPAW Punch Drunk Love Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker Within a short space of time, former champion boxer Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) has lost his wife, his career, his fortune, and is now in danger of loosing his daughter. Under the tutelage of an old school coach (Forest Whitaker), he has one shot to straighten himself out and regain the heavyweight title. Still, having bootstrapped himself up from the streets once before, Billy wonders if he still has the grit to do it all over again, this time without the love of his life by his side, and with a family that he needs to reforge from tragedy. Gyllenhaal gives a physically transformative performance. Not just that his physical body has changed as he has bulked on the muscles and weight since his whip-thin appearance in Nightcrawler, but that his posture and every movement has altered. He carries himself like a boxer, and it must be said, one that has suffered a lot of blows during his career. His head is tilted, his shoulders arched forward, and one eyelid is partially drooping. You can see the marks of his career on him and, as he stumbles his way through conversations, it is plain that there is damage that is yet to manifest. His commitment gives the scenes with his family added weight.
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All this is part of the strange line Southpaw walks when it comes to the manly arts. On one side it shows in almost clinical detail the effects this sport is having on participants. The opening shots of the hands being taped up for gloves under strict supervision are mirrored by the blood soaked towels after the fight. Fuqua (Training Day) clearly demonstrates the detrimental effects on a long term participant, and the scenes in the ring have a bonecrunching impact. However at the same time he also manages to convey all the excitement of the event. The sex appeal, glamour and pure adrenaline of the big fight are all there on the screen. All this is dragged down by an overly sentimental script. Southpaw constantly goes for the emotional gut punch with routine predictability. As Hope is weighted down by a series of tribulations that would have Job pitying him, the impact of each blow is significantly lessened. Which is a shame, because when Southpaw does hit the correct emotional beat it connects like a haymaker, but that impact is just cheapened by overuse. A solid body hit, but this really should have been a knock out blow. The script is predictable, and if you have ever seen a boxing film before you can guess how Billy will end up from the moment he steps into the ring. Still a worthwhile film, even if it is just for Gyllenhaal’s performance and the spectacular fight sequences. DAVID O’CONNELL
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THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E Summer Of ‘63 Directed by Guy Ritchie Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant I don’t know if anyone was really hanging out for a big budget remake of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., the old swinging ‘60s spy thriller TV series that saw Robert Vaughn and David McCallum saving the world from Bond villains on a weekly basis, but we got one anyway. This brisk but inconsequential update from stylish journeyman Guy Ritchie keeps the period setting and ups the innuendo, but bafflingly retains a kind of low-key, TV sense of scale and stakes. The film sees suave American Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill), a war profiteer turned secret agent, teamed with the stoic Soviet assassin Illya Kurakin (Armie Hammer) in order to track down a missing German scientist who may be providing Nazi holdouts with a nuclear weapon. The two mistrust each other, of course; it’s the height of the Cold War and they’re separated by ideology, methodology and orders to kill each other if it proves necessary. Also complicating matters is the presence of Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander), daughter of the missing scientist and key to unravelling the plot. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. cruises rather than jets, more interested in style over plot and attitude over action. It’s a triumph of design, evoking an early ‘60s aesthetic that is, by turns, Carnaby Street chic and Eastern Bloc brutal, depending on the demands of scene and character.
The key cast is fantastic: Cavill invests Solo with a louche, seen-it-all cool, giving us a hero so unflappable that he prepares a pillow for his head when he learns his drink has been doped. Hammer - a guy who could be an absolute star if studios ever figured out what to do with him - gets the most laughs as Illya, whose Russian stoicism masks a seething cauldron of murderous rage. And Vikander is Vikander: this year’s “it” girl is effortlessly charming in a role whose key requirement is an actor who is effortlessly charming. It’s all a little lower case, though, feeling more like a TV pilot than a blockbuster. The villains, particularly, are generic as all hell you’d think that Nazis armed with nukes would seem a formidable threat, but main villain Victoria Vinciguerra (Elizabeth Debicki) never gives our boys too much trouble. The action too is, for the most part, low key, albeit stylishly executed. Ritchie employs split screen to cool effect in a couple of sequences, and one of the standout action beats largely occurs in the background while the opportunistic Solo sneaks a snack in a truck cab, unperturbed by the mayhem unfolding behind him. They’re neat bits of business, but tend to raise wry smiles more than anything else. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is a cool little movie, but the emphasis is on little, and you have to wonder how it’s going to do sandwiched between a new Mission: Impossible flick and a new Bond movie. It’s strengths lie in its style and its characters - if it gets another outing, hopefully it’ll get to do something more with both of them. TRAVIS JOHNSON
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CHALLENGER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Challenger Institute of Technology is Western Australia’s most diverse training provider. The Institute provides high-quality vocational training, apprenticeships, traineeships and short courses that can lead to more than 140 exciting careers. Students go to Challenger because of the hands-on training provided, which is delivered by industry professionals in state-of-the-art facilities. Most Challenger qualifications are six to 12 months in duration, and incorporate workplace training to get you job-ready on graduation. Many students also choose to use their Challenger qualification as a stepping stone to university. Challenger has agreements with Curtin, Murdoch, Notre Dame and ECU, making it easy to apply for entry into a wide range of university courses. Previous Challenger studies can provide credit of up to one year advanced standing in a three or four year degree. This can shorten university studies significantly, saving time and money.
MARKO SURJAN – FITNESS Marko recently completed a Certificate IV in Fitness at Challenger’s Fremantle (Beaconsfield) campus and is now working as a personal trainer. In his short career he has already claimed multiple industry awards, including National Personal Trainer of the Week. What was your motivation to study fitness? At school I really had no idea what I wanted to do. The turning point was when I was fifteen I started training at a local gym where I got to know the personal trainers. I could see the difference the trainers were making in people’s lives and that’s when I knew this was a study/ career path I wanted to pursue. What was the Challenger course like? The Certificate IV in Fitness was a great hands-on course, which enabled me to learn
STACEY THOMAS – AQUACULTURE With a ten year career in visual merchandising, Stacey wanted to try her hand at something completely new. She is currently completing a Diploma of Aquaculture at Challenger’s maritime campus.
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about the human body as well as the fitness industry. The best aspect of the course was the respect and one-on-one attention myself and the class received from lecturers. This course provides a pathway to university. Is this of interest to you? I came into the course straight from school and now I want to develop my skills by working in industry for a little while, but eventually would like to attend university. I feel the combination of hands-on learning at Challenger and practical/work experience will make me a better university student. Are you happy with your career choice? I am ecstatic with my career choice. I’m excited to go to work every day, tackle challenges that arise and change people’s lives for the better.
School-leaver Lachlan is currently completing a Diploma in Environmental Monitoring and Technology at Challenger’s Murdoch campus. He will graduate next year and plans to use his qualification as a pathway to university. What was your motivation to study environmental monitoring? I graduated from high school last year and didn’t really have a career plan so decided to keep my study options open. I have an interest in geology, earth and environmental sciences, which motivated me to look into related courses and this is when I discovered the program of study at Challenger. How are you enjoying the course so far? The diploma course specialises in the sciences I am passionate about, so I’m enjoying my studies immensely. The course has proven a fantastic place to start my learning in environmental monitoring. Without a doubt, the best aspect of the course so far has been the field practical work.
Do you have any tips for others wanting to pursue a career in fitness? Be positive, passionate and have fun! I know it sounds cliché but your clients feed off your energy and if you aren’t positive and passionate then this will rub off on others.
