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FOOD/DRINKGood Day CoffeeHunter and HarvestLe Café Gourmand

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One last hurrah for BluejuiceAfter 13 years Bluejuice have announced they’re calling it quits. With three records and a tonne of live shows under their belts as well as bragging rights for the most played song on Triple J, they’re hitting the road for one last hurrah. And they’ll release a retrospective, Retrospectable featuring the best of the three albums, new music and some extras. The tour lands at The Cooly on Friday 3 October and The Northern Byron Bay on Saturday 4 October. Tickets from Oztix.

Sheppards on the beachIndie pop sensation Sheppard has been announced as head-liner for Celebrate Gold Coast which takes place Sunday 28 September at Coolangatta. The event is a celebration of everything GC – culture, lifestyle, food and fun. The one-day fiesta will include activities such as board shaping, BMX and skate demonstrations, Kombi and surfboard displays, Beachcare information and a heap of food and organic produce. The event runs 7.00am – 1.00pm.

Pencil and Paint at Café DbarA special treat for lovers of local art, Rosemary Upton will present a collection of new works at Café Dbar this month. Entitled Pencil and Paint Rosemary says the exhibition, which runs until 26 September allows her freedom and flexibility, a different form of expression. As well as the exhibition, an artist demonstration will take place on Sunday 14 September from 10.30am – 12.30pm. The café and gallery are open 7 days, 9.00am – 4.00pm.

World first: John Farnham to perform with The SeekersWith collective careers spanning more than a century, John Farnham and The Seekers will co-headline a once in a lifetime concert bill in a surprise location. It’s the Decades Festival, an inaugural event held by Moreton Bay Regional Council and it all goes down 18 October at Pine Rivers Park Amphitheatre. The festival will relive the best fashion, cars and music of the 50s to 90s with Tim Campbell, The Hi Boys, Ezra Lee and Pat Capocci also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now via decadesfestival.com.au.

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Taking a stand for those seeking asylumThe Freedom Seeker concert will feature roots, rock and reggae, all for refugees at New Globe Theatre this month. As well as raising funds for two refugee advocacy and immigration service providers, those artists performing are also lending their voice for those who have none. They’re calling on the Australian Goernment to abide by its international obligation to refugees. The lineup includes Big Iron, Rivermouth, Phil Monsour Band, The Molotov and Andy Dub. It all happens Sunday 14 Septemer from 3.00pm.

Legendary Finley Quaye headlines Island VibeGrandson of Duke Ellington and multi-award winner Finley Quaye will headline the 9th Island Vibe Festival when it lands on Straddie inOctober-November. Also in the first run of artists announced are King Tide, Black Jesus Experience and Toothfaeries. As if that’s not enough, as we go to print Archie Roach was also added to the bill. With some of the world’s finest roots, DJs and cultural acts, there’ll also be circus, cabaret, kid’s activities, art and workshops, so close to the beach you’ll feel the salt spray. Tickets are on sale now and the festival runs Friday 31 October – Sunday 2 November at Home Beach, North Stradbroke Island.

Tuesday’s good for underground showBurleigh Underground Drummers boasts an impressive backlist of talent. And about to join those ranks is Tuesday’s Good – meddling in areas such as blues, soul and funk with some Latino vibes and reggae dub thrown in for good measure, there’s no question that Tuesday’s Good provide a killer live act. And the band’s frontwoman Sarah Frank will open the night with a collection of songs from her recent debut The Frenzy. It kicks off 8.00pm on 13 September. You should be there. Did we mention it’s BYO? Stranded on StraddieIt’s been an epic month of festival lineup announcements, and it appears they keep on coming. If you’ve got a short-list, add this one to it. Stranded is a series of boutique festivals with the local offering taking place on South Straddie on 21 September. The lineup includes Alison Wonderland, Allday, SAFIA and Client Liaison. Get all the details at strandedfestival.com.

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Lawless releases Ouroboros and announces tourFiery bohemian rocker Felicity Lawless has a brand new record which showcases her unique style of gypsy flamenco folk music. For the past year she’s been whipping packed houses into a frenzy getting people onto the dancefloor with her soaring vocals and hypnotic rhythms. Her new album Ouroboros launches with a bunch of live shows across the Southeast corner. You can catch Felicity at Swell Sculpture Festival on Sunday 21 September and at The Soundlounge Currumbin with Allensworth and Julia Rose on Friday 3 October.

