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Since the launch of their Record Club, Th e Newport Hotel has seen some of WA’s favourite musicians pay homage to the great artists and classic albums that inspired them. Th is Th ursday, Pink Eye Town – consisting of Stu Macleod of Eskimo Joe, Rod Aravena of End Of Fashion and Cain Turnston, Andy Lawson and Mike Hobbs of Th e Avenue – pay tribute to Weezer’s second studio album Pinkerton. Tickets available through Oztix.

Formed in the wake of stoner-metal pioneers Sleep, High On Fire took the sludgy foundations of their predecessors, combined it with the raw aggression of thrash and went on to become one of the most prolifi c power-trios of the late ‘90s and well beyond. After 16 years and six studio albums, the California natives will once again grace our shores supported by Th e Devil Rides Out and Scalphunter at Rosemount Hotel this Friday. Tickets available through Oztix.

As World Cup hysteria winds down, hang onto that high for energetic, full contact athleticism by heading to the Herb Graham Recreation Centre in Mirrabooka this Saturday as Th e Bloody Sundaes go head to head with the Mistresses Of Mayhem for Bout #5. Perth’s own Roller Derby League unites enthusiastic spectators from across the city as women skate around a track really fast infl icting bruises for fun. Really, what’s not to like?

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DOUBLING DOWNAs if the BIGSOUND Live music announcement wasn’t enough to pry your eyes wide, the three dozen speakers announced for this year’s BIGSOUND conference just adds another level of excitement to the whole proceedings. Headed up by what will be a pair of unmissable artist keynotes from Neil Finn (pictured) and The Church, the 10 – 12 Sep event in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Entertainment Precinct will also welcome Bluesfest director Peter Noble, Reggie Ba-Pe III from Chinese creative collective Sonically Transmitted Disease, YouTube blog sensation Anthony Fantano and loads more speakers and panellists. Full list of inclusions and tickets available at the event website.

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MOD SELECTORThere’s never going to be an official reunion, so let it go, get on down and kick out with From The Jam, featuring The Jam’s former bassist/guitarist Bruce Foxton (pictured), who’s partnered with frontman Russell Hastings. Expect incendiary performances of all the classics when the tour happens 5 Mar, Capitol, Perth; 6 Mar, The Prince, Melbourne; 7 Mar, Factory Theatre, Sydney; 8 Mar, The Depot On Beaumont, Newcastle (acoustic); 13 Mar, Twin Towns, Tweed Heads; and 14 Mar, New Globe Theatre, Brisbane.

TORI AGAINST THE WORLDEight-time Grammy Award-nominated performer Tori Amos has announced that she will be extending her Unrepentant Geraldines world tour to include a string of dates in Australia later this year. The tour, which is named after her recently released, top ten-charting 14th studio LP, takes in a particularly exciting appearance at the Sydney Opera House, 11 Nov, where Amos will be accompanied by the 42-member-strong Sydney Symphony. In addition, she will play 15 Nov, Palais Theatre, Melbourne; 18 Nov, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre; and 21 Nov, QPAC, Brisbane.

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SEE THEM PAST THE CROSSROADSGrammy Award winners and hip hop mainstays Bone Thugs-N-Harmony return to Australia next month for the first time in almost two years, playing shows 9 Aug, The Espy, Melbourne; 28 Aug, Arena, Brisbane; and 4 Sep, Metro City, Perth (including a whole heap of other dates: theMusic.com.au for full details). They’ll also be looking for unsigned Aussie talent to invite onto their label, and they’ll be opening a retail outlet/studio in Sydney.

A WELCOMED STAINWhen it comes to historical years of music, 1994 is a pretty big one. Kurt died, the Eagles reformed, Woodstock rocked New York again, seminal albums from Blur and Jeff Buckley dropped, and Sydney band Smudge released their killer debut, Manilow. The band celebrate 20 years with shows at Newtown Social Club, Sydney, 18 Oct; Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, 24 Oct; Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, 25 Oct; Astor Lounge, Perth, 1 Nov; and Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, 16 Nov.

GET YOUR PJS ON Patrick James has spent a fair chunk of time recently touring around the country, and he’ll be back out on the road soon, touring his soon-to-be-released EP Broken Lines: Beav’s Bar, Geelong, 29 Aug; Corner Hotel, Melbourne, 30 Aug; Fly By Night, Fremantle, 6 Sep; Lizottes Newcastle, 12 Sep (AA); Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, 13 Sep; Transit Bar, Canberra, 18 Sep; and Old Museum, Brisbane, 26 Sep.

FRIENDS FLY TOGETHERFollowing a run of shows supporting Violent Soho across Australia, Tasmanian quartet Luca Brasi are taking the headline slot on the Get Sad, See Mates tour, playing tracks from their latest punk rock gem, By A Thread. Catch them 29 Aug, Wyndham Youth Resources Centre, Melbourne; 6 Sep, Spectrum, Sydney; 10 Sep, BIGSOUND, Brisbane; 13 Sep, The Lab, Brisbane (2pm AA supporting The Bennies) and Crowbar, Brisbane (evening); 20 Sep, Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne; 10 Oct, Amplifier Bar, Perth; and 11 Oct, Prince Of Wales, Bunbury.

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LES THE RIGHT ONE INSir Les Patterson might be one of the more enigmatic Australian characters out there, so it’s no wonder his unique face translates so well to paint. Tim Storrier, usually known for his landscapes, has taken out the Packing Room Prize – awarded by the gallery curators of the Archibald Prize exhibition – for his painting of Sir Les. The finalists for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes will all also be on view 19 Jul – 28 Sep at the Art Gallery Of NSW, which includes Wendy Sharpe’s portrait of Ash Flanders (pictured), currently starring in Belvoir’s Hedda Gabler.

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NAT GEO LIVE Behind every great National Geographic story, there’s an explorer who travels to the wildest places above and below the earth to bring back epic tales of adventure and discovery. National Geographic Live presents Coral, Fire, & Ice: Explore Secret Underwater Worlds with David Doubilet on 3 Aug; and Extreme Adventure on the Edge: Vertical Feats and the Man Who Can Fly – Bryan Smith, 4 Oct at Heath Ledger Theatre.

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PROSE THE LORD Embrace all that the English language can offer by heading along to Perth Poetry Club, 26 Jul, where local favourite Jackson will be reading new work and some old gems between 2pm and 4pm. Entry is free though a donation is encouraged, while if you fancy yourself a poet (and may not know it), then get down early – there’s some open mic on offer too.

THE NEXT BEST THINGSeven crack musicians running through one of the most revered catalogues in rock music – that’s what you can bank on when you sign up for the Dire Straits Experience. Put together by original Straits member Chris White, the world renowned act are visiting Australia for the first time this spring, playing 3 Oct at Perth Concert Hall.

THE HORROR!Indie-pop-punkers Horror My Friend launch their debut EP A Million Hands, out 8 Aug, 6 Sep at Ya Ya’s.

MARCIA MARCIA MARCIAIconic Aussie artist Marcia Hines will be making her return to the touring circuit alongside her six-piece backing band. The mammoth two-month tour hits Perth 28 Aug at Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre; and 29 Aug, Astor Theatre.

MIAMI VIBESMiami Horror return to Australia from their new LA home in honour of new single Wild Motion (Set It Free). 27 Sep at Red Earth Arts Festival, Karratha and 28 Sep at Newport Hotel.

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ISLAND IN THE SUNChappelle’s Show writer and performer Donnell Rawlings (aka Ashy Larry), documentary filmmaker, broadcaster and author John Safran and Aussie comedy favourite Claire Hooper are just some of the 25 comedy acts heading to Rottnest Island for Rottofest, 19 – 21 Sep, with the previously announced Andy Bull, Panama, Coin Banks, Woodlock, Rainy Day Women and more making up the music contingent.

ROGER THATTim Rogers plays an intimate solo show at Mojo’s on 27 Jul. After two decades in the spotlight, as frontman of You Am I, on the theatre stage, as a writer for the likes of The Monthly, and as an AFL nut, he returns home for his set, with support from David Craft.

ROCKABYE CRIBBThe Decline’s Dan Cribb has a solo project, Dan Cribb & The Isolated, who are headed on tour this August. With a new drummer and brand tunes, they play Rosemount Hotel, 8 Aug, with support from Jupiter Zeus, Project Redlight, 88 To Yesterday and Brufield; an acoustic set at Monkey Bar with Varial, Mark Neal and Noah Skape; and Newport Hotel with Mezzanine, The Disappointed and White Oak & Stuyvesant.

A LITTLE SCALYThree-piece Perth psych-rockers Reptillluminati launch their debut Voodoo Cowboys, recorded over only two hours, on 20 Aug at The Bird, with help from Man The Clouds and Brown & Kaan.


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LOOKING GOOD2013 was a good year for Davey Craddock & The Spectacles, with this year already throwing it’s fair share of plaudits their way. They keep the good times rolling following some big single launches earlier this year with gigs at Mojo’s on 24 (with David Craft) and 26 Jul (with Abbe May, Davey solo), as well as the Radiothon Party on 15 Aug at The Bakery.

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HE’S GOT A FRIEND IN NIEVEAcclaimed pianist and Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Steve Nieve will be heading Down Under this September for a run of shows in which he pays tribute to long-time collaborator Elvis Costello. Playing in Costello’s backing band The Attractions and, later, The Imposters, Nieve has also contributed to the London songwriter’s solo albums, so he’s well and truly across the canon.17 Sep at the State Theatre.

GUILTY CATALYSTIt’ll be a meeting of MC minds as Detroit-based performer Guilty Simpson teams up with Sydney-bred DJ and producer Katalyst for a string of Australian shows next month. The pair first collaborated together on Quakers self-titled LP, and since then Simpson and Katalyst have been ferreting away at consequent cooperative works. Aussie and Kiwi audiences will likely be among the first to hear some exclusive previews of the duo’s forthcoming 2015 full-length, as well as favoured classics. Catch them at Mojo’s, 7 Aug.

AROUND THE OUTSIDE360 will be supported this September by Funk Volume co-founder Hopsin, long-term collaborator PEZ, 20-year-old Sydney producer Miracle and UK’s Lunar C. Helen Groome aka Gossling will also make a guest appearance in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne and Adelaide for Boys Like You and Price Of Fame. Catch them at Metro City, 19 Sep and Astor Theatre, 20 Sep.

SIGMA STIGMAHaving impressed global audiences with single Nobody To Love, producers Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie, aka Sigma return to Australia this August. They bring with them their signature drum and bass tunes, honed from years of creating fresh house jams for labels such as Hospital and Viper recordings and Bingo. They play Villa Nightclub, 9 Aug.

ALL STAR LINE-UPThe Doug Anthony All Stars have announced a second Perth show for 10 Sep, having sold out Regal Theatre on 11 Sep in just two days. The group, consisting of beloved Aus comedians Tim Ferguson, Paul McDermott and Paul Livingston will bring their smutty live show back, following sell-out gigs in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.

STAY A LITTLE LONGERNew Zealand sibling wunderkinds Broods have just added a Queensland and WA date to their Splendour In The Grass visit, with the pair now playing a headline show 9 Aug at Causeway Bar. Their mesmerising take on electronic-infused dream-pop has caused rapture right around the world, and with their debut album Evergreen set to drop a few weeks after their visit, this is your chance to jump into the fire before it erupts.

THE BIGGEST WINNERJillian Michaels, American Biggest Loser coach and fitness expert, will bring her motivational live tour Maximise Your Life to Australia for the first time come October, offering two hours of sage life advice to Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. The Perth leg gets physical at Perth Concert hall on 26 Oct.


up boy named Finn and his cool talking-dog pal Jake, but as the show has progressed it seems to have liberally borrowed elements from sources as diverse as HP Lovecraft, David Lynch and Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki in crafting its own unique style and sensibility.

“It can be enjoyed, at varying levels, by third graders, art historians, and cosplay fans,” wrote Emily Nussbaum, television critic for The New Yorker. “It’s also the type of show that’s easy to write off as ‘stoner humour’, which may be why it took me a while to drop the snotty attitude, to open up and admit the truth: Adventure Time is one of the most

funny,” he told an interviewer in the US. “We do a lot of sad episodes and dark episodes, but, yeah, it’s true that they’re always partying to electronic music with, like, skeletons buried in the ground right below them.”

Ward’s objective with Adventure Time was simple, and one that will strike a chord with many creative people: he wanted to make something he would enjoy himself. “I like making children’s television,” he said. “And the point going into this was to make stuff that I would have liked when I was a kid. That’s what I’m interested in doing: making stuff that’s going to blow kids’ minds for the first time.”