Do you have plans to attend university? I intend studying a Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology) at university and completing this course will help me to achieve this goal. I will also receive university credits and advanced standing for entry into university on completion of my Challenger qualification.
What is your career goal? To open my own gym and be the best personal trainer I can be.
What is your career goal? To work as either an environmental scientist, geologist or a geophysicist.
Why did you choose Challenger to complete this course? Challenger is one of the few places in WA that offer aquaculture as a study path to a career. With the facilities that are available it gives the opportunity to have a more hands-on approach that is a great benefit for experience in the industry. Additionally, being located in Fremantle, across the road from Bathers Beach, it’s a fantastic place to relax when needed and soak up the ocean breeze What are the best aspects of the course so far? Having the opportunity to get your hands (and feet) wet as well as observing and handling the fish. One of the course units was dedicated to the spawning of Silver Perch and rearing to fingerlings (baby fish), which was a fantastic experience to know the process involved in the reproduction cycle. What was your motivation to pursue a career in aquaculture? We’re currently living in a hungry world that is only going to increase and aquaculture is a growing industry that can provide a valuable food source. It’s an industry in which I feel I can make a real difference. Are you happy with your career choice? Definitely. There is only opportunity to grow and it’s only your own inhibitions that hold you back. Working with and around water and having the opportunity to learn how a species grows, and grow well, is greatly satisfying to me. What is your career goal? I would like to have a hand in creating a market for freshwater fish in WA as I believe there are many benefits to be gained from using freshwater, compared to salt, in the long term.
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY There’s good news on its way for budding artists, designers and journalists with one Perth university set to spend more than $5 million to create a new communications and arts hub. Edith Cowan University has announced it will invest $4 million to create new facilities in design, visual art, fashion, broadcasting, animation, photomedia, motion capture and film on its Mount Lawley Campus. A further $1 million will be invested in new technologies and software. Head of School of Communications and Arts Professor Clive Barstow said the creation of the hub will give students the skills and experience to succeed in the creative industries. “This investment recognises that careers in communications and arts sectors are increasingly cross-disciplinary, and will require adaptable and multi-skilled graduates” Professor Barstow said. “From 2016 the new hub will give ECU students the opportunity to work closely with students and researchers across a abroad range of technical disciplines. “This approach is essential to equip our graduates with the skills needed to contribute to the growing creative industries in Australia and internationally.” ECU’s Mount Lawley Campus is already renowned for being a focus for the arts. It is home to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts 20
(WAAPA), where illustrious alumni such as Hugh Jackman, Tim Minchin and Meg Mac studied. The communications and arts hub will house a new art gallery for students to exhibit their work and gain experience in holding exhibitions. It will be the second art gallery on the Mount Lawley Campus, with the successful Spectrum Project Space continuing to provide a platform for local and international artists. Design will relocate to a new studio that combines large open teaching areas and technology spaces equipped with the latest in computer aided design, 3D printing, laser cutters, and large-scale graphics printing. Graphic animation and interactive media will receive a boost with the development of a large, purpose-built animation studio and a new research facility equipped with the latest motion capture equipment. Within the arts hub, a ‘technical precinct’ will include new facilities in painting, drawing, printmaking, fashion and spatial arts. Photomedia will take advantage of a large and newly-refurbished studio housing three new professional photographic studios and stateof-the-art digital print facilities. Complementing the new facilities, ECU will also offer redesigned Bachelor degrees in Arts, Design, Media and Communications and Contemporary Arts from 2016. The new courses feature an emphasis on professional engagement and employment opportunities for students. For more information, visit ecu.edu.au.
For those dreaming of a career in radio, Central Institute of Technology has a course to get you all set for the airwaves. The Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media (Radio) is a two year program that provides a broad range of training to give graduates the ideal platform with which to launch their radio careers. In radio you have to be multi-skilled and be able to complete a range of tasks. This course gives students a taste of everything that is involved in running radio stations and the practical skills they will need. It is specifically geared towards commercial radio as that is 90% of the stations out there. Students acquire foundation skills in writing creative copy, ads, production, music directing, basic journalism, interview skills, promotions, marketing and sales. In the first year the students essentially build a radio station from scratch and the second year is spent running the college radio station, Boom Radio, on a day to day basis. This essentially means the students are working while studying and therefore emerge completely ready for employment on day one. During the course students have work placements organised through Central’s industry partner Redwave Media and go out for experience to regional radio stations.
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“They go on the road with the sales teams, meet clients, do on air reads, voice ads and are involved in all aspects of the breakfast and drive time shows,” says course lecturer Phil Vinciullo. Just this year alone, before they have even finished the course, three students have secured work in the industry. Allan Aldworth is now the breakfast presenter in Broome (Spirit FM). Katrina Markey has joined the team at Hot 100 in Darwin as their work day announcer and production manager and Redwave Media snapped up Christian Dichiera as their duty announcer. These are just the very latest success stories with previous graduates securing radio posts in Taree, Grafton, Perth, Dubbo, Mudgee and Singapore. Further evidence of the calibre of the course came in last month when the student run station Boom Radio won two awards at the global RadioStar Awards. This included Best Music Show for the local music program Booms Backyard, a show dedicated to promoting local music including Central music student’s recordings. Boom Radio also won Best Artist for a radio station that introduces, promotes and supports a local artist to the college platform. Boom introduced Kat Wilson, a former Central music student to the college radio scene with great success. The awards and employment outcomes a clear sign that Central’s radio lecturers have filled a gap in the market. The niche training evidently delivering professionally skilled graduates who are highly valued by the radio world. For more information, go to central. wa.edu.au.
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“We try to take it a day at a time and keep reminding ourselves that it’s an incredible opportunity and honour to be able to perform our music for other people. That being said, there are some days when we’d both rather just sit at home and watch Netflix.”
Clayton Knight OF ODESZA speaks to JAI CHOUHAN ahead of their In Return World Tour which will bring them to the Listen Out Festival at Ozone Reserve on Sunday, September 27. Rising to the pinnacle of electronic music in a matter of a few years, the boys from ODESZA have had to make some serious life adjustments. Touring and producing for most of the year can take its toll, but it all seems to be worth it for the Seattle duo. Initially gaining attention in 2012, ODESZA was soon to be in everyone’s minds, touring their native US as well as Australia and Europe faster than any budding artist could imagine.
“It has definitely been a new experience for both of us but we try to keep a level head as much as possible,” says Clayton Knight. “Most of our crew are long-time friends who we have known before all this attention. Having people who have been with you from the beginning really keeps you in check. No one allows anyone’s ego to get to out of hand.” Initially collaborating in their final year of college, ODESZA had a bit of a shock when they started booking shows. Initially performing under their own monikers in solo projects, the duo had never really had much experience on the stage. But it’s safe to say that three years of touring under the belt does wonders, with the boys recently adding a brass section to their set. “When we first started we really had no idea how to perform our music,” Knight says. “It’s been something we have worked really hard on and are always trying tweak and build on.”
To earn their now refined skill set, ODESZA had to do a few laps of the globe, playing shows left, right, and centre, adding to their already colossal fan-base along the way. It’s not all fun and games though; being on the move 24/7 can be quite taxing. “Most people have no idea. The road definitely takes a toll and can really wear someone down. We try to take it a day at a time and keep reminding ourselves that it’s an incredible opportunity and honour to be able to perform our music for other people. That being said, there are some days when we’d both rather just sit at home and watch Netflix.” When they’re not touring, Knight and his partner, Harrison Mills, often find themselves in the studio working on new material. Often something that many artists can do on the road, ODESZA needs a bit of breathing room to create their iconic cuts.