Under the Milky Way at MullumMullum Music Festival has announced an incredible lineup to celebrate its seventh year. Held over four days, the diversity and talent of its lineup cannot be disputed. Get this: The Church, Hurray For the Riff Raff (New Orleans), The Bombay Royale, Saskwatch, Harry James Angus, Mama Kin, Holy Holy, Kim Churchill, Frank Yamma, Husky, Mia Dyson and more more more. So mark 20 – 23 November in your diaries and make plans for a little southern sojourn.

Beautiful small halls to be featured in photographyThe Festival of Small Halls is seeking entries to a photo competition which will feature the beauty of iconic small town gathering places, including Nerang’s Country Paradise Parklands. The Festival’s spring tour will take Andy Brown (Canada) and The Mae Trio (Aus-tralia) into regional areas for 24 shows on a month-long adventure. You can get all the details at festivalofsmallhalls.com. Entries to the photo competition close 12 September and details are available at the website’s media section.

Jungle Love FestivalIt seems summer 2014 will go down as the season of the boutique festival and Jungle Love is an addition to that roster. Held at Lake Moogerah, 21 – 22 November, the lineup includes Closure in Moscow, Dubmarine, Lesuits, Bec Laughton, Rhythym Hunters, Twin Haus and The Mouldy Lovers to name but a few. If chilled festivals in sweet locations are your thing, add this one to the list. Get all the details at junglelovefestival.com.au.

Get soaked for summerNothing spells summer like a pool party and boy is this gonna be one with a difference. The Soaked Luxury Pool Party will fuse electronic music with a seductive resort vibe and luxury poolside amenities. Hello!!!!!!!!! Held at Couran Cove Island Resort, this first offering features Seth Troxler as headline and takes place Saturday 15 November. Get all the details at soakedluxurypoolparty.com.au.

Sunday sessions at PalmyThere’s a heap of cafes getting on board the live music train, which is just as well, with so many larger venues affected by licensing and sound restrictions. And one of our current faves (amongst a stellar list, might I add) is Genki Café at Palm Beach. They’ve got a regular Sunday session featuring local talent. For the month of September, starting at 1.30pm they’ve got Warren M (Sunday 7th), Sarah Frank (Sun-day 14th and 28th) and Benny D Williams (Sunday 21st). They’ve also got a $20 sharing plate. They join Bambu Bar, Jimez, The Outcider.


I chatted to Paddy only a few days after Sticky Fingers smashed their set at Splendour In The Grass, so of course the first thing we discussed was the post-high come down. Having released their debut album Caress Your Soul in 2013 the band is relatively fresh on the scene and yet you wouldn’t guess it based on the screaming fans that greeted them at Splendour. Band celebrations saw Paddy thrown into a pool, ending up with a sore knee and a need for some new shoes. Splendour also saw DMA’s front man Tommy O’Dell jumping up to play a song with Sticky Fingers.

“I’ve played a lot of bass for DMA’s,” Paddy said. “Also Tommy is my housemate so we keep each other motivated when it comes to music. We met at the Annandale Hotel, which had a massive music scene, and we’ve hung out ever since.”

With their sophomore album Land Of Pleasure released last month the band held a signing at their record label and headed out to a friend’s bar for some celebratory drinks. This is the second album they have worked on with Dann Hume and Paddy says if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

“Dann stayed with us at Splendour and we just have a lot of fun with him; he’s part of the family. On the first album he mostly mixed it, whereas he worked a lot as a producer on Land Of Pleasure and we couldn’t be happier with it.”

Land Of Pleasure is also the name of opening track on the album and it truly feels like a welcome call.

“We wrote the lyrics when we got back from Europe,” Paddy said. “We were sick of looking at each other and our manager said we needed to write, so in a way that song was kind of a ‘f**k all the bullshit between us we have to work’ song.”

With a track list that includes hits like Just For You, Gold

Snafu and Feast Your Eyes this album was already making waves before it was released.

Paddy explained that when it comes to actually arranging a track, tempo is king.

“You never want things to sound the same so we wouldn’t put songs of a similar tempo together,” he said.

“I really wanted to put Just For You and Gold Snafu together because they rhymed,” he said laughing. “But you have to think of tempo.”

The band is touring around Australia for the remainder of the year, but still love heading back to the UK and Europe.

“Every time we go back there the atmosphere and shows get better,” Paddy said. “Plus you make friends on tour and it’s good to catch up with them.”

One thing they make sure they don’t do on tour is talk about band matters.

“It is a rule, when you’re in the tour van you don’t talk about band matters.” Laughing he goes on, “People disagree and when you’re trapped in a van the last thing you want is people firing up. We just hang out and do stupid mate stuff.”