He tells another interviewer, “Sometimes I recognise a joke that reminds me of something that I would’ve busted up at as a kid. I’m happy when I see those kinds of jokes. Because the show is for kids more than anyone else, but most of the time we are just trying to crack ourselves up and trying not to worry about much other than that.”

philosophically risky and, often, emotionally affecting shows on TV. It’s beautiful and funny and stupid and smart, in about equal parts, as well as willing to explore uneasy existential questions, like what it means to go on when the story you’re in has ended.”

It’s still primarily for kids, of course, but grown-up viewers can come away from any given ten-minute episode feeling a strange combination of giddiness and melancholia, which is a dichotomy that tickles series creator Pendleton Ward. “I think that contrast is really

It’s perhaps not what you might expect from a TV station like Cartoon Network, but the station does pride itself on defying expectations and transcending stereotypes in its programming, something Curtis Lelash, its Vice President of Comedy Animation,

was keen to point out during his recent visit to Australia.

“What drives our thinking is that we’re looking for

the most unique and surprising characters and storytelling in our projects,” says Lelash, an animation buff who had a stint at DreamWorks developing the likes

of How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu

Panda before joining Cartoon Network. “At Cartoon

Network, we’ve done that since the early days of Powerpuff Girls and Johnny Bravo, and you see it now with Adventure Time and Regular Show – they’re things that seem weird and risky to begin with but that also turn out to be beloved and broadly entertaining. One of the taglines we’ve had at the network is ‘Fun. Funnier. Fearless.’”

“THEY’RE ALWAYS PARTYING TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC WITH, LIKE, SKELETONS BURIED IN THE GROUND RIGHT BELOW THEM.”

Adventure Time doesn’t always colour inside the lines, and that’s a big part of what makes this genre-bending animated series the wild,

weird treat that it is. At first glance it may seem like a knowingly hip riff on the surreal adventures of a hyped-

You don’t need drugs to appreciate Adventure Time – you can respect the bigger picture by simply looking at the finer details, writes Guy Davis. He talks to the Cartoon Network’s Curtis Lelash.

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Lelash’s role has him overseeing all new comedy productions at Cartoon Network as well as supervising the shorts development program, which he describes an “an experimental and rapid way to develop new projects”.

“For instance, the people who saw the seven-minute short that led to Regular Show said, ‘I’m not sure what this is or where it’s going to go... but, man, that was a lot of fun,’” laughs Lelash. “Or in the case of Adventure Time, well, ‘a boy and his dog’ hardly seems like an idea that might excite you at first, but we were interested in nurturing the talent of people who could create complex worlds that could drive stories over seasons. In animation you hear certain types of pitches over and over again, but we’re about finding people who can execute them in new and interesting ways, who can kick down the door with their unique vision.”

That’s partly what brought Lelash to Australia recently. “In looking for those unique voices we go all over the world, and having heard how well the likes of Adventure Time and Regular Show were received here in Australia, I was really keen to come. I think there’s a similarity in comic

THE VOICES OF ADVENTURE TIMEJEREMY SHADA – FINN THE HUMANSeventeen-year-old acting/rapping/singing prodigy Jeremy Shada got his start in commercials and theatre before a bit part in Lost – and some goading on his agent’s part – helped put him in a position to audition for the role of Finn in 2009, who had been voiced previously by Jeremy’s older brother David in Adventure Time’s pilot in 2006.

JOHN DIMAGGIO – JAKE THE DOGSince scoring the role of breakout character Bender ‘Bending’ Rodriguez on Matt Groening’s cult series Futurama, veteran voice-man John DiMaggio has further lent his vocal talents to a diverse array of popular animated properties, including several DC Comics and Marvel titles, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Kim Possible and Ben 10.

HYNDEN WALCH – PRINCESS BUBBLEGUMCareer voice actress Hynden Walch has almost certainly been on your TV, even if you didn’t quite know it – she previously gave life to characters such as Teen Titans’ Starfire, Harley Quinn on The Batman and the Royal Flush Gang’s tragic Ace in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited before taking on the royal role.

TOM KENNY – THE ICE KINGSpongeBob SquarePants himself, Tom Kenny, barely needs an introduction for fans of the animated art form but, in case you didn’t know, he also provided vocal work for Eduardo in Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends, Heffer Wolfe in Rocko’s Modern Life, Spyro from the Spyro The Dragon franchise, and the Mayor and Narrator in The Powerpuff Girls. Trust us, you know his work.

OLIVIA OLSON – MARCELINE, THE VAMPIRE QUEENTwenty-two-year-old Olivia Olson has the sparsest CV of the Adventure Time cast, but her previous performances – as Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in Phineas And Ferb and the girl who sang All I Want For Christmas Is You in Love Actually (2003) – display a maturity and polish that belies her relative youth.

sensibility; we’re a good match tonally.”

The search brought Lelash to Melbourne animation company Bogan Entertainment Solutions, which is producing two programs, the anime-influenced Exchange Student Zero and the surfers-versus-creatures romp Monster Beach, for Cartoon Network. (Monster Beach is scheduled to premiere on Cartoon Network this October; Exchange Student Zero has a 2015 release date.) “We are really looking forward to introducing the world to a taste of what Australia can offer.”


started meeting up and doing things more regularly. It’s just a matter of being so spread out; our drummer [Larry Herweg] lives in Los Angeles, which is the entire width of the country away from the rest of us. So we’re not the type of band that practices every week. So the band kind of slowed down to a complete stop, and we were only doing things together when we had shows. I feel like the larger part of the time between records was spent in a kind of dormancy, with us not doing anything, and trying to rediscover the love of music because I think some of that was lost from going at it so hard for so long. Once that spark happened again, everything kind of flowed at a normal pace again. Bryan [Herweg] and I started meeting up more regularly. The record came together, writing-wise, over a period of about 12 months, which is barely normal for our records. So yeah, I think it was just a matter of recharging the batteries.”

There was another spanner in the works when it came to getting back that energy. Laurent Schroeder-Lebec, a founding member of Pelican and one of the main songwriters within the band, announced suddenly he was leaving in June 2012, as they were beginning to put the pieces together towards Forever Becoming. While the split was amicable – Schroeder-Lebec announced that, unfortunately, his heart wasn’t in it anymore – and he had been mostly absent during that “dormant” period, it was just another obstacle to the continued resurgence of Pelican.

“You know, Laurent hadn’t been touring with us since 2011, which is when we started touring with Dallas [Thomas], who ended up joining the band right around that time because he was touring with us. But, you know, he did come and finish the album with us and everything. So in a way, it still feels really natural and it just feels like the evolution and progression of the band. This last tour, the last one we just did with Tombs, we did hit a lot of

Pelican may have lost their love for music in the four years between albums, but it’s definitely back now. Trevor de Brauw spells it out to Cam Findlay.

“It seems fitting, listening to Pelican’s music, that the band hail from Chicago,” begins the band’s official press release. Simple

words, but not without meaning. The Windy City is one of the cornerstones of instrumental music, with the developing experimental, jazz-influenced scene leading to bands like Tortoise and Gastr del Sol following the same creative line as their Canadian counterparts like Thee Silver Mt, Zion and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Pelican, however, took that energy and turned it into an admonition against assuming all instrumental post-rock bands were the same, or even alike; their sound, stemming from the ‘90s punk and grunge scenes, is fast, direct and uncomplicated. What We All Come To Need, their well received 2009 release, saw the four-piece travel all over the map, with extended tours in the US and Europe. But then, there was almost nothing. Last year’s Forever Becoming was both the record fans had been waiting for, and also the capstone on what had been a quiet four years.

“I think it just feels really good to be playing anywhere right now,” Trevor de Brauw laughs when asked how the current album tour is going. “ Y’know, we don’t pursue the band as a job anymore, which is something we were kind of trying to do for several years. Now, we tour closer to six weeks out of the year than six months. Really, wherever we go, it just feels really good to get in front of an audience and play these songs. You sometimes forget, when you’re working and you don’t really have time to put into as much touring as you used to, how great it is to play live in front of people, you know, a few times in a few weeks. It’s always meant a lot to us but it’s

even more of a precious experience now. I mean, if it’s Europe or the States or even Australia, were we haven’t been for an untold number of years,” he chuckles, “It’s exciting for us.”

The obvious energy de Brauw conveys is something of a relief, considering it’s the exact opposite that led to the band disappearing for so long. By his own admission, they lost their love for music.

“[Having jobs and families] kind of slowed things down, but then again a lot of things slowed things down,” he says. “What it was was that we were dormant for a fair chunk of time. We toured until the end of 2009, and then in 2010 we played, I don’t know, four or five shows for the whole year. We were rarely seeing each other, and it wasn’t later until 2011 that we really

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WHEN & WHERE: 27 Jul, Rosemount Hotel

“I DON’T KNOW. I MISS THE PAST, BUT I LIVE IN THE PRESENT.”

venues up the coast that we’d been to a few times before. There was a sense of nostalgia there, because obviously there’s a lot of stuff that had happened on tour when we were with Laurent, and those kind of things stay with you. So yeah, there is some sense of… I don’t know. I miss the past, but I live in the present. I’m really happy with where the band is right now, and what we’re doing. So there’s not too much looking back, unless it’s fondly sometimes.

“I really feel like the transition occurred naturally. It felt less like a jarring event where a member left and we scrambled to replace him. It was more like this really gradual transition. It was like we were transforming and morphing, and the fact that writing this record is part of that progression… the whole thing felt like, well, growing, in a way.”

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the music they were creating, focused on writing songs that spoke honestly to them, removing the fear and paranoia from their egos. “You’ve got to trust yourself,” McFarland stresses. “If you’re too busy asking for other people’s opinions then you’re not busy enough making music that you think you’re going to enjoy yourself.”

Jungle call Shepherd’s Bush home, but McFarland admits he doesn’t think they consciously made a west London sounding record. “Obviously people draw comparisons between Gorillaz and stuff like because Damon [Albarn]’s based in west London, and our label [XL Recordings] is based there too. But it’s more of a subconscious thing – you pick up the energy. You spend so long living in an area that’s busy, you have to digest information so quickly in order to keep up with the pace of life here, and that translates into your subconscious, definitely.

“Also, Shepherd’s Bush is a massive culture clash,” he continues. “You have a huge Australian population, South African, Irish, Afro-Caribbean, Saudi Arabian community. So there’s loads of different

As teenagers they wanted to be “the next Libertines”, but thankfully Jungle found their own soul groove. Co-founder T (Tom McFarland) lets Benny Doyle into his circle of trust.

“I’d like you to know me as T ‘cause I think we’re friends now, we’ve had a good chat, so that would be good, man.”

A casual 20-minute conversation – that’s all you need to be welcomed into the Jungle family. And The Music fast finds out that this is very much a family. Still fresh to the stage, having only taken the project live last October, the London collective arrive for Splendour ‘14 and will be fronting up as a five-piece unit, made up of good friends with incredible talents.

“It’s so cool to share the experiences with people that you love and trust,” smiles Tom McFarland, aka T. “I’m very much of the opinion that they’re as much a part of Jungle as I am and as J is, because I can step off stage and I can let those musicians stand there and represent the emotion and ethos of the project, and that’s a really cool place to be. Everyone that we work with really represents [the group] in their own individual way, and at the end of the day, Jungle is bigger than all of us, so it’s just about our little individual contributions towards that greater picture.”

The modern soul act have created a stir in the past 12 months, no doubt aided by the fact that the duo at the heart of the group simply go by ‘T’ and ‘J’ ( Josh Lloyd-Watson), and that, oh, no one knows what the fuck they look like. Listen to their self-titled debut, however, and you quickly discover that those superficial elements are probably the most boring things going on with Jungle, the new record sounding lived-in in the smoothest of ways.

McFarland laughs when talking album flow, admitting almost sheepishly that the band’s sound guy played a crucial part in organising the tracklist. But he gets serious when discussing the record’s accomplished edge, saying the songs “are such an intrinsic part of who we are”.

“We use a lot of found sounds,” he says. “I go and make field recordings – I love sitting, like watching a boxing match in east London and you’re just sitting there with your recorder, and then you take it home, put your headphones on and close your eyes, and you’re immediately back in that space with the crowd and the

sound of the bell and the shuffling of the feet on the canvas. And trying to get things like that into our music takes it to another dimension. It’s almost like bringing the energy of 1000 people into a track, and that makes it feel warm and much more stable and emotionally secure.”