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“Writing tracks on the road is extremely difficult. We usually will start ideas in the studio and add tweaks and various elements while touring. Starting and finishing anything on the road from scratch never seems to work out to well. You need to be able to get into that creative headspace which we can really only do when we have the time and space back home.” Commencing a world tour next month in celebration of their sophomore LP, In Return, Knight and Mills have something special dropping this week, a timely deluxe version of their second album. “We are excited to be releasing an In Return Deluxe album including all the instrumentals from In Return as well as three live tracks and one brand new track featuring Little Dragon.” Pic: Tonje Thilesen
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SIDEWALK DIAMONDS Indie rockers sidewalk Diamonds launch their new EP, The Postcard Collection, at The Boston this Friday, August 21, with support from Husband, Della Fern and Simone & Girlfunkle. Singer and guitarist Damien Goerke gives us the skinny. What’s the Sidewalk Diamonds story? Around since 2006 but got serious in 2008, started out angsty, then just got older and grumpier. What’s your sound?
Earnest lyrics wrapped in hooks and melodies of the Australian-indie-rock variety. Tell us about The Postcard Collection. It’s a collection of four singles we’ve released over the past two years accompanied with postcards with artwork designed by myself, corresponding to the theme of each song. Where did you record and who with? We recorded live with James Newhouse at Reel2Real over three days, it went smoother than expected! What’s the standout song on this release? Spoilt For Choice - not to discount the other songs, but it has the biggest chorus, and the lyrics have a pretty universal, everlasting theme. What’s up next for you guys? Hopefully a south west tour towards the end of 2015, we’ve got at least one festival appearance lined up (can’t say which yet!) and a new EP/album in 2016.
Crisis Mr Swagger
CRISIS MR SWAGGER Rough And Ready Nambian-born rapper Chisenga Katongo, aka Crisis Mr Swagger, has been making waves in the Perth hi hop scene for some time now, and with the release of his new video, Rough Scandalous, at Bar Indigo this Saturday, March 22, he shows no signs of slowing down. What have you been up to this year? What are the highlights so far? Living life and, trying to figure myself out. There’s definitely been a lot of ups and downs. What I love about that territory is, it brings out the fighter in me and I start to deal with things in a more vigilant approach. Tell us about the song, Rough Scandalous. The song was produced by The 24
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Presidentz made up of Matthew Newman Dunne and Beat Bosses Music Group. They sent me a beat and, it felt like that’s what I needed to complete the album. Somebody said to me that it sounds like the intro to Tupac’s All Eyes On Me, a song called Ambitions As A Ridah. It felt like an intro to me and, I get what he meant by his suggestion. What’s the concept behind the video? The music video is really about capturing and expressing art in its various forms, from animation to eye capture, detail and surroundings providing the back drop. The video is directed and produced by Kai Higham. I met him through Kennedy Films CCO, Christian Kennedy. Kai actually helped shoot the Straight Outta Compton Australia tour with DJ Yella. He brought everything to the table for my video. He even went as far as designing my video launch poster. It’s amazing what happens when you meet people that actually feel excited to be a part of what you’re doing. I let Kai make all the creative decisions and direction. I had nothing to do with it but rap to the song and make it in time for the shoot. I gave him a copy of my new album, released on the full moon of June 3, 2015. A week after its release, he took home a copy of the album because I just asked him to choose a song he liked so, he picked Rough Scandalous. I was cool with it. I just wanted to see what he was going to do with it.
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TEISCHA The Long And Winding Road Since winning the $15,000 Telstra Road To Discovery prize in late 2015, Perth singer Teischa has had a whirlwind year touring. racking up award nominations, and recording with Eskimo Joe’s Joel Quartermain. We catch up with her to chat about her new single, Couldn’t Care Less. When did you first recognise that you wanted to play music professionally? It was only really about two years ago that I realised I wanted to play music professionally. I think it was during my second last year of school when I figured there wasn’t anything else I could imagine myself doing. What’s your sound? I would say my sound is a bit of a mix of soul and pop. My key influences would be Stevie Nicks and Florence Welch. How did winning Telstra Road To Discovery affect your career trajectory? The Telstra Road program opened so many doors for my music career. I think it gave me the confidence in my songwriting that I didn’t necessarily have before and allowed me to be surrounded by people who’s honest opinions I could trust and who could guide me in the right direction. I’m so grateful for the opportunities that have come out of the program and the people who I’ve met from it. Tell us about your single, Couldn’t Care Less. Couldn’t Care Less is a song I wrote at the beginning of this year. It’s personally my favourite song I’ve written so far, and my favourite to perform. It’s about money and relationships, and I think it has a message and story that people have been able to relate to as well. How did you find working with Joel? Joel is an absolute legend! He has been so easy to work with and has helped me so much through this year. One of the hardest things with recording is finding someone who you click with and who understands you as a musician, so I feel pretty lucky to have found that already.
What are you working on now and for the rest of the year? At the moment I’m keeping busy with writing and recording. I’ve been working on a few little colabs as well, which has been lots of fun. My next release is going to be the music video for Couldn’t Care Less, which is in the making now so stay tuned! Entries for this year’s Telstra Road To Discovery close this Sunday, August 23. For more info, go to telstra.com/trtd
Wabisabi
GOOD TIMES AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD Richmond Street Records are taking over Leederville’s The Good Shepherd every Thursday for the rest of August, showcasing some of the killer bands coming out of the Central Institute of Technology’s music courses. The next two instalments of 3 Wise Gigs kick off at 7.30pm on August 20 - with Teknicolour, Scout, 404, Fly The Flag, The Pissedcolas Wabisabi and The Shallows - and August 27 - featuring Catch Me If You Can, Iridescent, Friends Of Foes, Bad Habit and Occasional 21/08 The High Learys Letters To Alice Single Launch @ The Symmetry - at 7.30pm. Entry is free. Rosemount 21/08 The Pissedcolas Glue Gun 12” Launch @ The Bird 21/08 Sidewalk Diamonds The Postcard Collection EP Launch @ The Boston 21/08 Vida Cain Disconnected Single Launch @ The HerdsmanLake Tavern 22/08 Crisis Mr Swagger Rough Scandalous Video Launch @ Bar Indigo 22/08 Kitchen People Self Titled Album Launch @ Mojos 22/08 Legs Electric Strange Addiction Single Launch @ The Boston 28/08 Morgan Bain Lift You Up Single Launch @ Mojos 28/08 Riley Pearce Brave Single Launch @ Indi Bar 29/08 Alex Brittan Thirsty Bird Single Launch @ The Bird 29/08 Datura4 Demon Blues Album Launch @ Mojos 29/08 Filthy Apes Single/Video Launch @ The Bird 04/09 The Dead White Males Struggle Video Launch 04/09 Dianas Self Titled Album Launch @ The Rosemount 05/09 Puck Take The Day Single Launch @ The Boston 05/09 Teij Tell The Boys Single Launch @ Jimmy’s Den 11/09 Silver Foxes The Lost Cosmonauts EP Launch @ The Rosemount 11/09 The Tommyhawks We’re All Meat And We’re Gonna Get Ngati Eat EP Launch @ The Velvet Lounge
WAH GWAAN? Perth’s best reggae and dancehall night is happening once again at Northbridge’s The Game Sportsbar, this Friday, August 28, with live music from Ngati, Cera Kymarni and Lioness Movement, plus Fireside Imperial, General Justice and Mumma Trees on the decks. Doors open at 9pm, entry is $10.
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RADIOTHON Saturday, August 15, 2015 The streets were alive with music once again for the annual RTR Radiothon festival, which aims to raise money for the seminal and highly influential radio station which has started and pushed the careers of many Perth artists. As is to be expected in Perth, some of the venues were outrageously over-filled which meant that towards the end of the night, the queues became the main event. Self-confessed ‘loveable underdogs’, The Surf Rabbits began the evening at Jimmy’s Den. Throwing themselves straight into a raucous set that existed somewhere in the nebulous realm between abrasive, razor-toothed punk and the more revivalist sensibilities of blues rock. There was a bright, almost naïve rock n’ roll energy to songs like King Creole and So Good that seemed to be lapped up by the devoted lot of earlycomers that had taken the trip to Jimmy’s Den to check them out. The set was enthusiastic, if a little loose, and the band wore their early rock influences on their sleeve, covering Chip Taylor’s Wild Thing towards the end of their set. At lively Connections Nightclub. Scene stalwarts Rok Riley and Andrew Sinclair began the night with some low key 4x4 rollers to get the party started. Connections is one of the venues that has managed to keep Perth suspended by the skin of its teeth with it’s consistent attendance and energetic events. Majestic beatsmith and electronic songstress Catlips came through next with some interesting rhythms to change the step a little. Catlips is one of the driving forces behind the amazing Kucka, and her solo work feels like it provides her with the freedom to explore slightly more experimental avenues of electronic music while still maintaining an entirely danceable vibe. Puck reinterpreted the Jimmy’s Den vibe. In many ways, they were the Surf Rabbits polar opposite. Doomy and brooding in place of rambunctiousness, propelled by bass and drums instead of Surf Rabbits’ charismatic guitar and vocal melodies. Puck produced something darker, tighter and more rhythmically complex, though perhaps less palatable to the crowd that had gathered. Drummer and vocalist, Liam Young propelled the band rhythmically, though the softer melodic lines he sung between
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anguished metal vocals were often lost beneath the thunderous, dark guitar lines. From Jimmy’s Den to The Bird and from hard rock to indie rock with The Spunloves. Coarse vocals over swaying, pop guitar lines had The Spunloves cramming The Bird and lining up outside with eager listeners. Singer, David Vulin, mumbled between sets, introducing songs in a manner that juxtaposed their rocking, raw musical delivery. Vocal harmonies between Vulin and Sam Kuzich didn’t always fit together nicely and the band had more than one run-in with the dread demon of feedback, but the music itself was almost flawlessly tight and exceptionally catchy, delivered with drawling, emotional intensity. The Studio Underground Foyer, a downstairs area of the luscious Heath Ledger Theatre, was home to some of Perth’s finest folk talent, providing a relaxed and thoughtful atmosphere in the warm light and flowing smiles. The highly talented Lyndon Blue performed under the auspices of Heathcote Blue, providing amazingly tight and thoughtful tunes with help of his equally talented sister on Violin. Closing up the live acts at The Bird was Rat Columns. With a strong, nostalgic indie pop vibe, frontman David Webb wiled his way through off-kilter, off-key, ‘80s-inspired songs. In a white shirt and tan jeans, stained blue by stage lights, Webb interacted shyly with the crowd between tracks such as fast-paced synth number, I Wonder and the laid-back, guitar-driven, New Honey. The band’s harmonies struggled, though the flat vocals and dissonant projection often seemed to fit – if not always neatly – within the bright, melodic tunes and the imperfect heart of Rat Columns’ songwriting. Even more chilled again was the Lounge venues at 180 William St. A new experience for me, the venue was in a state of ultra relaxation as some of RTR’s most talented presenters provided a taste of their shows in a live setting. Honourable mentions should go out to the cavalcade of musicians who couldn’t be caught on the night, Mugwump, The Verge Collection, Pat Chow, Scalphunter and The Love Junkies, as well as all the RTRFM DJs who played late into the night. If you saw the bands make sure to send them love and donate to the station to keep it running for another year. JIMMY HANLON AND SHAUN COWE The Surf Rabbits | Photo by John Mayo
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THE BIG SPLASH GRAND FINAL Psychedelic Porn Crumpets/Shit Narnia/Jacob Diamond/The High Learys The Rosemount Hotel Friday, August 14, 2015 Firstly, I think band competitions can be great animating forces, like skinny dipping or joining the Greens. Pressure makes Diamonds. It means waking up, pouring a cold bucket of Hobbesian competition over your head, and realising that you’re never going to be able to please everybody, unless you can – in which case, you’ve got to master your raw tools sharpish. It’s as much about self-knowledge as knowledge of your audience (with a bit of branch stacking to boot). The Big Splash is a long road paved with good intentions, which is its chief asset and its largest burden. In terms of the lineup, this edition’s final was reassuring proof that the world remains safe for dudes who play guitars across whatever stripe of post - 64 rock music - a whole topic in itself -- but there are deeper questions that remain to be explored. If you read a review to find out whether people had a good time and the music was good, it was a good night. Sure! But in a climate where arts funding is increasingly becoming the prerogative of dusty and arcane motives (holla George Brandis), band competitions inevitably take on dimensions they aren’t seeking. To whom do we direct scarce resources, and why? Would they all spend 10k well? Yep, and very differently. Jacob Diamond played the kind of superbly melodic and technically shining melange of ‘00s radio pop rock and Jeff Buckley that is a born