MYSTERIOUS SPECIES

WHAT: Jungle (XL/Remote Control)

“JUNGLE IS BIGGER THAN ALL OF US, SO IT’S JUST ABOUT OUR LITTLE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THAT GREATER PICTURE.”

food, music, smells, sights, sounds.” And although it closed last year, there was always the shining beacon to Aussie expat hedonism in London, the Shepherd’s Bush Walkabout. “The amount of times I nearly ran over people dressed as like Super Mario on a Sunday night,” McFarland cackles.

So what is Jungle? According to McFarland, it’s the result of 25 years of being alive. “Naturally you digest so much culture and information and life in your existence as you grow up,” he finishes, “and sharing those experiences [with J] makes them more vivid when you come back to explaining them a little bit more.”

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After a childhood spent

scraping in fights and

running away from their

parents, music became the

centre of Lloyd-Watson

and McFarland’s universe

around the age of 15 when

they started their first

band – “We thought we

were going to be the next

Libertines or something,”

he chuckles. However,

things really came to a

head last year when the

pair, dissatisfied with


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Kieran Shudall might make light of weak jokes and DJ hyperbole, but he does believe Circa Waves can “become the greatest band in the world”. Benny Doyle finds out how.

“Chill out, play guitar and eat curry.” It’s not exactly the glamorous life when Kieran Shudall is at home. In fact, it could

be the existence of any 20-something commoner if it wasn’t for his weekend excursions, which see Shudall and his pals in Circa Waves jetting around to working farms and wild fields, sharing rock’n’roll with thousands at some of the world’s biggest festivals.

The Liverpudlians had the privilege of playing the Saturday lunchtime slot on the Other Stage at Glastonbury this year, although Shudall thinks that performing at Leeds Festival will be the “highlight of the year” for him. However, the Glasto set was memorable for plenty of reasons, though none of which are tied to the frontman’s tongue-in-cheek proclamation that Metallica’s James Hetfield was going to join Circa Waves on stage.

“I thought it would be quite funny to make a joke, I wasn’t being a dick,” Shudall explains with a chuckle. “I’ve never seen so many people hating on a [headliner], but it seems to happen every time at Glastonbury where there’s a headliner people don’t like and then they do the show and the next day everyone’s like, ‘Oh, they were really good.’ That happened with Mumford & Sons [in 2013], and Metallica and Kasabian now. But you’ve got to remember, all these bands that get booked by Glastonbury, there’s a reason why they headline, because they’re actually pretty good at what they do.”

Shudall is still getting used to his own meteoric rise with Circa Waves, a band formed out of necessity mid-last year when the singer/guitarist’s average world exploded after a single SoundCloud upload started doing all sorts of incredible things online.

“Young Chasers that we just released, I wrote it in the morning in the bedroom, uploaded it [and then it all kicked off ],” he remembers, speaking of the catalyst for the band’s swelling popularity. “I think [to myself ], ‘What if I was busy that day, I didn’t pick up the guitar that morning, I just went out to the shops or something? Who knows where we’d be?’”

This instant interest led him to calling up a bunch of musician pals that he knew: not really well, but enough to

on the fly. In the live arena, this has forced the band to hammer together a setlist made up of almost every track they’ve written, though Shudall is still trying to keep a few cuts close to his chest with anticipation steadily building for a debut fell-length set to drop early next year.

“Hopefully by February people will be ready for the album and gagging to hear it,” he enthuses. “It’s probably 50 per cent of those hooky sort of rock songs, [but it’s] very eclectic, every song is quite different. The songs work in both ways, in like a raucous, underground club where the kids go a bit mad or [in front of ] 10,000 people. We didn’t set out to design the songs in that way, but it’s been a lucky thing that’s happened.”

convince them to fix up, plug in and work Shudall’s raw demos into stage-ready, hook-laden bursts of indie-rock perfection. Since then the four lads have been getting to know each other as the world gets to know Circa Waves, and although the band’s founder is still the chief songwriter, the other gents haven’t been

RIDING THE WAVE OF HYPE

WHAT: Circa Waves (Dew Process/Virgin)

WHEN & WHERE: 23 Jul, Astor Theatre

“WHAT IF I WAS BUSY THAT DAY, I DIDN’T PICK UP THE GUITAR THAT MORNING, I JUST WENT OUT TO THE SHOPS OR SOMETHING? WHO KNOWS WHERE WE’D BE?”

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No matter what the future holds for Circa

Waves though, Shudall can always take comfort

in the knowledge that for a moment, one of

his tunes held the title of ‘Hottest Record’

in the world. He can’t help but laugh.

“That’s quite funny, I mean Zane Lowe has a hottest

record in the world every day [on BBC Radio 1], but it’s

pretty cool to have someone like him play your track and

say how much he likes it. When you’re writing songs you

never expect anything like that, but [it’s great that] it’s

happened. It gives you a bit of confidence and makes you

believe you can become the greatest band in the world.”

shy in putting their own

personal stamp on the

songs by playing them

“louder and harder” than

Shudall ever envisaged.

“You just become a

family,” smiles the

frontman. It’s like

going on a constant

holiday with your mates,

except you play some

gigs in between.”

As things stand with

any fast ascent, however,

Circa Waves have been

making things work


Was a time when English pop-rockers The 1975 were total misfits in their hometown scene. Annabel Maclean chats with the now international chart-topping darlings’ frontman Matthew Healy about the unexpected side of success.

Every now and then a band gets really big, really quickly. Manchester-raised lads The 1975 are one of these bands. But, as Matthew

Healy points out, the band’s journey to the top didn’t happen overnight and even after two years on the road, they’re still adjusting to their newfound lifestyle and fame. “Yesterday I was in Finland, I go to Portugal on Thursday and I’m in Glasgow today,” Healy begins. “It’s just been kind of relentless for 18 months. We went out on our first tour as The 1975 and we played to about 75, 100 people and that was in December 2012 and we’ve not really stopped since then.

“It’s just been this kind of gradual progression and we’re trying to take everything in. We’ve realised that that has to be done a lot more retrospectively because at the time, I really don’t know what’s happening a lot of the time and it’s only months later that you realise that some of the things that you’ve been doing have been quite remarkable.”

Indeed, the likes of Liam Gallagher and The Killers have attended their shows and this year alone they’ve played SXSW, Coachella, Glastonbury and Big Day Out and have their first Splendour In The Grass experience around the corner. “I think a lot of people when they get in our position, they try and play it cool to a certain extent but I hold no reservations about how excited I get,” Healy admits, speaking of playing alongside and mingling with bands such as The Rolling Stones.

“It’s actually been quite nice. I’ve realised that I need to be slightly less conditioned to the people I see around me because, like, one of my best mates John is now in our band - he always played saxophone on the records but we never had him out live. We’ve been on tour for two years and he’s never been on a world tour. So he’s surrounded by all these people and it’s really new for him. It’s great for me to remind myself. He still gets very excited and he still runs around getting selfies with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica and stuff like that.”

But, even though Healy says he’s less conditioned around the bands and people he’s now meeting, at the

“We were such an odd band. We cared a lot about our music but we seemed to not really care about the progression of our band whatsoever… One time we went on tour and we changed the name of our band every night. We would be a band that every band in Manchester knew and had played with and had been supported by but had absolutely no fan base. We kind of existed outside the Manchester scene.”

Now of course they have a huge fan base, The 1975 are heading Down Under. “It’s going to be amazing,” he reckons. “We love festivals. Our shows in Australia sold out in ten seconds or something insane so I’m

end of the day he’s got

a “job to do”. “When

you walk out and you’re

supporting The Rolling

Stones, that is a fantastic

idea which we were very,

very proud of and excited

about it but the reality

of it was that we were

walking out to 50,000

people with a job to

do. People always talk

TIMELY SURPRISE

WHEN & WHERE: 24 Jul, Capitol;

26 Jul, Splendour In The Grass

“ONE TIME WE WENT ON TOUR AND WE CHANGED THE NAME OF OUR BAND EVERY NIGHT.”

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just looking forward to them – I wouldn’t say

more – but obviously there’s a lot of personal

involvement in our shows. We’ve become really

popular really quickly and a lot of these shows are

the first time that people are seeing us live so it’s

really important for us for it [solo shows] to be

an actualisation of everything that they’re kind of

wanted from the band. We just want people to be

in the room with us and that’s what it’s about.”

That, and the wonderment of Healy’s hairdos.

“I don’t really think about my hair, George

[Daniel, drummer] cut my hair. Everyone talks

about it so much. At the moment it’s tied up

in a ponytail thing if you’re that interested.”

about trying to take in

the moment but at that

time that’s not your right.

Your responsibility is to

create the moment and

then you can experience

it retrospectively. A lot

of the time I’m caught

up in what I’m doing

and then maybe an

hour later or a day later

I’m like ‘Fucking hell,

that was mental.’”

And it is mental,

especially considering

The 1975 have been

together since they

were young teenagers.


Bixel Boys are shaking up the US EDM scene with their #BigRoomUnderground sound, DJ Ian MacPherson explains to Cyclone.

Bixel Boys’ very name may evoke partying adultescents, but the LA DJ/producers are repping a grown-up dance music as part

of America’s swelling counter-EDM movement. “There’s a lot of people out here that kind of affiliate themselves with using a computer more as a tool to make music, instead of making ‘EDM’,” says Ian MacPherson. Bixel Boys’ aim is to deliver “really rad new-sounding music” – the stuff of bloggers’ dreams. MacPherson and cohort Robert May have strong Australian ties, too, being down with Sweat

It Out! (SIO!), the

label founded by

the late Ajax. Now

they’re touring for

the first time.

Many assume that

Bixel Boys originate

from LA’s hipster

Venice. MacPherson

laughs. “I think it was

the way our official bio

was written – a lot of

people thought that we

were actually [based]

in Venice – but the

way it goes is Rob and

I actually met through

a mutual friend. I was

born in La Jolla [in

San Diego] and then

raised in San Francisco,

and Rob was born in

Michigan, but then

we met in LA. But

our first real parties,

where we started

DJing a lot more seriously, were at this basement in Venice.” MacPherson, promoting the infamous No Shirt/No Shoes rooftop pool parties in downtown LA, encountered Australians who introduced him to SIO! – and Yolanda Be Cool. “I loved all the music – I thought it was super eclectic and bouncy and fun. It could go really big or it could be really housey. I really bonded with that identity.” When it came to hustling their own productions, Bixel Boys’ “first pick” was SIO! – and the label pounced on 2013’s debut EP, Black December. Bixel Boys’ sound is an ever-mutating mix of house, techno, bass and urban, the pair even hatching their own hashtag, #BigRoomUnderground. “We try to approach every song just in a vacuum – as if there was no song prior and no song coming after it,” MacPherson explains. “I think what we try to do is really approach everything from a standpoint [of ] more like a band… So, when we’re approaching things, we want to just do our best, regardless of whatever constraint that may be put on dance music.” Their latest release is the Empire EP, again on SIO!, its hypnotic title track suitably subliminal – and unclassifiable. “It’s really hard to DJ,” MacPherson says somewhat proudly.

Bixel Boys are working on fresh music – and pursuing collaborations. “Actually, we were just in the studio with Blood Diamonds the other day. I’m excited to do something really weird and experimental there.” Fans should expect the unexpected when Bixel Boys hit Ambar this month. “We’re actually building a set just for this tour.” MacPherson hints at edits – and “fun twists”. “There’s a lot of singalong moments.”

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND

WHEN & WHERE: 18 Jul, Ambar

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The guy you might recognise from Pond and Mink Mussel Creek by his afro, “Shiny” Joe Ryan has written his own solo album. Cam Findlay catches up with him.

Tame Impala, born out of the terraced houses and backyard parties of our own inner city suburbs, is still probably the biggest psych band in the world.

Don’t let that obscure the creative environment that led to that fact, however. Kevin Parker and Jay Watson are just two parts of a wildly inventive and resourceful group of guys that have also given rise to Mink Mussel Creek, Pond and, in certain ways, equally glorious local bands like The Growl. If you live in Perth, chances are you know one of these guys, and the fact an eclectic wardrobe and big hair are almost prerequisites. Cue: “Shiny” Joe Ryan. Ryan has long been a member of those terraced houses and backyard parties, and his first solo release, The Cosmic Microwave Background, obviously hints at the same themes that make up Tame Impala’s albums.