winner wherever it crackles over an airwave. The amorphism of post-capitalist pop music means he could touch down anywhere worldwide and register the same swoons. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets play a kind of psychedelic, amped-up Esperanto, with bluesy riffs, vague expectorations about existential crises and Being Better, and beyond the riffage, an almost total lack of depth. Shit Narnia played blisteringly through their politically charged post-emo but it was tentative at points - when you thought they might really rip and engage with the scrum at front and centre, they demurred. Still, the frenzied group at centre stage calling for an encore (prompting Hugh Manning to come out and literally cover their mouths). High Learys are enduringly, brilliantly competent. They remain exactly the best band at what they do in Perth, and maybe the country. Anyway, brass tacks. The problem with a band competition like this one – a field firstly narrowed to 32 bands, and then a surfeit of wildcards, supplementary awards, etc., is that by the time the final rolls around, everyone really is a deserving winner. In the argot of these things, all four drew a big crowd, confidently played sets of original material, and carried a sense of je ne sais quoi, etc. The idea you can quantify perception into something concrete that is always going to fall short, especially with prizegiving. What it all comes down to is who’ll carry the flag for what criteria, and in a choice between ‘60s revivalism, gonzo psych, Issues Punk and classically trained songwriting, the latter won out. On the night, could you have been able to tell precisely why? As the crowd milled in and out awaiting the final judgement, it was hard to avoid feeling the yawning gap of the central problem of entertainment open up -- what does giving the people what they want actually mean? How and what, and to whom? If the question is ‘how many,’ Jacob Diamond was a worthy winner. He is well and truly the finished article, and if 10k can grease his transition into a self-sustaining entity, it’s money well spent. If the question was ‘what’, maybe Shit Narnia - what they do is Important in a way no other band in the comp had. If it was a question of technical perfection, you’d be hard pressed between the Learys and Diamond. As it is, the Learys are too good to not keep ploughing their furrow deeper, Shit Narnia belong in a different economy, and the Crumpets are just beginning their arc. But for everyone now, Google ‘DCA grants’, and open a word document. Dream big, and keep dreaming, but dream real – who are you dreaming for? ALEX GRIFFIN Jacod Diamond | Pic By Tashi Hall
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TOURS THIS FORTNIGHT SETH SENTRY 19 Dunsborough Tavern 20 Prince of Wales 22 Astor Theatre YOB 19 Rosemount Hotel THE PREATURES 20 Art Bar OCEAN ALLEY 20 The Bird 21 Mojos Bar 22 Prince of Wales TIKI TAANE 20 Mojos Bar 22 Clancy’s Dunsborough 23 Indi Bar PEACE TRAIN: THE CAT STEVENS STORY 21 Astor Theatre 22 Albany Entertainment Centre LLOYD SPIEGEL 21 Settlers Tavern 22 Indi Bar 23 Mojos Bar 25 Perth Blues Club JAMIE LAWSON 22 & 23 Jimmy’s Den THE DRONES 22 Rosemount Hotel ANDREW MCMAHON 26 Amplifier THE BEATLES FOREVER 27 Albany Entertainment Centre ELVIS MEETS THE BEATLES 28 HBF Stadium HIATUS KAIYOTE 28 & 29 Rosemount Hotel TIGERLILY 29 Eve THE GRISWOLDS 30 Jimmy’s Den HELLYEAH 31 Capitol SEPTEMBER 2015 THE STORY SO FAR with MAN OVERBOARD 2 Amplifier 3 YMCA HQ MEG MAC 4 The Odd Fellow 5 Capitol THE JUNGLE GIANTS 4 Metropolis Fremantle 5 Prince of Wales 6 YMCA HQ JAMES REYNE 5 Astor Theatre SPECTRASOUL 5 Rosemount Hotel
PERCH CREEK 5 & 6 Mojos Bar BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS 9 Regal Theatre TYLER OAKLEY 9 Perth Concert Hall TONI BRAXTON 9 HBF Stadium GANG OF YOUTHS 11 Prince of Wales 12 Capitol 13 Newport Hotel SCOTT BRADLEE & POSTMODERN JUKEBOX 11 Astor Theatre JULIA MORRIS 11 Regal Theatre ROY ORBISON & THE EVERLY BROTHERS 12 Crown Theatre THE RUBENS 16 Prince of Wales 17 Settlers Tavern 18 Astor Theatre THE SMITH STREET BAND 18 Metropolis Fremantle OH MERCY 18 Mojos Bar TUMBLEWEED 18 Rosemount Hotel SAFIA 19 & 21 Amplifier 20 Mojos TKAY MAIDZA 19 Capitol AS IT IS 22 YMCA HQ XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS 23 Goldfields Arts Centre 24 Esperance Civic Centre 25 Albany Entertainment Centre 26 Belvoir Amphitheatre 27 Three Oceans Winery, Margaret River SLEEPING WITH SIRENS 24 Astor Theatre THE TEN SOPRANOS 25 Astor Theatre CELTIC WOMAN 25 Perth Arena BAHAMAS 25 Mojos 26 Wave Rock Weekender KIASMOS 26 Rosemount Hotel BRITISH INDIA 26 Capitol LISTEN OUT 2015 ft. CHILDISH GAMBINO,
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PETE MURRY 7 Fremantle Arts Centre RUBBERBANDITS 7 Capitol THE TEA PARTY 9 Astor Theatre THE RUTS 12 Rosemount Hotel CW STONEKING 12 Settlers Tavern 13 Prince of Wales 14 Fremantle Arts Centre RUSSELL MORRIS 13 Charles Hotel TUKA 13 Amplifier 14 Mojos Bar PIERCE BROTHERS 13 Blues at Bridgetown 14 Ampifier 15 Mojos COLD CHISEL with THE LIVING END 14 Perth Arena THIRSTY MERC 14 Charles Hotel 14 Ravenswood Hotel NEIL DIAMOND 14 Sandalford Estate 16 Perth Arena ODDISEE 20 Mojos Bar DEF LEPPARD with BABY ANIMALS & LIVE 21 Red Hill Auditorium THE BEACH BOYS 21 Kings Park THE GETAWAY PLAN 21 Mojos Bar NILE with UNEARTH, FEED HER TO THE SHARKS & WHORETOPSY 22 Capitol JAMES REYNE 22 Kings Park NERDLINGER 27 Amplifier 28 Camel Bar 29 Four5Nine Bar AC/DC 27 & 29 Domain Stadium UB40 28 Metropolis Fremantle SAM SMITH 28 Perth Arena DECEMBER 2015 ED SHEERAN 2 NIB Stadium THE SCREAMING JETS 3 Prince of Wales 4 Settlers Tavern 5 Charles Hotel 6 Ravenswood Hotel LAGWAGON 6 Amplifier CHRIS CORNELL 8 & 9 Perth Concert Hall YELAWOLF 11 Villa MISFITS 13 Rosemount Hotel PAUL KELLY’S MERRI SOUL SESSIONS with LUCINDA WILLIAMS 13 Kings Park & Botanic Gardens THE AMITY AFFLICTION & A DAY TO REMEMBER 14 Perth Arena JANUARY 2016 ICEHOUSE 8 Castelli Estate, Denmark 10 Hotel Rottnest NIGHTWISH 15 Metropolis Fremantle THE 1975 23 HBF Stadium DAVID SEDARIS 24 Octagon Theatre JAMES BAY 30 Fremantle Arts Centre
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W E E K LY WEDNESDAY 19/08 AMBAR Cactus Wednesdays THE BIRD Dutty Bwoy Special ft. Christopher Carnavella Mandem Mitch Sleepyhead DJ NSFDUB BRASS MONKEY Trump’d ft. DJ Grizzly DJ Lab Rat CHOO CHOO’S SMALL BAR Unamped Sessions CIVIC HOTEL Open Mic Night CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Songwriter’s Night ft. Mark Neal Simon Marks CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Commander Cody’s Seaside Quiz CLUB KAHUNA CHEEK COMO HOTEL The One Thing Music Quiz DEFECTORS BAR BLOW DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN Seth Sentry Dylan Joel Ivan Ooze THE GOOD SHEPHERD HERD ft. Phocal The Durongs Sounduh The Foxton Kings Yaqui Yeti Hot Rock DJs HULA BULA BAR Island Nite INDI BAR Club Acoustica LANEWAY LOUNGE The Old Fashioned Way ft. Nicola Milan Trio METROPOLIS FREMANTLE NextGen & Chill MOJOS BAR Michael Triscari Johnny & Mary The Scarlett Rattler THE MOON CAFÉ Joni In The Moon Jacob Diamond MOONDYNE JOE’S Karaoke with Nikki MUSTANG BAR Wild Wednesday ft. PUMP DJ Giles NEWPORT HOTEL Newport Wednesdays RAFFLES HOTEL Raffles Wednesdays ROSEMOUNT HOTEL YOB ALZABO The Dirac Sea ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Student Night ft. Anton Maz THEO & CO. PIZZERIA The Surf Mist UNIVERSAL BAR Elephants in Paris X-WRAY CAFE Pool Boy Sam Atkin THURSDAY 20/08 AMPLIFIER Last Night — 10 Year Anniversary of Parkway Drive’s ‘Killing With a Smile’ ft. Havoc To Hell With Honour Owed to Damnation The Story So Far Tour Party ARCADE NIGHTCLUB Lowpitch ART BAR The Preatures THE BIRD Ocean Alley SpacemanAntics MOANA Hip Priest BRASS MONKEY Open Deck Nights CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Simon Marks DEFECTORS BAR Songwriters Club ft. Hayley Beth Noah Shilkin (Sonic Lolly) Reef Selleck Stuart McKay (Nevsky Prospekt) DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN Open Mic Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Russell Holmes Trio
FLY TRAP Stage Fright THE GOOD SHEPHERD 3 Wise Gigs ft. Teknicolour Scout 404 Fly the Flag Wabisabi The Shallows HERDSMAN LAKE TAV Big Tommo Presents Open Mic HULA BULA BAR Rhum Club INDI BAR Open Mic LANEWAY LOUNGE Shahirah Jazz LLAMA BAR BUMP Launch Party MALT SUPPER CLUB Playroom ft. Glyn MacDonald Group ft. Bronwyn Sprogowski MOJOS BAR Tiki Taane Leighton Keepa MOONDYNE JOE’S Open Mic Night with Peter MUSTANG BAR Thumpin’ Thursday ft. Decoy DJ James Mac NEWPORT HOTEL Record Club – The Cult ft. Babyjane PRINCE OF WALES Seth Sentry Dylan Joel Ivan Ooze ROSEMOUNT HOTEL RAW ft. Amy Sugars Naomi Hart Jinks & amazing local creatives! SAIL & ANCHOR Open Mic Comedy Night SETTLERS TAVERN Comedy at Settlers ft. Xavier Susai & special guests UNIVERSAL BAR Off The Record X-WRAY CAFÉ Jesse Michael Bach
FRIDAY 21/08 AMBAR Force Majeure 7th Birthday ft. SWICK Ian Munro Beatslappaz Maker Pussymittens Philly Blunt AMPLIFIER Best of British ft. Lady Libertine Eddie Electric vs. Jamie Mac Panda KLa Volatile Fridays are Back ft. Eddie Electric ASTOR THEATRE Peace Train — A Tribute to Cat Stevens ft. Darren Coggan THE AVIARY Paradise Paul NDorse THE BIRD The Pissedcolas (Vinyl Launch) Aborted Tortoise Nerve Quakes BRASS MONKEY Acoustic on the Balcony ft. Terry Clarke THE BOSTON Sidewalk Diamonds (EP Launch) Simone & Girlfunkle (trio) Della Fern Husband CAPITOL Capitol Fridays ft. DJ Roger Smart CIVIC HOTEL Path of Decay ft. FACEGRINDER Maximum Perversion Suffer in Rot Fetus Fertiliser Population Control Maleficar Epileptic Shit CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE DJ Boogie CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Galloping Foxleys CLUB KAHUNA GT Fridays THE COURT Winter Wonderland EVE Candy Fridays
GEISHA Foreign Exchange ft. Klaus von Haus Dusty Dave Robinson B.S.D.O. Jarrod Yeates GILKISONS DANCE STUDIO 80s vs. 90s Fancy Dress GINGER NIGHTCLUB Mondo Fridays GOLD BAR Fox Fridays THE GOOD SHEPHERD Throwback ft. HWY PTRL Amber Akilla Nate Whisky HERDSMAN LAKE TAVERN Vida Cain The Caballeros The Rob Hinton Trio HULA BULA Friday Frendzee INDI BAR Morgan Bain JACK RABBIT SLIM’S At the Pile ft. Akouo Chiefs GRMM #GRAPES Palace Beayz DrSPACE LANEWAY LOUNGE The 4 Peace Band Hans Fiance THE LIBRARY DORCIA x FADEZ PARTY LLAMA BAR Honey LOBBY Decoy Duo METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Zombie Cats MOJOS BAR Ocean Alley FOAM Ray Finkle Moistoyster MUSTANG BAR Oz Big Band Swing DJ Flash Nat & The Action Men NEWPORT HOTEL Live Band Karaoke THE ODD FELLOW Kid Dingo Wisdom 2th Beckon Cosmic Drama PADDY MAGUIRE’S Trouvaille PORT HEDLAND TURF CLUB North West Weekender ft. Birds of Tokyo Peking Duk Angus & Julia Stone Drapht Seth Sentry British India The Preatures Josh Pyke Tiki Taane Coin Banks & more PRINCE OF WALES Riley Pearce PS ART SPACE ARTPLAYGROUND ft. Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe) Lucy Peach QUALITY HOTEL DJ Veeness 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL El Capitan Losing Grip Vultures Crossjoint Unravel ROSEMOUNT HOTEL The High Learys (Single Launch) MOANA Buddy Phoenix SETTLERS TAVERN Lloyd Spiegel STUDIO 146 The Light The Dark SWAN BASEMENT The Murderbirds Here Comes The Cavalry One Last Thing UNIVERSAL BAR Nightmoves THE VELVET LOUNGE Junkadelic WHALE & ALE TAVERN Sweet Surrender X-WRAY CAFÉ Michael Triscari
SATURDAY 22/08 ALBANY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Peace Train – The Cat Stevens Story THE ALBION Kings Karaoke AMANI BAR EMBASSY
THE DRONES, SATURDAY 21 AMBAR Japan 4 ft. Blend Miss Demeanour MRED Tee El Parakord AMPLIFIER 2015B SRHL Start of Season Party ft. Shantan Wantan Ichiban Aslan Yon Jovi Pure Pop ft. KLa ASTOR THEATRE Seth Sentry Dylan Joel Ivan Ooze THE BIRD Ladies Night ft. Rok Riley Faradise Sherrybomb Prague THE BOSTON Legs Electric (Single Launch) Old Blood The Caballeros Maverick CAPITOL Death Disco Cream of the 80s ft. The Great RV CHARLES HOTEL Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute ft. Proud Mary & special guests CIVIC HOTEL Sabado Nights ft. Back In Time 4Fifty-Seven Sheena Reye-Santos CLANCY’S CITY BEACH The Russell Holmes Trio CLANCY’S DUNSBOROUGH Tiki Taane CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Katie J. White Band COCONUT CLUB Coconut Club ELECTRIFIED EVENTS Intergalactic Energy ft. DeXiTroN GEISHA WEISS Naz Flex Morkel FLYRITE Father FRAYED Frayed GEISHA Weiss GOLD BAR Pure Gold THE GOOD SHEPHERD Chocolate Jesus Homecoming ft. RatBagz Benji Amber Akilla GOSNELLS HOTEL Quiz Night GROOVE BAR Decoy HERDSMAN LAKE TAVERN The Beat Surrenders HOTEL ROTTNEST Kevin Curran HULA BULA Sailor Saturdays INDI BAR Lloyd Spiegel JACK RABBIT SLIM’S Pat Chow Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Silver Hills JIMMY’S DEN Jamie Lawson Harry Hookey THE LIBRARY Twist ft. Unkempt Dance LLAMA BAR Laundry METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Metropolis Saturdays MOJOS BAR Kitchen People (Album Launch) Doctopus Shit Narnia The Spunloves Mugwump Dougal’s Casino The Darling Rangers THE MONASTERY Remixed MUSTANG BAR Bang Bang Betty & The H-Bombs DJ Holly Doll Milhouse PARAMOUNT Felix PORT HEDLAND TURF CLUB North West Weekender ft. Birds of Tokyo Peking Duk Angus & Julia Stone Drapht Seth Sentry British India The Preatures Josh Pyke