“I don’t really know where the name came from, it just really seemed like a good idea at the time,” Ryan chuckles. “But I guess it’s cool that it’s an actual phenomena, so to speak. I don’t know; I didn’t really know what I was going to name it until the end. I heard the term ‘cosmic microwave background’ from somewhere. You know, there’s always these big space conversations going on with us. I heard it, and I thought, ‘Yeah, that’s pretty cool,’ so that’s what it became.”

The album has definite ties to the reverb-and-distortion-heavy, epic psych-rock of the previously mentioned bands

– as an oft-member of

MMC and Pond, he

can’t really escape it. “It

was really the first time

I recorded by myself

without the critical ear

of Mr Jay Watson and

all those other guys,”

Ryan laughs. “They

usually let me know if

something’s a bit too

far-fetched, or just silly.

Actually, I played Jay

some of the songs I was

writing, and he was like,

‘Oh, I really like that

song, why don’t you

write that for Pond?’

I’m like, ‘Oh, do you

want it?’ So he took my

best two or three songs,

but you know, they’re

going on a Pond album

anyway,” he laughs again.

“It was something

I wanted to do by

myself, apart from all the other stuff. It’s been a few years in the making. Five or six of the songs were written while I was in Berlin, but then I realised it was only half an hour long, so I had to write a few more songs. It’s kinda written in two parts. The rest was pretty much written in Perth. I picked up a cheap upright piano and that’s where most of the ballad sort of stuff came from. But you know, it was kinda written in between everything else. There was never really any rush to get it finished. I was really content to just walk away for a couple of weeks and come back with a fresh perspective, which meant a lot of the songs changed through the process. Some of them ended up entirely different, but I’m pretty happy with how it all turned out in the end.”

ALL THAT SHINES

WHAT: The Cosmic Microwave Background

(Spinning Top/ADA)

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Genre-defiers The Acid came together under serendipitous circumstances. One of trio’s producers, Ry X, tells Carley Hall the connection will inspire their art-based output far beyond their first album.

When three sonic artists met by chance one night, it was the musical equivalent of love at first sight. With a sound that skips across

genres but always within an overarching raw electro framework, the praise and take-up for The Acid has been swift. The trio comprises Californian producer Steve Nalepa, British electronic don Adam Freeland and Australian LA/Berlin-based Ry X, who says the meeting was one as inspiring then as it is now, despite

each residing in different parts of the world.

“It’s hard, you know, there is quite a lot of movement for me physically, and with the other boys being based between California and the UK it does create a need for some stuff that we don’t love quite a lot, which is the transportation and logistics. Sometimes we have to fly fifteen hours or something to make sure that we’re there with each other but we’re all committed to that so that makes a big difference.

“There’s a lot of big respect and admiration for each other, which really helps. That allows you to give the work a certain creative

explosion. I think it’s important to allow that bit of explosion and to make sure you’re creating time in your life to pay homage to that connection that you have.”

The boys released their self-titled EP in April, the single, Animal, penned within 24 hours of their first session. The effortless, “genreless” sound on impending album, Liminal, is something Ry X says is inherent to their creative process, coupled with a strong will to not allow commercials tags to shackle it.

“Yes, it’s a dream,” he sighs. “At the moment it’s quite beautiful that the rest of the community are listening and turn around and go ‘Oh, we don’t know where to put this, we have to describe this band as genreless.’ It does offer us freedom and it does reflect how we feel. We’re much more about bringing different elements; we’re not trying to follow a genre or capture something so we can belong within a context.”

The Acid’s slot on the Splendour In The Grass 2014 line-up follows a sizeable run of international dates, Ry X and co happily anticipating sharing their ineffable sound with a no doubt attentive crowd down under. Aside from some home-turf performance nerves, the Australian native is looking forward to hanging among his Northern NSW childhood friends and family.

“I’m staring out my apartment right now in the middle of Berlin and it’s a rainy beautiful city, so it’s hard to imagine what’s happening down there,” he admits. “Byron’s really my second home. My dad’s been living there for 15 years or more, so rather staying in a hotel after the gig I get to go back to a beach shack and hang with my dad, you know; it makes it extra special.”

CONTINENTS COLLIDE

WHAT: Liminal (Infectious/Liberator)

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Savvy marketer? Son of a billionaire? Emerging US EDM star Henry Fong tells Cyclone how he’s really paying the bills.

Henry Fong has generated buzz as a DJ/producer, but he’s also sparked wild rumours – surely a sign he’s officially made it. Is this mystery man

from Orlando, Florida really the son of Hong Kong’s elderly real estate billionaire Henry Fong Yun Wah? Apparently not – and the dreadlocked Fong has no clue where that came from. “I think it may have started when someone wrote an article about him and put my picture in it by accident.” Fong evidently enjoys the joke.

In fact, Fong’s origins are much humbler. He began DJing as “a hobby” and, significantly, “to pay the bills” while attending the University of Central Florida. “I was studying marketing and it took me until I graduated, had an internship and started to look for jobs to realise that I just wanted to see if I could push DJing and production further.” He’d move to LA to “network”.

Fong’s sound is a composite of big room house, electro and progressive – but he might add a twist, last year’s Hot Steppa a mutant reggae anthem. “I used to listen to tons of reggae – from old classics to dancehall to white boy, slightly stooped, pepper-type bands!” he divulges. Fong has likewise remixed Zedd’s Stay The Night, featuring Hayley Williams.

Since issuing Stand Up through OWSLA, Fong is promoting his bouncy Slapjack collab with Melbourne’s Reece Low via Doorn Records. “It was really fun to make that track with Reece. It has a little bit of a

Melbourne feel mixed with my big room/electro sound – and I’m really happy with that balance. It’s one of my favourite tracks to play out.”

Many a superstar DJ consolidates his success with an ‘artist’ album – but Fong is holding off. “For now I feel like the industry responds well to singles. I’m really into making DJ tunes right now that I can play in my sets. I started as a DJ, so that’s always been the focus for me.”

There’s a growing counter-EDM movement Stateside – and even Fong has observed the scene is going “back to its roots”. But he reckons that, rather than being superseded, EDM is expanding.

“It feels like, as listeners get more familiar with dance music, they start to explore new genres. I think a lot of the music now is drawing influences from some of the old-school dance music records. My outlook on all of it is very positive – there is party or festival music for people who want to party, then there is deeper, groovier stuff for the more mature dance music listener. Each has its purpose – and neither group should criticise the other.” One love, indeed.

Fong has heard good things about the Oz circuit from buddy Tommy Trash. The American aims to drop “some unique tracks a lot of other DJs aren’t playing”, including his own edits of hip hop club bangers. “I’m really excited to play for a completely new crowd of people. The music [culture] there [in Australia] seems to be a bit different and I’m excited to try out some new tracks. Also I’m definitely excited to go surfing in my time off!”

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WHEN & WHERE: 18 Jul, Parker

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LA ROUXTrouble In ParadiseUniversal

English singer Elly Jackson goes in for the kill on her new album as La Roux. She’s worked with a new co-producer, and proves on Trouble In Paradise that she’s a bulletproof woman with all the hooks and grooves to make it on her own. “He wants to know what it feels like to mess around/She wants to know what it feels like to settle down,” she sings on Sexotheque. On this second album, Jackson settles into a jangly, groovy style that’s all her own.

Taking cues from the melting pot of ‘80s pop music, Trouble In Paradise is inspired by the experimental pioneers of dance. Uptight Downtown borrows the post-punk strut of Orange Juice, while songs like Kiss And Not Tell and Tropical Chancer take something from the bright, shimmering funk of the Tom Tom Club. Danceable and catchy, the songs flirt from genre to genre while maintaining just the right balance of groove and sass. The album is a margarita AL

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KWHITE FENCEFor The Recently Found InnocentSpunk

The pastoral psych-pop journey through a parallel universe where it will always remain the ‘60s continues for White Fence into his sixth album. Produced by life coach Ty Segall (Presley gives him huge kudos in the liner notes), the 13 tracks here explore a more stringent, focused songwriting style and is richer in scope because of it. The jangle, reverb and daydream highs still exist front and centre, but this is one trip unmarred by rushed passes, errant thoughts and throwaway riffs.

And yet… and yet. The clearing of the fidelity airs shines the light more intensely on the fact that these songs resemble the past to the point of brazenly cutting and pasting from greats and lesser-greats of yesteryear. It’s difficult to stay engaged in admittedly hook-laden cuts such as Like That or Hard Water once the final note fades out, especially when noting somewhat disparagingly

SLOW CLUBComplete SurrenderCaroline

By now Sheffield’s Slow Club have nailed the art of pop music. After two albums that have seen them build their craft with steady hearts and minds, Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor are almost having a laugh, with songs that soar effortlessly through billowy clouds of warm chord patterns, bright yet soft brass accompaniments, harmonies and choruses that are screaming for synchronised street dancing and spontaneous jazz hands. It’s easily their best songwriting to date.

There’s a feeling of breezy momentum as they glide through the first few tracks, covering most pop tropes in just several minutes. They keep going though, and after a sweet halfway dip with Number One (a gorgeous piano ballad) they jump into some sublime neo-soul slow-dancin’ with The Queen’s Nose. It’s all low lights and leaning in close until it breaks open in a huge finale of horns and singing to the back row – stirring stuff.

JONATHAN BOULETGubbaPopfrenzy

After the breakaway success of his self-titled debut in 2010, Jonathan Boulet capitalised on the swift adoration he garnered and brought us his sophomore We Keep The Beat, Found The Sound, See The Need, Start The Heart. It’s been two years since that much-lauded LP dug its claws into the discerning music lover, one who appreciates the many strengths Boulet brings from his side projects that range from indie-rock to power metal. Gubba is tipped to rival its greatness, and for the majority trumps it.

What Boulet always manages to pull off in his releases is the sense that something revolutionary is occurring. The jangly layers within the almost surfer-rock of Hold It Down is unrelenting in its wall of sound, but the title motif breaks free enough to make it catchy. It’s this intensive layering of guitars and effects that Boulet continues

of genres blended together

with a singular vision.

Recording Trouble In Paradise with a full band, Jackson brings

warmth and variety to her

album, flying free from her

‘synth-pop’ label. Sax solos and

funky guitar riffs drift past

languid beach scenes and coastal

skyscrapers. The heavenly and

tropical Paradise Is You stretches

out beyond the standard pop

structure, and is a centrepiece to

the album. Five years on from

her debut, Trouble In Paradise is a mature, meticulously crafted

album full of rich detail. There’s

nothing more you could hope for

from an established pop artist.

Roshan Clerke

how much like the Byrds or The Kinks that track was, to the point of piquing the interest to go and give those bands a listen instead. Presley has emulated his heroes, and with Segall in tow has allowed for a degree of sonic authenticity in showcasing that love. But it still smacks of a regressive emulation – For The Recently Found Innocent doesn’t have an identity of its own, something that the white-noise no-fi elements in the past managed somewhat to mask. New horizons still await beyond the white fence.

Brendan Telford

Taylor’s voice has star quality,

but there are small imperfections

and inconsistencies that pop up

every now and then that make it

so much more memorable than

bland carbon copies on higher

rungs of fame. Her harmonies

with Watson’s breathy warble

have never been better.

Despite all the talent on display

and with their versatility

clearly not an issue, there’s no

real direction, the tracks all

floating in their own bright

bubbles. It’s perhaps not too

troubling for folks now used to

music enjoyed piecemeal, but

it lends a weightless quality

that doesn’t do them justice.

Matt MacMaster

to play with throughout, but

it’s never better used than in

Creeper, with its seesawing

guitars and hollow gang vocal

calls, and the sublime You’re A Man, which ups the noise-

rock with an infectious, zealous

repetitive riff counteracted with

a dirgey cut-time section.

Where some problems arise is in

the start-to-end listen of Gubba’s

14 tracks, where it becomes

apparent that the less standout

songs could benefit from some

shade where there is so much

light. But as a self-produced

effort, Boulet has kept a firm

rein on what is clearly a creative

mind with endless possibilities.

Carley Hall

★★★

★★★½ ★★★★

★★

★★

½


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KINGSWOODI Can Feel That You Don’t Love MeDew Process

This track has bits of everything – catchy synth work, a throbbing bass line and that soaring rock vocal delivery that is so easy to enjoy. The lyrics in the chorus are simple enough to pick up and, as such, Kingswood have created a bulletproof pop-rock song.

THE TAMBOURINE GIRLSGhostsIndependent

The new single from the Sydney-based outfit contains a blend of psychedelic and British pop-rock influences, highlighted by Simon Relf ’s gripping vocals, which in themselves have an Oasis-like tinge. With an upcoming EP release on the cards, it would certainly be wise to keep an eye on this group.

OWEN RABBITPolice CarIndependent

Rabbit’s new single comprises of a fascinating number of looped sounds, including the use of a spray can. His vocals are lush and reminiscent of Bon Iver and even a little bit of Sigur Rós, and it all comes together to create quite a moving piece of music.

NO DEVOTIONStayCollect Records

Few expected that the vocalist from post-hardcore group Thursday would be providing these soaring vocals for what is a super catchy synth-pop track, but that’s what’s happened. Backed by former Lostprophets members, it’s impressive that they’ve been able craft this sound so well.

Kane Sutton

AMEN DUNESLoveSacred Bones/Inertia

Gradually crawling his way out of the American folk underground by gleaning leverage on hipster blogs, Brooklynite Damon ‘Amen Dunes’ McMahon has finally emerged, blinking in the sunlight as he opens Love with a cavernous yawp. Featuring not only a full band but a rotating cabal of musicians including members of Iceage, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and jazz man Colin Stetson, songs ramble along loosely in a way that’s likely to appeal more to space cadets than casual folkies, a decent effort that should certainly arouse the buds of Kurt Vile fans.

Christopher H James

RADIO MOSCOWMagical DirtAlive Records/The Planet Company

The guitars are dirty, the vocals are rough and the rhythm section needs a good wash. In short, Radio Moscow deliver a vintage kind of rock’n’roll that seems to be reappearing more and more these days, and that’s a good thing. With a ratio of guitar solos to vocals tipped so heavily in the six-string’s favour, Magical Dirt will suck you in with their assault of guitar self-gratification, but they back it up with a wink and a smile at the same time. Radio Moscow know they’re a throwback to an older sound; they also know how to do it right.

Pete Laurie

JOYCE MANORNever Hungover AgainEpitaph/Warner

Like some sort of punk rock Rain Man, Joyce Manor have scattered their influences on the floor and diligently counted each one for their latest release. Sounding at once like the best bands of the rock’n’roll era and your drunken next-door neighbours practicing their damn rock music again, the LA punks smash through ten tracks of sprawling, beat-down rock. There’s a dash of surf-rock in the guitar work and a handful of synth lines that really bring the upbeat attitude out of the over-distorted atmosphere. Never Hungover Again is the soundtrack to all your punk-drunk parties.

Bailey Lions

KING CREOSOTEFrom Scotland With LoveDomino/EMI

September’s Scottish referendum seeks an answer to the seemingly simple question, ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ The unashamedly patriotic tone of King Creosote’s soundtrack to the film From Scotland With Love answers with a resounding ‘Yes’. The prolific singer-songwriter deals a collection of tunes that tell heart-warming stories gathered through the casual observation of his compatriots lives. The camera pulls into frame homesick immigrants, the working-class, children playing in the school yard, a lonely wife waiting for her husband and flag-waving patriots. Nostalgic and bittersweet, home is obviously where this heart is.

Guido Farnell

OVERKILLWhite Devil ArmoryNuclear Blast/Universal

Back in the day, New Jersey thrashers Overkill were safely ensconced in the genre’s second tier along with the likes of Testament and Exodus. But where the likes of Metallica and Megadeth have gone astray in recent years, Overkill have just got better. White Devil Armory continues the trend started on 2010’s Ironbound, with the band producing thrash metal that is modern, relevant and infectious as hell. It’s all here: catchy choruses (see Armorist) that will burrow into your cranium, savage riffage on the likes of PIG and of course the powerfully distinctive nasal vocals of Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it – and quite simply, Overkill ain’t broke.

Mark Hebblewhite

★★★★

★★★

★★★★

★★★

★★★½

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for The Autumn Isles to launch their latest single, Harvest In The Night, the audience was abundant and well supplied and the music was at its absolute A-game.

First on the bill was Dan Durack of Tenderhooks playing a solo set, armed with but a guitar and his smoky voice. Durack’s set eased everyone into the vibe of the night, opening by sitting down at the mic, immediately and effortlessly commanding attention and yet making light of it by insisting that one hushed audience member continue their conversation. “No, no! Finish that anecdote!” Durack quietly teased before he launched into his first song.

Had John Martyr’s Ghost begun their set in their full amalgamation, it might have been different, but frontman John Martyr came out on his own, performing two pieces on

pop-laden set with the huge sound that the almost-ten-year-old (!!) six-piece has been known for making. With enviable and humbling three-part harmonies up front on stage, and a solid, heavily involved rhythm section in the back, The Autumn Isles delivered a cacophonous and marvellous final punch to the evening, featuring bountiful percussion courtesy Victoria Marmion when she wasn’t playing acoustic guitar, trebly guitar with tasteful and sparing effects from both Arpino and Silvestri, and downright apocalyptic drumming from Russell Loasby, one of whose featured moments was surrounded by feedback loops, effects tweaking and general raucousness. Finishing with the song Fire Away, off their previous release and debut album, Kaleidoscopes, the Isles reminded everyone what they had accomplished so far, and what

with his band of brothers to the

artist who inspired and infected

him with music, which seems to

lie deep in his blood. Alongside

him were his brothers Chris

Murphy on rhythm guitar and

vocals, who also made his mark

on Idol a couple of years later,

and Kieran Murphy on drums.

Not only was Band On The Run Courtney’s most favourite

album, bought at the tender age

of 12 for $2 at Cash Convertors

and played over and over, it was

also Paul McCartney & Wings’ third album, released in 1973,

and 1974’s top selling album

in the UK and Australia.

With a few words from Chris

about how they didn’t know the

album too well, which turned

out to be part of the Murphy’s

quirky sense of humour, they

smashed through the whole album

effortlessly, ripping straight into

Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five, Courtney showing his formidable skills on keyboard.

After the band had performed Band On The Run as though they were born to play the album, they returned to deliver a rendition of Wings’ London Town and I’ve Had Enough and inevitably finished with a track from one of the most inspiring bands of all time, The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night.The Murphy Brothers did us proud, the brothers jokingly referring to themselves as “The Murphy Brothers almost there” throughout the night, and the crowd went home not only celebrating one of the most iconic bands and albums of all time but knowing the brothers “are there” and are one of the most iconic sounds to come out of Perth to date.

Hazel Buckley

THE AUTUMN ISLES, DAVEY CRADDOCK & THE SPECTACLES, JOHN MARTYR’S GHOST, DAN DURACKThe Bird 12 Jul

The clouds had all but gone

and the air outside was bitterly

cold as a result, but inside the

William Street Bird, the air was

nice and toasty, warmed up by

bodies and heating and fervent

musicianship. A perfect night

his Fender before being joined by “The Ghost”, ensuring a gradual and well transitioned sonic progression through the set. Joined by Ethan Darnell on drums, the band performed as though he was a permanent fixture – a tight unit that only musicians deeply familiar with one another can be.Cascading in with a classic vibe and a wicked swing, Davey Craddock & The Spectacles delivered a raucous set of soulful country-rock reminiscent of Jackson Browne, The Eagles or The Byrds and captivated attention with stories like that one about morning sickness on the Bibbulmun Track and heartfelt lyrics to match. Finishing with a cover of Bob Dylan & The Band’s I Shall Be Released, they had a new fan in this reviewer.

At long last, the band of the evening began their old school

we’re sure to be treated to in the near future. Harvest In The Night is but a taste of things to come, and it warms the palette nicely.

Lukas Murphy

THE MURPHY BROTHERSNewport Hotel10 Jul

Taking a trip down memory lane as part of Newport Hotel’s Record Club series, The Murphy Brothers took to the stage to tackle Paul McCartney & Wings’ Band On The Run, performing the record from start to finish.

One of WA’s most endearing and recognisable musicians, Courtney Murphy, having found fame in 2004 finishing third in Australian Idol, paid homage

track one, Band On The Run, proving their passion and love for this album from the start.

No setlist was prepared, just an email between brothers for someone to bring the album cover; with dad heckling from the crowd this was definitely a family affair. Courtney and Chris relayed stories of the album between tracks; they certainly knew it well.

With distinct, husky tones and a brilliant guest lead guitarist it was a night full of atmosphere that was well received by an enthusiastic crowd. A clarinet solo thrown in for good measure three-quarters of the way through Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me) and killer vocal harmonies between Courtney and Chris throughout Bluebird, they finished with

live reviews

THE AUTUMN ISLES @ THE BIRD. PIC: BRON WOODWARDTHE MURPHY BROTHERS @ NEWPORT HOTEL.

PIC: HUGH BUTTSWORTH PIMPS OF SOUND @ THE ODD FELLOW. PIC: TED DANA


PIMPS OF SOUND, THE BROW, ENSEMBLE FORMIDABLEThe Oddfellow12 Jul

When a venue says “dive

bar” on its Facebook page all

kinds of things run through

your mind. The Oddfellow

is anything but a dive bar;

rather, it’s a small intimate

venue with the accoutrements

one expects from a Freo

establishment, nautical rope

curtains between the bar area

and the stage, as well as an

artist’s dummy wearing a

sombrero hanging from the

ceiling above the bar. Local

troupe Ensemble Formidable

were the first cab off the

rank with Laura Bishop

wishing Pimps Of Sound a

very happy third birthday.

Accordionist Richard Watson

was conspicuously missing on

the night but that didn’t stop

the electro-swing sound from

getting punters up and dancing,

including Pimps’ bassist Rob

Ferrari. Edge, written by

Formidable Vegetable Sound

System’s Charlie McGee, was

a standout track, along with

Industrial Chook, but Swing,

the final song of the set, really

got punters’ feet moving.

In a move that showed how

well Ferrari had planned this

gig, the changeover on stage

was conducted while Ayisha

Amani (MC Amani) and a

DJ kept the groove going with

“some drum’n’bass flavour”

before The Brow were ready

to roll. She transitioned the

set with a massive intro for

“The Brow Horn Orchestra”.

Nick Owen was quick to

correct that the band had

dropped the “horn orchestra”

and guitarist Ben Fear

quipping “nah, they’re right

here!” pointing towards

Karri Harper-Meredith and

Sky Eaton. Owen and Fear

swapped rapping duties with

their respective instruments

playing Creatures Of The Night and Bermuda Love Triangle. One lady was so into the show

she managed to jump on stage,

Owen commenting “Well, this

is an interesting development!”

Eaton and Owen took turns

drinking the lady’s wine for her

(she seemed to have had plenty

already) and Owen deftly

kept his mic out of her reach

each time she went for it. The

guys finished their set with

Owen taking a phone snap

of the crowd for Facebook,

and another well planned

and executed DJ set from

Gorilla Tactics brought the

crowd through the transition

from The Brow to Pimps Of Sound taking the stage.

Not only was it Pimps’ third

birthday, but also lead singer

Milly James’s last time with

the band before leaving to

concentrate on her label Love

Sexy Records with her partner.

The guys never fail to amaze

everyone with Ferrari’s high

energy dancing and bass

playing, while Zen Fusion is an

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absolute gun on the kit. With

guest appearances by MC

Impressive and Crazy Craze,

the guys had punters wanting

even more. They didn’t leave

anyone hanging either, spitting

out not one but two encore

songs to cap the night off.

Ted Dana

arts reviews

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APESFilmIn cinemas

Let’s face it, a society where man

and ape are swapping places on

the evolutionary ladder offers a

pretty strong hook on which to

hang some thought-provoking ideas. Hollywood’s new take on the Planet Of The Apes saga, which began with 2011’s Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, is shaping up as a thoughtful, thrilling series. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes is even better than its predecessor.

Ten years on from Rise..., a lethal flu epidemic borne of the experimental drug trials that gave the apes their evolutionary boost has wiped out a large

percentage of the world’s human

population. While Caesar

(Andy Serkis), a chimp made

extraordinarily intelligent by

genetic engineering, and human

leader Malcolm ( Jason Clarke)

edge towards common ground,

the fear and distrust on both

sides slowly reaches boiling

point, with Koba – an ape

scarred physically and mentally

by years of human “scientific”

torture – eager to wreak revenge.

Director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) is a skilled enough showman to make simmering tensions explode spectacularly, but also spends enough time developing characters on both sides so that seeing them clash has more than a touch of tragedy, bringing a degree of emotional and psychological complexity many movies of its kind wouldn’t even attempt to convey.

Guy Davis


Lucy Durack, former Eagles footballer Ash Hansen and City of Joondalup Mayor Troy Pickard.