Tiki Taane Coin Banks & more PRINCE OF WALES Ocean Alley Ray Finkle 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Search for Australia’s Next Slam Champ! ROSEMOUNT HOTEL The Drones Batpiss ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) DJ Sandy DJ Johnny Ajax ROSIE O’GRADY’S FREMANTLE Deluxe SCITECH Adults Only Scitech Night SETTLERS TAVERN Toby SKYE BAR HUGE Greg Carter SOUTH BUNBURY FOOTBALL CLUB Gardstock ft. Matt Gresham Ginder Rugged Rooster Harrison & Kiara SWALLOW BAR DJ T King SWAN BASEMENT Like A Thief UNIVERSAL BAR Soul Corporation THE VELVET LOUNGE The Community Chest The Limbs Mining Tax Ah Trees VILLA TroyBoi (UK) Peter Payne LOTU Stranger Mewsician Grimlok WANNEROO VILLA TAV Resonator Jam Session WHITE STAR HOTEL Riley Pearce
SUNDAY 23/08 BRASS MONKEY Sunday Sessions ft. Greg Carter CAVES HOUSE Riley Pearce CIVIC HOTEL Anderson CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Limelights Jazz CLANCY’S DUNSBOROUGH Brayden Sibbald CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics COMO Acoustic Sundays DEFECTORS BAR Open Sesame — Open Mic Night EVE Ginuwine FLYRITE MVMNT HULA BULA BAR Tropical Sundaze INDI BAR Tiki Taane JIMMY’S DEN Jamie Lawson Harry Hookey LAST DROP TAVERN Domenic Zurzolo MOJOS BAR Lloyd Spiegel NEWPORT HOTEL ArtGames Round 7 ft. Triangle Fight Flyball Gov’nor NORTH FREMANTLE BOWLING CLUB Open Mic PERTH FOLK & ROOTS CLUB Fiona & Mike Heath (duet) Greg Hastings Keith Anthonisz PORT HEDLAND TURF CLUB North West Weekender ft. Birds of Tokyo Peking Duk Angus & Julia Stone Drapht Seth Sentry British India The Preatures Josh Pyke Tiki Taane Coin Banks & more RAFFLES HOTEL Miguel Campbell 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Ego When Autumn Falls Dan Cribb & The Isolated The Mondays Great Gable ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Record Collector
HIATUS KAIYOTE, FRI-SAT 28-29 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Get Down ft. Aslan Klean Kicks Pawel Good Company DJs Sleepyhead Beni Chill Jo Lettenmaier Tim King SETTLERS TAVERN Sunday Session ft. Toby SKYE BAR Monty Cotton SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE Winter Concert Series ft. Fifi Mondello The Sweet Teas SWALLOW BAR Voudou Zazou UNIVERSAL BAR Retriofit
MONDAY 24/08 BRASS MONKEY Monday Madness CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Scotty’s Quiz Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Song Lounge ft. Leah Miche Max Revolver Shameem Elk Bell THE FLYING SCOTSMAN Infinite Jest MOJOS BAR Wide Open Mic ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Comedy Trivia TUESDAY 25/08 BRASS MONKEY Acoustic Open Mic THE BIRD Barefaced Stories — Animalia CLANCY’S CITY BEACH From The Sea CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Quiz Night HERDSMAN LAKE TAVERN The One Thing Music Quiz MOJOS BAR Collections NEWPORT HOTEL Quiz Show PERTH BLUES CLUB Passing Strays Lloyd Spiegel (duo) Matty T Wall 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Jamie Munslow-Davies Kopano Turtle Island Young Folks ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Bex & Turin’s Open Mic Night TORCH BAR Quiz Meisters X-WRAY CAFÉ Tale WEDNESDAY 26/08 ALBION HOTEL Quiz Night AMBAR Cactus Wednesdays THE AVIARY NDorse BRASS MONKEY Trump’d ft. DJ Grizzly DJ Lab Rat CAPITOL Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness CHOO CHOO’S SMALL BAR Unamped Sessions CIVIC HOTEL Open Mic Night CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Songwriter’s Night ft. Amy Sugars Beau Jones CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Commander Cody’s Seaside Quiz CLUB KAHUNA CHEEK COMO HOTEL The One Thing Music Quiz DEFECTORS BAR LAZARUS ft. Nerve Quakes HULA BULA BAR Island Nite INDI BAR Club Acoustica LANEWAY LOUNGE The Old Fashioned Way ft. Adam Hall & The Velvet Playboys METROPOLIS FREMANTLE NextGen MOJOS BAR Search & Distro – Freo Edition ft. Bamodi
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THURSDAY 27/08 ALBANY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE The Beatles Forever AMPLIFIER Last Night: Frozen — Goodbye Winter Party ft. Avastera Paper Walls Sail On! Sail On! ARCADE NIGHTCLUB Lowpitch THE BIRD Jaala BRASS MONKEY Open Deck Nights CLANCY’S DUNSBOROUGH CineFest Oz — Tough Love CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Barefeet Sojourns Dave Watkins & the Ezma Project DEFECTORS BAR Songwriters Club DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN Open Mic Night FLY TRAP Stage Fright THE GOOD SHEPHERD 3 Wise Gigs ft. Catch Me If You Can Iridescent Friends of Foes Bad Habit Occasional Symmetry HERDSMAN LAKE TAV Big Tommo Presents Open Mic HULA BULA BAR Rhum Club INDI BAR Open Mic LANEWAY LOUNGE Old School R&B — 80’s & 90’s LLAMA BAR BUMP MALT SUPPER CLUB Playroom ft. Peta Lee & the Vibrolators MOJOS BAR SpacemanAntics Crim & the Boys Leafy Suburbs Golden String MOONDYNE JOE’S Open Mic Night with Peter MUSTANG BAR Thumpin’ Thursdays NEWPORT HOTEL Record Club – Beyonce ft. The Single Ladies 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Dan Howler Gang Reef & The Riff Raff The Chlorines Twistafex DJ ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Armadale Community Animal Rescue Group Fundraiser ft. Reapers Riddle Medusa’s Gaze Icarus Lives Kimura Dead Famous Darkenium Souls of Ghouls Bad Habit SAIL & ANCHOR Open Mic Comedy Night X-WRAY CAFÉ Ricky Ponting & the Gentleman’s XI
FRIDAY 28/08 AMBAR The XL Launch ft. Sirus Hood AMPLIFIER Fridays are Back ft. Eddie Electric ASTOR THEATRE 112 THE AVIARY Paradise Paul NDorse THE BIRD Hot Towel THE BOSTON Sharmain Kendrick (Single Launch) Codee-Lee BRASS MONKEY Acoustic on the Balcony CAPITOL CLIQUE Capitol Fridays ft. DJ Roger Smart CIVIC HOTEL The Dollop ft. Dave Anthony Gareth Reynolds CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE DJ Boogie CLANCY’S DUNSBOROUGH CineFest Oz — Australia’s Funniest Shorts CLANCY’S FREMANTLE The Zydecats CLUB KAHUNA GT Fridays EVE Candy Fridays GEISHA Foreign Exchange GERALDTON HOTEL Madam Montage GINGER NIGHTCLUB Mondo Fridays GOLD BAR Fox Fridays GOSNELLS HOTEL Sundowner Fridays HBF STADIUM Elvis Meets The Beatles HULA BULA Friday Frendzee INDI BAR Riley Pearce The Durongs Amanda Merdzan JACK RABBIT SLIM’S Syndicate #7 ft. HeRobust (USA) Twine (USA) Peter Payne JD4D Luude CasueL B2B Naysu THE LIBRARY SNEAKY LLAMA BAR Honey MOJOS BAR Morgan Bain (Single Launch) Old Blood MOANA NEWPORT HOTEL Live Band Karaoke THE ODD FELLOW Rob Snarski Shane O’Mara QUALITY HOTEL DJ Veeness 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Daveed Dewy McGill Suburban Diversity Donkey Yiros MC Shortcut ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Hiatus Kaiyote (Album Launch) Jaala Koi Child SETTLERS TAVERN Matty T Wall SWAN BASEMENT Slick Monks Teischa Michael Triscari VILLA International Edition ft. Nina Las Vegas DJEMBA DJEMBA (USA) Monki (UK) Mssingno (UK) X-WRAY CAFÉ King of the Travellers The Galloping Foxleys YMCA HQ Raksha Airwair The Keeblers SATURDAY 29/08 THE ALBION Kings Karaoke AMANI BAR EMBASSY AMBAR Japan 4 AMPLIFIER Red Party 2015 — Down the Rabbit Hole Pure Pop ft. KLa ASTOR LOUNGE Rob Snarski Shane O’Mara THE AVIARY Zel Paradise Paul Bfix