Advice for someone trying to fi gure out which course is best for them? Attend our Open Days! Th is is your chance to chat with lecturers and ECU students, as well as to check out our award-winning facilities.

backstage. Sample some short concerts. Speak with staff members about the range of course options. Find out about auditions. Be enthralled by the costumes and props on display. Discover the workshops, studios, labs and theatres.

Why should someone choose your institution? WAAPA has a strong international and national reputation for the excellence of its graduates across many diff erent disciplines. Our Acting program has been listed in the top 25 schools in the world by the Hollywood Reporter. It’s a full on place to study, the hours are long and the pace is hectic. But from day one you are immersed in this wonderful, multi-arts environment, where you are working on all of these fabulous productions. Above all else WAAPA is an amazing place to study and work. You will meet your best friends here and you will have the time of your life too!

OPEN UP Meeting people, drinking your fi rst uni beer – one

of many, hopefully – and a whole pile of free swag:

university open days are a great way to get yourself

attuned to the vibe of your chosen abode of tertiary

study. More than just a chance to get all the info you

need on your courses, you’ll also be able to network

with the various clubs and “crews” that make up the

social side of university life. We asked each uni to give

us an idea of what we can expect at their Open Days.

OPEN UP

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ECU What does your Open Day off er? ECU’s Open Days are an exciting mix of interactive displays, live entertainment and course information. For example, at our Joondalup Open Day we have more than 80 market stalls as well as Laser Skirmish set up in the pines.

What courses do you specialise in? ECU has more than 320 courses on off er. However, we are known for our business, communications and arts, computing and security, law and justice, medical and paramedical sciences, teaching and performing arts courses.

Why should someone choose your institution? We equip students with the confi dence and practical skills to deal with whatever challenges may come their way, no matter where they are in the world. It’s an approach that has resulted in ECU receiving fi ve stars for teaching quality fi ve years in a row in the Good Universities Guide.

Graduate success stories? Hugh Jackman is arguably our most famous alumnus. Other successful ECU graduates include BHP CFO Graham Kerr, performer

When and where is your Open Day? Joondalup Campus, 20 Jul, 10am-3pm; Mount Lawley Campus, 10 Aug, 10am-3pm

Website link for more info: reachyourpotential.com.au/openday

WAAPAWhat does your Open Day off er? Th e WAAPA Open Day is a perfect opportunity to explore behind the scenes at one of the world’s foremost performing arts academies. See WAAPA students in action: in rehearsals, classes and

Graduate success stories? Every time I pick up a paper or browse the internet I come across some fabulous success story. Georgina Haig who graduated Acting in 2008 was just announced as playing Elsa from Frozen in the smash hit TV show Once Upon A Time. Hugh Jackman is one of ours, so is Tim Minchen.

Advice for someone trying to fi gure out which course is best for them? Don’t be shy. Pop in and ask to speak to a staff member or Student Recruitment.

When and where is your Open Day? 10 Aug, 10am – 3pm, ECU Mount Lawley

Website link for more info: waapa.ecu.edu.au or fi nd us on Facebook.

RECENT WAAPA SUCCESS STORY MEG MACMegan McInerney – better known musically as Meg Mac – graduated from the West Australian Academy Of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2012 with a degree in Contemporary Music and less than two years later, the singer-songwriter is already making waves in the Australian music industry. Since uploading her fi rst single Known Better to triple j Unearthed, she has gone

MEG MAC WAAPA


on to win the triple j Falls Festival competition, has

achieved high-rotation on triple j with her latest single

Every Lie and is now preparing to release her debut EP.

Meg Mac credits much of her recent success to the time

she spent at WAAPA where she was able to spread her

creative wings in an immersive, supportive environment.

By utilising her time at WAAPA to explore diff erent

styles, Meg was able to experiment as a musician and

performer under the guidance of experienced instructors

and industry professionals. As a result, she hit the ground

running straight after graduation, ready to present

her unique brand of soulful indie-pop to the world

with confi dence. Not only did WAAPA provide a well

rounded education, Meg formed valuable relationships

with industry contacts including fellow graduate Sid

Pattni who she recently collaborated with on his single

Go Back Home.

CURTIN UNIVERSITYOpen Day Catalyst at Curtin University attracts

thousands of visitors to the campus each year. It’s an

opportunity for the interested and the curious to fi nd

out about university courses and prerequisites, chat

to course advisors and get an in-depth look inside Curtin.

Curtin is WA’s largest and most preferred university. Th e new innovative learning environments and entertainment venues you’ll see at Open Day Catalyst are just the beginning. Sound interesting? Find out about the awesome activities happening at Open Day Catalyst this year, come to the campus and feel inspired.

Start your journey at the courses expo and talk to course advisors, lecturers and current

students to get the advice you need to study at

Curtin. Th ere are many diff erent pathways to get into

uni, and even if you don’t have the greatest grades,

fi nd out about the many options available to help you

get into the course you want.

Th e Curtin Open Day Catalyst program is available

online. View the program at curtinopenday.com.au to fi nd out about the activities, lectures, tours and

entertainment on off er throughout the day. Select the

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activities you want to visit, mark them as favourites and send them to your smartphone. On the day, use your smartphone to access details of your selected activities easily.

Curtin Open Day Catalyst is a life-changing day that will inspire your future. We look forward to seeing you there, Sunday 3 Aug at Curtin University Bentley Campus. Curtinopenday.com.au for more info

MURDOCHSticking with their reputation for freedom of expression and community engagement, the beating heart of Murdoch’s South Street campus – the Bush Court – will transform into a festival-type atmosphere for Open Day on 24 Aug. Among the food, entertainment and competitions you’ll fi nd course hot spots, exciting industry demonstrations, career advisors and even a personality test for those who are still unsure what direction they’re heading in. At 227 hectares, Murdoch is Australia’s largest university campus so the fear of getting lost is a warranted one, but Murdoch’s got that covered too. Jump on a tram with fellow neophytes for a guided tour of the campus and conserve your energy for the festivities. Nestled between the trees, bush and roaming marsupials you’ll fi nd cutting edge research centres and education facilities such as a comprehensive vet clinic featuring one of WA’s only equine operating centres, engineering pilot plant, chiropractic clinic and media arts centre. Th ere will be over 700 volunteers, students and staff fl oating about to answer any questions, off er career advice and discuss some of the big changes currently happening around the campus. Head to Murdoch’s South Street campus on 24 Aug for Open Day or visit openday.murdoch.edu.au for more information.

UWAWhat does your Open Day off er? At Th e

University of Western Australia’s Open Day, you

can fi nd out about all our courses, admission

requirements, scholarships and more. Th ere’ll also

be hands-on activities, interactive displays and

residential college tours as well as live music and

entertainment.

What courses do you specialise in? UWA’s courses

are designed so you graduate with practical skills

and are career-ready. Th ere are fi ve undergraduate

degrees in Arts, Commerce, Design, Science

and the prestigious Bachelor of Philosophy

(Honours). Students are able to choose from

more than 70 majors to specialise their area of

study. UWA off ers professional qualifi cations such

as architecture, engineering, law, medicine and

teaching at a postgraduate level and also off ers

an extensive range of postgraduate degrees by

coursework or research.

Why should someone choose your institution? UWA

is the state’s only World Top 100 university and

has been awarded fi ve star ratings for student

demand, graduate starting salaries, success in

getting a job, positive graduate outcomes, research

grants and research intensity by the 2014 Good

Universities Guide. As a UWA student, you will

become part of a national and global network of

students, graduates, friends and industry partners.

Along with the benefi ts of a UWA degree is the

exceptional university experience you will have

while on campus. You will be surrounded by

beautiful grounds, an exciting social, cultural and

sporting life, plus the chance to become involved

in volunteering, societies, clubs and much more.

Graduate success stories? Many UWA graduates

have risen to prominent leadership roles in

industry, government, education and the

professions. One such graduate is Lee Hunter,

who, after completing a Masters in Marketing at

UWA just 10 years ago, is now the highly creative

and dynamic Global Head of Brand Marketing

for YouTube.

Advice for someone trying to fi gure out which course is best for them? Come along to UWA

Open Day and talk to our friendly team in the

Future Students Marquee or our lecturers and

current students to have your questions about

courses and careers answered.

When and where is your Open Day? Sunday 10

August, 10am–4pm, UWA Crawley campus

Website link for more info: openday.uwa.edu.au

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THE FLOORSTHE FLOORS

Answered by: Ash Doodkorte

The best record I stole from my folks’ collection was… Nirvana – Nevermind

The f irst record I bought with my own money was… The Presidents of The United States Of America’s self-titled record.

The record I put on when I’m really miserable is… Nine Inch Nails – Still

The record I put on when I bring someone home is… Korn – Follow The Leader

My favourite party album is… Bigdumbface – Duke Lion Fights The Terror!

The best album to comedown to is… Alice In Chains – Unplugged

The most surprising record in my collection is… Marc Cohn’s self-titled record

The last thing I bought/downloaded was… Caligula’s Horse – The Tide, the Thief & The River’s End

The record I’m loving right now is… Future Of The Left – Travels With Myself And Another

When and where is your next gig? 18 Jul, Sweetdog Sounds II, Mojo’s

Website link for more info? facebook.com/thefloorsband

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eat/drink

PORRIDGEDifficulty level: Easy. When you don’t have to time to make breakfast in the morning, make it the night before. Get your slow cooker going, add some oats, water and milk and whatever dried fruits you wish. If you happen to get up in the night to take a leak, give it a good stir. Get a good shut eye and then wake up to a delicious feed. For extra enjoyment, sprinkle some spices into the mix.

DESSERTSGot some time up your sleeve on those freezing winter nights? Got a sweet tooth? Desserts have never tasted sweeter in a slow cooker. There’s a zillion things you can whip up, from triple chocolate peanut butter pudding to pumpkin pie. A particular delight is a low-calorie ginger-orange cheesecake, easy on both the tongue and thighs. If you’re willing to wait a coupla hours for a slow-cooked dessert, we promise you won’t be disappointed.

BEEFAre you running around like a headless cow on weeknights? Don’t have enough time to iron your clothes let alone cook a nice, hearty meal? Don’t fret, a slow cooker fixes everything. You can cook something up on a Sunday night and graze on it throughout the week or whip up a sauce in the morning and simply boil some pasta to have with it when you get home.

Slow cookers: bung in your ingredients and let it do the work for you.

Words Dina Amin. Illustration: Sophie Blackhall-Cain.

SLOW AND STEADY

Beef and macaroni goes

down well as a simple

dish, as does a beef

and mushroom stew

or shepherd’s pie. To

spice it up a bit, treat

yourself to some chilli-

beef tacos or if you feel

like royally impressing

your grandma, indulge

in a Sunday pot roast

for the whole family.

SOUPNothing accompanies a winter night more

appropriately than a large bowl of steaming soup.

If you’re a morning person who has the energy to

prep a meal before work, slow-cooked soup is right

up your alley; you can throw anything in that pot,

from zesty black bean to butternut squash. Outdo

yourself with a ham and wild rice combination or a

Thai coconut chicken broth. Let those babies do their

thing while you’re at work and then when you get

home, there’s no need to slave away in the kitchen.

HANGOUT BAR-N-CAFE- 20 PRESTON ST, COMOOpen for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Hangout

Bar-N-Cafe is just that, a relaxed place to chill and eat a long boozy brunch, or alternately jut to nab a coff ee on your way into the offi ce. It’s got a casual vibe about it, with $14 cocktails for the night owls including the Toblerone (frangelico, Baileys, kahlua mixed milk and

honey), and for morning people, yes, this is no joke, steak for breakfast. If steak for breakfast or the clean eating

alternative Morning Pickup (toasted muesli, topped with yoghurt and fruit, with a bagel), don’t get you going, we

don’t know what will.

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eat/drink

CARAMELPlace however many tins of sweetened condensed milk you desire into your slow cooker. Cover fully with water. Cook on high for five or six hours. There you have it. Be careful the sweet steam doesn’t burn you when you open the tins. Eat with ice-cream, cakes etc or just by itself like you know you want to.

“BAKED” POTATOESRub a potato, sprinkle with sea salt and wrap up in some foil before bunging in the slow cooker.

APPLE AND CINNAMON BUTTER/SAUCEToss in a whole heap of apple quarters, add half a cup of water, half cup of sugar, half cup of brown sugar and two teaspoons cinnamon. Cook all day. Let it melt into itself.

CARAMELISED ONIONSSlice like five large onions. Dump in slow cooker with three tablespoons of olive oil or butter and half a teaspoon of salt. Cook for ten hours on low. If you want it more reduced, cook on low for another three to five hours with the lid ajar.

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Illustration by Megan Crocombe.

burger you offer? The strangest burger we offer is the Burgerzilla, biggest burger on my menu! Sits around three to four kilograms all together! Nobody has ever destroyed the whole thing. It is nerve-racking to cook and build!

Why burgers? I am a burger junkie. I always been looking for a burger experience that’s gonna hit me: BANG! But I couldn’t find it. So I started up my own burger joint.

What’s the design/atmosphere of your shop? I

like a ‘homey’ atmosphere

where you don’t feel

the need to fit in, you

know: grab a chair, wear

whatever you like, eat

however you like, talk and

laugh however you like! A

hangout spot essentially,

just to chill out, socialise

and enjoy one and

another’s company.

What makes your burger better than Maccas? I use fresh meat and fresh

produce, homemade

sauces, complemented

with outstanding

customer service. Gonna

make you guys leave the

store with a food baby (:

Answered by: John Wong

What is your favourite burger? Jucy Lucy with bacon and onion.

What dietary needs do you cater for? Carnivores, mostly. Big eaters. Burger fanatics.

What is the strangest

JOHNNY’S BURGER JOINT Shop 14/393 Warton Rd, Canning Vale facebook.com/JohnnysBurgerJoint

140 Oxford St, Leedervillekeepitlowkey.com.auAnswered by: Owen Chua

What is an ingredient you couldn’t live without?

Chilli. More than just

for piquancy, chillis

can provide flavour and

floral aromas to a dish

and are important to the

overall balance of a dish.

What’s the design/atmosphere of your restaurant? High

ceilings, exposed services

and finishes from copper

piping to plywood

keep things modern

while the tea house

reference alludes to the

feel of a fun and casual

dining atmosphere.

Who is serving/cooking and what makes them special? Heading up our

EATIN’ OUT

LOW KEY CHOW HOUSE

kitchen is Alexander de

Leon. Originally from

the Phillipines, Alex has

a fantastic understanding

of Asian cooking

and a great knack for

tweaking a dish where

necessary while still

paying homage to its

original inspirations.

What should I order when I come down?

Mantou Buns, Yakitori, Sung Choi Bao, Nem Nuong (Vietnamese pork patties), Sogalbi (Korean-inspired charcoal finished sous vide beef short ribs), a Laksa steamboat and Som Tam finishing with our deep fried ice-cream with salted caramel.

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HAVE YOU HEARD

LIKE JUNKAnswered by: Scott White

EP title? No SilenceHow many releases do you have now? Depends who you ask... Two albums, a bunch of singles and an EP of reissues in Scotland.

Was anything in particular inspiring you during the making? There’s a lot of angst on the release, which I guess is reflective of the current political situation in this country. The lunatics have

definitely taken over the asylum.

What’s your favourite song on it?

I like ‘em all, but right now Day Of The Dog and The Last Hurrah.

We’ll like this EP if we like... The

Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon –

Boris Sujdovic plays bass on the

EP! The Wipers, The Only Ones.

When and where is your launch/next gig? The launch is Saturday

19 Jul at Rosemount Hotel.

Website link for more info? likejunk.com

GOMBOAnswered by: Marco Cilli

How did you get together? Bikram Yoga – Ryan commented that my ‘Eagle Pose’ was majestic... True story… except for the parts that are not.

Sum up your musical sound in four words? Alternative progressive humorous rock.

If you could support any band in the world past or present who would it be? Louis & The Honky Tonk.

You’re being sent into space, no iPod, you can bring one album – what would it be? Ænima – Tool.

Greatest rock’n’roll moment of

your career to date? Playing

The Prince Of Wales and

having a guy break his arm by

jumping off my foldback, who

then resumes moshing, then

having the whole crowd sing

the lyrics to one of our songs

back to us... Fuckin’ magical.

Why should people come and see your band? If you

like your music heavy with

some class come see us.

When and where for your next gig? 17 Jul, Rosemount Hotel;

18 Jul, The White Star Hotel,

Albany; 19 Jul, Prince Of Wales,

Bunbury; 20 Jul, Newport Hotel

Website link for more info?

facebook.com/gomboband

TRACKSUITAnswered by: Steve Hensby

Album title? Daydreaming Days

Where did the title come from? Most of the time I’m

daydreaming in my own world,

not in an antisocial way, more

music buzzing around my

brain. I had a song [called]

Daydreaming Days; it didn’t make

the album but we used the title.

How many releases do you have now? This is our first album

but we have had three EPs.

How long did it take to write/record? A couple of the songs

were floating around for a

year or so, most were written

in the six months before the album. We recorded the album in six-and-a-half days.

Was anything in particular inspiring you during the making? The first song, Dance (Looking For Romance), was written and demoed the week before we went into the studio and it came out great! It was an absolute pleasure having some guest musicians on album.

What’s your favourite song on it? It changes. Monsieur Ou Madame came out great! Really happy with Rosalie. Depends on what time of day it is.

Will you do anything differently next time? Not sure, depends on the songs. To me, this album feels exactly how things were in January 2014, like a slice of history. We’ll see where we go from here.

When and where is your launch/next gig? 19 Jul, Amplifier Bar

Website link for more info? facebook.com/tracksuitrocks

JASPER JONES Answered by: Hoa Xuande, second year acting student at WAAPA

Describe Jasper Jones in a tweet? A play about kids trying to find answers to really messed-up stuff within their deeply problem-rooted town.

What is it like playing a teenager in ‘60s WA? I have often thought about the technology and gadgets teenagers have these days, and thought it must have been really hard to keep yourself entertained in the ‘60s. But it has definitely been great fun and an awesome challenge pretending to live in a different era.

What is it that you love about Australian theatre? I think

Australian theatre is still quite

young and fresh, and therefore,

has ample room to engage us

and tell new stories – stories that

are uniquely about us, for us. I

love watching new works and

am always intrigued to see what

Australian theatre brings out next.

What is the last dream you remember having? It’s funny,

I don’t have dreams too often

but most of my dreams end up

being really weird nightmares

or bad horror flicks. The last

dream I remember having was

me standing at an overcrowded

train platform and people

were falling off it like it was

the edge of a cliff. People

were yelling and screaming as

trains were pulling in and out,

and I was like WTF?! Ha, try

and explain that one to me!

Barking Gecko Theatre Company presents Jasper Jones 17 Jul – 9 Aug, Studio Underground, State Theatre of WA.

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FRONTLASHALL THE RAVEForget winter, Hodor is coming! Game Of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn hits Villa Nightclub at the end of August.

BIGGER AND BETTERIf you’ve visited our site recently – or every day, like you should be – you would have noticed we’ve expanded our content and evolved into a more user-friendly interface. Head to theMusic.com.au and check it out!

LET THE GOOD LINES ROLLGermany may have destroyed Brazil 7-1 in last week’s World Cup match, but the real winners are the meme fans out there.

BACKLASHROCK ONFollowing a long battle with cancer, original Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone has passed away at age 65.

BAKE ‘EM AWAY, TOYSThe future of live music hub The Bakery is uncertain with the land it sits on going up for sale.

HOW HIGHA Virgin flight bound for Sydney had to return to Perth last week after an intoxicated WA passenger caused a scene, threatening crew.

FIRESTORMFormed in 1998 after the dissolution of stoner metal pioneers Sleep, High On Fire took the sludgy foundations of their predecessors and fused them with the velocity and ruthless aggression of thrash metal. Rosemount Hotel on Friday.

WHERE’S THE LOVE?Returning from their national tour, and ahead of the launch of their second album in September, The Love Junkies play The Bird on Saturday, supported by Skullcave and Black Stone From The Sun. $10 from 8pm.

HIM AND HERUK house act of the moment Him_Self_Her are set to bring the warm vibes of a European summer to our colder parts this Friday. The recent Crosstown Rebels signing and Pete Tong favourites show off their chemistry at Geisha Bar.

BLOODY MURDER Melbourne metal legends Frankenbok headline Murderfest at The Rosemount on Saturday, with fellow Victorians Mason Official and Harlott, as well as Psychonaut, Tusk, Death Dependant and many more over two metal as hell stages.

PEDAL TO THE FLOOREDM fans will be writhing around to the banging beats of British superstar Gareth Emery when he returns back our way following a stellar showing as part of Stereosonic 2013. The tour pulls into Metro City on Saturday.

FING FANG FONGFridays at Parker are about to get a lil’ LA/Florida flavour when electro/house uberstar, Henry Fong stops by to drop some tunes. Get your eaholes ready for his room-pleasing progressive house sounds, $15 on the door

NEVER SETTLEMargaret River’s premier live music spot, Settler’s Tavern has another big one this weekend, with the Matt Gresham Trio playing Friday, On The Level gigging a Wild West night on Saturday Chief Monkey belting out a Sunday session.

DISCO AIN’T DEADIt’s Friday night (well, it is if you’re reading this on Friday) so boogie on down to the Fly by Night and strut your stuff like a Disco Freak. Resident DJ Barry Simpson digs deep into his record crates to bring you the best throwback sounds.

GET SOME HEALTHDoctopus are launching their debut album at the Rosemount on Wednesday, Mojo’s Thursday, a “mystery location” on Friday, the Street Roller Hockey League Grand Final at Claremont Showgrounds on Saturday and The Bird on Sunday.

PALENKA CALLINGPex from SMRTS is raising money for his hometown Palanka in Serbia, which has recently been devastated by heavy flooding. Catch them, Hayley Beth, Craig McElhinney and Inner Pieces at The Bird on Thursday.

SCHOOL’S OUTOn Saturday night Lady Velvet Cabaret’s artists and recently graduated academy students will present to you a history lesson unlike any other: The History Of Burlesque takes over Ya Ya’s from 6pm. $16 on the door.

SO LONELYOn Wednesday night Loners join forces with DUST, Brown, and Union to lovingly whip the Velvet Lounge into a frenzy. Bare witness to the shenanigans from 8pm. $5 on the door.

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CLEAN LINESIronically well dressed guys Tracksuit are amped to be launching their debut album Daydreaming Days at Amplifier on Saturday, with The Autumn Isles, Helen Shanahan and Simon Kelly & The Big Bamboo supporting.

SWEET IS AS SWEET DOESFeaturing The Floors (pictured), Hideous Sun Demon, Blackmilk, Aborted Tortoise, Childsaint, Methyl Ethel, Rag n’ Bone, Dukes Of Porn, Yaqui Yeti and Marmmalade, Bruno Sweetdog’s double-stager at Mojo’s on Friday is a big’un.

I CAN TELL BY THE AMOUNT OF BIXELSExperimenting with sounds inspired by everything from R&B vocals to deep house, Bixel Boys create a vibe free from genre labels. Ambar on Friday with Micah, DNGRFLD and Bunj.

HUMPTY DOOHump Flump is back at Four5Nine Bar next Wednesday. MC Magnus Danger Magnus will herald the comedic magic of Sam Cribb (pictured, right), Max Everett, Colin Ebsworth with music from Kitchen People, Sprawl, Sexy Robot.

IN PLAIN SIGHTThe City of Fremantle’s Hidden Treasures winter music series is gearing up for its third week, with Here Comes The Sun (pictured), Aborted Tortoise, Moana, Louis & The Honkytonk and more filling out Hidden Treasures venues.

IF THE CRAP FITSBack by popular demand, cabaret party monster Tomás Ford’s all night request fest returns. Request anything you want, so long as it’s crap. Crap Music Rave Party get’s down and dirty at The Bakery on Saturday night, tickets through nowbaking.com.au.

SEEN AND HEARDLouise Devenish & Leah Scholes present The Sound Collectors at PICA on Friday night, a concert showcasing the two ladies’ unique and amazing skills in percussion. Exploring various textures and dynamics, the duo kick off at 7.30pm.

POWER OF ONEGoing Solo at the Moon late night cafe presents Woody (Red Jezabel) and Lucy Peach on Wednesday night. Entry, as always, is free, with food and drink specials keeping you satiated into the night.

NOOSE SOUNDSA few dudes who are heavily into the local scene have decided to take the middleman out with their new label, Bad Noose. They launch it at Amps on Friday with BLKOUT, Foam, The Others, Puck and Flowermouth dropping sets.

ROCK’N’ROLLERWhat’s as good as live roller derby? Live music, of course. The guys and gals of WA Roller derby are holding a fundraiser at Flyrite on Friday with Chilling Winston, Priority One, At The Space Jam, Suburban & Coke and Dwyer.