SHIT NARNIA, SUNDAY 30 THE BIRD Filthy Apes (Single Launch) Doctopus Rag N Bone Apollos Son Fuzz-Toads THE BOAT Trent-Jean THE BOSTON them SHARKS The Caballeros Emu Xperts At The Space Jam Hope Street CAPITOL Death Disco Cream of the 80s ft. The Great RV CIVIC HOTEL Hellions Capsize ‘68 COCONUT CLUB Coconut Club CLANCY’S CITY BEACH The Russell Holmes Trio CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Maurice Flavel’s Intensive Care Sealamb Joni In The Moon CONSERVATORY ROOFTOP BAR Addiction ft. Danny Matthews Lee Smith Chris Hardy Kosha Funk David Robinson Josh Ryan Nu Groove EVE Tigerlily FLY BY NIGHT Homegrown presented by The Idea of North FLYRITE Father FRAYED Frayed GOLD BAR Pure Gold THE GOOD SHEPHERD Chocolate Jesus GOSNELLS HOTEL Quiz Night GROOVE BAR Decoy HERDSMAN LAKE TAVERN Broke Ass Disco Emberville & more HOTEL ROTTNEST Adrian Wilson HULA BULA Sailor Saturdays INDI BAR Blue Shaddy JACK RABBIT SLIM’S The Griswolds Our Man In Berlin Beach Aunty JIMMY’S DEN Alex Brittan The Hunting Birds Iceage Sugar KALBARRI MOTOR HOTEL Madam Montage THE LIBRARY Twist ft. Unkempt Dance LLAMA BAR TILT Launch Party METRO CITY Trance Therapy METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Metropolis Saturdays MOJOS BAR Datura4 THE MONASTERY Remixed THE ODD FELLOW Puck PARAMOUNT Felix 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL The Bob Gordons Blindspot Alex The Kid Dexler House Arrest Search for Australia’s Next Slam Champ! ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Hiatus Kaiyote (Album Launch) Mei Saraswati Band Leafy Suburbs DJ Ben Taaffe Andrew Sinclair ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) DJ Sandy DJ Johnny Ajax ROSIE O’GRADY’S FREMANTLE Flava SETTLERS TAVERN Syllabolix SWALLOW BAR Nick Sheppard SWAN LOUNGE You Beauty Tunes ft. Mitchell Martin Daily Caucasian Sneaky Jackal VILLA REWIND ft. DJ Karl Blue DJ Skooby SJ Slick Mishtee WANNEROO VILLA TAV Resonator Jam Session
SUNDAY 30/08 THE BIRD Markets at The Bird ft. DJ Silence Andrew Sinclair Warigami BRASS MONKEY Sunday Sessions CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Limelights Jazz CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics COMO HOTEL Acoustic Sundays DEFECTORS BAR Open Sesame — Open Mic Night FLYRITE MVMNT HULA BULA BAR Tropical Sundaze INDI BAR Irish Night ft. The Rogues JIMMY’S DEN The Griswolds LAST DROP TAVERN Barry Gee MOJOS BAR Destroy Destruction ft. Government Yard Hip Priest Shit Narnia Darling Rangers NORTH FREMANTLE BOWLING CLUB Open Mic 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Ships in the Night ft. Sami Shah Anna Dunnill Zoe Barron Kate Prendergast Kat Gillespie Samuel Evers ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Get Down ft. Aslan Klean Kicks Pawel Good Company DJs Sleepyhead Beni Chill Jo Lettenmaier Tim King SETTLERS TAVERN Sunday Session ft. Chief Monkey SWALLOW BAR Damian Drac Denyer THE VELVET LOUNGE Electric Funeral Club ft. Maleficar YMCA HQ Hellions Capsize ‘68 MONDAY 31/08 ASTOR LOUNGE Brendan Gaspari (Album Launch) Leah Miche Boston & Chevy Lynda Smyth & The Borrowed Few BRASS MONKEY Monday Madness CAPITOL HellYeah Psychonaut CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Scotty’s Quiz Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Chamber Jam ft. Ben Matthews 457 Perth Saxophone Collective THE FLYING SCOTSMAN Infinite Jest MOJOS BAR Wide Open Mic ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Comedy Trivia TUESDAY 1/09 BRASS MONKEY Acoustic Open Mic CLANCY’S CITY BEACH From The Sea CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Quiz Night HERDSMAN LAKE TAVERN The One Thing Music Quiz NEWPORT HOTEL Quiz Show REGAL THEATRE Marvin Gaye: Let’s Get It On ft. Andrew de Silva Vika Bull 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL National Campus Band Competition Semi Final #1 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Bex & Turin’s Open Mic Night TORCH BAR Quiz Meisters X-WRAY CAFÉ Child’s Play
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FAIRBRIDGE FESTIVAL PERFORMER APPLICATIONS CLOSE SOON Any artists aiming to get their folk on at the 2016 Fairbridge Festival had best move smartly: the application deadline is midnight this Friday, August 21. “If you think you have something to offer, we need to hear from you now,” said artistic director, Rod Vervest. “Good luck and best wishes to you all.” The Fairbridge Festival runs from Friday, April 15, until Sunday, April 17, 2015. For full info, go to fairbridgefestival.com.au.
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FREE MISS SESSION: A SONGWRITER’S TALE Songwriting is not simple – it is a craft, a process, a journey, that takes understanding and time. APRA AMCOS and WAM are proud to present another instalment of the 2015 Music Industry Sundowner Series (MISS), focused on every aspect of all things songwriting. On the panel will be internationally celebrated songwriters Francois Tetaz (via Skype) and Ricky Maymi, with RTRFM presenter and songwriter Sarah Tout as moderator, who will
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Dave Jiannis of Epitaph Australia, along with partners Love Police ATM and the Staple Group, has announced the launch of Artist First, a music merchandise company specialising in personalised band, brand and event webstores. Teaming with the US-based King Road Merch, Artist First will be representing such acts as Bad Religion, Tom Waits, Beastie Boys, Descendents, Dropkick Muprhys, Ghost and Parkway Drive, plus brands such as Chopped Rod & Custom, and labels like Epitaph and Anti Records. Check out their site at artistfirst.com.au
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RICK BARKER AND MICHAEL EASTWOOD TEAM UP FOR MUSIC INDUSTRY WEBINAR This Friday, August 21, at 230am Perth time, former Taylor Swift manager Rick Barker and Mastermind Promotion CEO Michal Eastwood will present a free webinar on PR pitfalls that affect emerging musical artists. Head to rickbarkermusic. leadpages.co to register your spot now.
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