A MOUTHFULGombo are raraing to record an album, but they need funds to do it. Help ‘em out when they play Mustang Bar on Thursday, White Star Hotel, Albany on Friday, Prince Of Wales, Bunbury Saturday and Newport Hotel Sunday.

TAKE A DIPThe huge Big Splash Band Comp, making a name for itself in only its second year, heads to the Ellington jazz Club on Tuesday where The Amani Consort, Junkadelic, Mambo Chic and Shameem battle it out. $10 tickets at the door from 8pm.

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THIS WEEK’S RELEASES…

JONATHAN BOULET Gubba Popfrenzy

KING CREOSOTE From Scotland With Love Domino/EMI

LAWRENCE ENGLISH Wilderness Of Mirrors Room40

JOYCE MANOR Never Hungover Again Epitaph/Warner


Doctopus + Hamjam + Catbrush + Fox Jellyfish: Mojo’s Bar, North Fremantle

Yambeque: Moon Cafe, Northbridge

Custom Royal + One Thousand Years: Mustang Bar, Northbridge

Record Club - Weezer / Pinkerton + Pink Eye Town : Newport Hotel, Fremantle

Open Mic Night with Danny Bau: Peel Ale House, Halls Head

Gombo + Bury The Heard + Brown Study Band + The Lunettes: Rosemount Hotel (Main Room), North Perth

Fat Shan’s Recording Comp Heat #2 + The Limbs + Hello Madam + The Longneck Tosspots + Kings Justice + Radio In Motion: Rosemount Hotel (459 Bar), North Perth

Clayton Bolger: Rosie O’Gradys, Fremantle

Adam James: Rubix Bar & Cafe, Perth

Open Mic Night with + Claire Warnock: Settlers Tavern, Margaret River

Palenka Calling feat. SMRTS + Hayley Beth + Craig McElhinney + Inner Pieces: The Bird, Northbridge

Stratosfunk: The Laneway Lounge, Perth

Nathan Gaunt: The Northshore Tavern, Hillarys

Booty Jooce: The Shed, Northbridge

Off the Record: Universal Bar, Northbridge

FRI 18 Mayson & Harlot: Civic Backroom, Inglewood

DJ Boogie: Clancys Canning Bridge, Applecross

Grease - The Musical: Crown Perth (Crown Theatre), Burswood

Go-Go Fridays + The High Learys: Devilles Pad, Perth

Disco Freak + Various DJs: Fly By Night, Fremantle

Suburban & Coke + Chilling Winston + At The Space Jam + Dwyer + Priority One: Flyrite, Northbridge

Him_Self_Her: Geisha Bar, Northbridge

Vdelli: Indi Bar, Scarborough

Wesley Goodlet Jamboree Scouts: Kalamunda Hotel, Kalamunda

The Floors + Hideous Sun Demon + Blackmilk + Aborted Tortoise + The Dukes of Porn + Methyl Ethel + Rag n Bone + Childsaint + Yaqui Yeti + Marmmalade: Mojo’s Bar, North Fremantle

Karaoke: Newport Hotel (Two Sparrows Bar), Fremantle

The Devil Rides Out + High On Fire + Scalphunter: Rosemount Hotel, North Perth

The Long March + Lynda Smyth & The Bowed Few + Sam Wylde + Tane Tarrant: Rosemount Hotel (459 Bar), North Perth

Matt Gresham: Settlers Tavern, Margaret River

David Craft + Apache + Catbrush + Monique Shelford: The Bird, Northbridge

Crush + DJ Glen: The Shed, Northbridge

Gombo: The White Star Hotel, Albany

Nightmoves: Universal Bar, Northbridge

SAT 19 Tracksuit + Helen Shanahan + Simon Kelly & The Big Bamboo: Amplifier Bar, Perth

Lanaark: Astor Theatre (Astor Lounge), Mount Lawley

Redstar: Civic Backroom, Inglewood

Deep Sea Disco + DJ Swami Adima: Clancys Fish Pub, Dunsborough


Black Magic Disco with DJ JO19 + DJ Moogy: Devilles Pad, Perth

Mark Wilkinson + Special Guests: Fly By Night, Fremantle

Kilter: Flyrite, Northbridge

Morgan Bain: Indi Bar, Scarborough

Gareth Emery + Special Guests: Metro City, Northbridge

Blazing Swan fundraiser + Various DJs: Mojo’s Bar (Courtyard / 12pm), North Fremantle

Karaoke: Newport Hotel (Two Sparrows Bar), Fremantle

GIG OF THE WEEKSWEETDOG SOUNDS II: 18 JUL, MOJO’S BAR

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THE MUSIC PRESENTSTHE WHITE ALBUM TOUR: JUL 26, Riverside Theatre

SLEEPMAKESWAVES: AUG 8, Amplifer

EMPERORS: AUG 9, Amplifer

BONJAH: AUG 14, Northshore Tavern; AUG 15, Indi Bar; AUG 16, Amplifier; AUG 17, Dunsborough Tavern

KINGSWOOD: AUG 21, Prince Of Wales, Bunbury; AUG 22, Capitol; AUG 23, North West Festival, Port Hedland

MELODY POOL & MARLON WILLIAMS: AUG 23, X-Wray Cafe; AUG 24,

WED 16 Harlem Wednesdays + Zeke + Genga + Philly Blunt + Various DJs: Capitol (10pm), Perth

Next Gen with DJ DTuck + DJ Shane + DeBug: Metropolis (C5 / 11pm), Fremantle

FRI 18 Bixel Boys + Micah + DNGRFLD + Bunj: Ambar, Perth

Henry Fong: Parker Nightclub, Perth

Paradise Paul + NDorse: The Aviary, Perth

Settlers Tavern, Margaret River; AUG 26, Ellington Jazz Club

BALL PARK MUSIC: OCT 24, Astor Theatre; 25 OCT, Settlers Tavern, Margaret River

THY ART IS MURDER: DEC 17, Capitol; DEC 18, YMCA HQ

ONGOING:GIGNITION: Upcoming band showcases 4-8pm last Sunday of each month at The Railway Hotel

BEX ‘N’ TURIN’S OPEN MIC NIGHT: 8pm-late every Tuesday at Rosemount Hotel

SAT 19 Japan 4 + Miss Demeanour + Mo’Fly + Philly Blunt + Tee EL + MRED: Ambar, Perth

Drifter + Axen + Wasteland + Lukas Wimmler + Acerbasik: Parker Nightclub, Perth

Zel + NDorse + Paradise Paul: The Aviary, Perth

SUN 20 Micah + NDorse + Dj Ben Sebastian: The Aviary, Perth

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EMPERORS


WED 16 The Academy + Various Artists: Amplifier Bar, Perth

Open Mic Night with Shaun Street: Carine Glades Tavern, Duncraig

Bernardine: Citro Bar, Perth

Trivia: Clancys Fish Pub (Red Room), Dunsborough


5 Shots: Crown Perth (Groove Bar), Burswood

Noah’s Ark: Ellington Jazz Club, Perth

Buddy Phoenix + Minky & Rosco + Black Rafferty + Gun Market Kids: Indi Bar, Scarborough

Howie Morgan : Lucky Shag, Perth

Laurel Fixation + Emu Xperts + Cavalier + The Government Yard: Mojo’s Bar, North Fremantle

Going Solo feat. Woody + Lucy Peach: Moon Cafe, Northbridge

Newport Wednesdays - Student Night + Various DJs: Newport Hotel, Fremantle

Full Moon Party feat. Emily Scott: Newport Hotel, Fremantle

Chalk + Elk Bell + more: Rosemount Hotel (459 Bar), North Perth

Doctopus + Hamjam + The Yokohomos + Dream Rimmy: Rosemount Hotel (Main Stage), North Perth

DJ Anton Maz: Rosemount Hotel (Beer Garden), North Perth

Open Mic Night with Greg Carter: Swinging Pig, Rockingham

Shake A Tailfeather + Various DJs: The Bird, Northbridge

Virtual Insanity: Universal Bar, Northbridge

Kids With Wolves + Fraksha + Little Bird + James Atles: Ya Ya’s, Northbridge

THU 17 Karaoke: Brass Monkey Hotel, Northbridge

Siren Song Enterprises: Brighton Hotel, Mandurah

Karaoke: Brooklands Tavern, Southern River


Jack & Jill : Crown Perth (Lobby Lounge), Burswood

Rock n Roll Karaoke with Magnus Danger Magnus: Devilles Pad, Perth

Open Mic Night with Kris Buckle: Dunsborough Tavern, Dunsborough

Roots to Rock with Mike Lewis: Fly By Night, Fremantle

Greg Carter: Gate Bar & Bistro, Success

Acoustic Aly: Grand Central, Perth

Open Mic Night + Various Artists: Indi Bar, Scarborough

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The Glenn Miller Orchestra: Perth Concert Hall, Perth

Gombo: Prince of Wales, Bunbury

Teachings In Dub feat. The KBI Sound System: Railway Hotel, North Fremantle

Murderfest feat. + Frankenbok + Psychonaut + Tempest Rising + Tusk + Death Dependent + MASON + Sanzu + Wrath of Fenrir + To Hell WIth Honour + Harlott + Nightmare Effect + Drown The Faith + All This Filth + Let’s Kill Uncle + The Arcadian: Rosemount Hotel (Main Room / 2pm), North Perth

Like Junk + Dust + Sprawl + Laurel Fixation + King Crime + UVEES: Rosemount Hotel (459 Bar), North Perth

Wild West Dress Up Party with + On The Level: Settlers Tavern, Margaret River

Septillion + Kimura + Blackbird Raising + Tempest Rising: Swan Hotel, North Fremantle

The Love Junkies + Skullcave + Black Stone from the Sun: The Bird, Northbridge

Huge + DJ Andyy: The Shed, Northbridge

Soul Corporation: Universal Bar, Northbridge

Yambeque + DJ Mateo: Ya Ya’s, Northbridge

SUN 20 The Glenn Miller Orchestra: Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany


Courtney Murphy: Crown Perth (Meridian Room), Burswood

Dallas Royal + Custom Royal + Beverley Thrills: Indi Bar, Scarborough

Wesley Goodlet Jamboree Scouts: Lakers Tavern (3.30pm), Thornlie

Lumpy Dog + Nectar + Sprawl + more: Mojo’s Bar, North Fremantle

Eduardo Cossio: Moon Cafe, Northbridge

Gombo: Newport Hotel, Fremantle

Sub-Zero Winter Festival feat. Mattiecee + Darth Hazer + Damien Blaze + Lk + RedCan + more: Railway Hotel, North Fremantle

Amberdown + Last Week’s Heroes + Ready to Fire + Ego + Space Station Animals: Rosemount Hotel (459 Bar), North Perth

Mossy Fogg + Hank: Rosemount Hotel (Main Room), North Perth

The Get Down with Charlie Bucket + Klean Kicks + Nick Sheppard: Rosemount Hotel (Beer Garden / 4pm), North Perth

Rottofest 2014 + Andy Bull + more: Rottnest Island, Rottnest Island

Sunday Sessions with Chief Monkey: Settlers Tavern (Verandah / 3pm), Margaret River

Doctopus + The Pissedcolas + Methyl Ethel: The Bird, Northbridge

Ben Matthews and Friends: The Laneway Lounge, Perth

The Healys + Blue Hornet: The Shed, Northbridge

Retrofit: Universal Bar, Northbridge

The History of Burlesque + Various Artists: Ya Ya’s, Northbridge

MON 21 Trivia: Clancys Canning Bridge, Applecross

Wide Open Mic: Mojo’s Bar, North Fremantle

Trivia: Rosemount Hotel, North Perth

Rottofest 2014 + Various Artists: Rottnest Island, Rottnest Island

Big Tommo’s Open Mic Variety Night: Ya Ya’s, Northbridge

TUE 22 Jason Smith: Charles Hotel, North Perth


Big Splash feat. The Amani Consort + Junkadelic + Mambo Chic + Shameem: Ellington Jazz Club, Perth

Vin + Beau Jones + Buddy Phoenix + Ali Flintoff + more: Mojo’s Bar, North Fremantle

Bex & Turin’s Wide Open Mic: Rosemount Hotel, North Perth

Sista + No Drums: The Bird, Northbridge

88 To Yesterday + Ready to Fire + Tell The Shaman + The De Niros: Ya Ya’s, Northbridge

THE LOVE JUNKIES: 19 JUL, THE BIRD

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