The band’s friendship is obvious when you see them on stage, laughing and smiling at each other as they play. With live shows coming to a town near you this year you definitely want to get along and be caught up in the hip-shaking vibe that is Sticky Fingers.

Sticky Fingers play The Coolangatta Hotel 14 September, 2014.

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Christie Ots sat down with Paddy Fingers, the bassist and vocalist of Sydney band Sticky Fingers to talk about their festival recovery, plans for the rest of the year and just what the band won’t do on tour.

How long have you guys been working? Five years.

How you would you describe your sound? Loud.

Who are some of Night Beats’ major influences? Acid-washed denim, dryer sheets, onions, medieval devices, mummification, old felt, Pig Latin.

What is on your current playlist for travelling? The Pharmacy, White Fence, Audio Books.

What should we be listening to other than Night Beats? The Pharmacy, White Fence, Audio Books.

Have you been to Australia before? No.

Where are you heading to after here? China, Antarctica, South America, Japan.

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One thing you discover quickly when chatting to Gavin Doniger is his passion for music. He’s quick to reel off a long list of people he’s both collaborated with or admired, locally and he’s fast talking when it comes to all things blues. But unlike other musicians, he was actually a late starter.

“I didn’t really start dabbling until I was 23 – 24,” he said, when I asked him how long he’d been playing guitar. “I actually played drums before that. But I started going to jam nights when I was around 27.”

He speaks about open mic nights at the Rainbow Surf Club and The Sands as well as rattling off a long list of overseas venues he’s been to.

“It’s great, because it gives you a platform to go and try your songs,” he said. “Before I went overseas last year I played a few open mic nights to try out some new songs.”

Doniger did not start his career playing blues. Like many before him, he started playing acoustic ‘alternative’ music, as he puts it.

“Then I went a bit country,” he said. “It was that kind of strumming. Then a mate at the Alley Bar in Milton asked if we knew any bluesy stuff and Steve built me a little stomp box and we put a little beat to it and Mescalito Blues started from there.”

“It’d only played four or five gigs I think, at the start of 2005 and I knew the ladies who ran the Bluesfest at Broadbeach and I asked if they could give us a go and I made a demo and sent it up,” he said. “From there, pretty much, that’s when it started. The next three years we played at Blues.”

It’s a far cry for the broke businessman who was “bum out” after running a sunglass shop that went bust. He’s a screen printer now and he still works two or three days a week doing just that. Again, rattling off a list of bands his boss and co-workers have been involved in.

“Carl, one of the owners, comes and plays congas at some of my gigs and Al has played in many bands like Secret Death and Morning Tide,” he said.

If there’s one thing that really gets Gavin excited (OK, apart from talking about music generally), it’s talking about travel. It’s something he tries to do every year and boy, does he make the most of it.

“I went to live in London for a while,” he said, of first finding his feet as a musician. “And played every open mic night and got used to playing in front of people.”“I went to the States and I lived there for a year and was

playing open mic nights through Hollywood and San Francisco and then went up to Seattle and Vancouver. Then I went and lived in Nashville for 2.5 months and played a few shows there. I lived with a guy who was a 19yo session bass player and his dad was from the Doobie Brothers,” he said.

“It definitely adds a buzz when you’re playing places where good music’s gone down. Every year I go and play music in different countries, I don’t make any money but it inspires you to come back and be a better musician. Travelling is a definitely an advantage for songwriting.”

And this year he’s off again, leaving 4 September and heading to Sweden. It’s his fourth year in Scandinavia and Copenhagen and Berlin are also on his hit list. Friends he’s made from previous trips, or here in Australia have taken it upon themselves to sort out gigs.

“You’re like at the grassroots, street level,” he says of his approach to touring. “You know, you stay in people’s houses and stuff. You don’t get many Aussie tourists in these places, let alone Aussie musicians. You go back each year and people remember you. You touch a few people and get a few new people listening to your music.”

So, he’s away or a month and then he’s back and hitting the ground running with a new album and a bucketload of shows already locked in. Some solo and some with his Mescalito Blues.

“I have got a new album just getting made now, a mate’s just mastered it up for me. It’s just a solo one and it’ll be ready when I get back from overseas. It’s one I pretty much recorded on my four-track at home, where I can’t do too much so it’s pretty stripped back. But at my gigs when people ask “have you got anything like what you played today?” well that’s pretty much it.”

He’s also applied to go to SXSW, but isn’t too stressed about whether it happens or not.

“If I don’t get in, I might go over and do some shows anyway. I’m always planning. Always on the blower trying to get shows and then I just try to go away here and there. It’s hard as an independent musician. You have to make a video and look blues in all my gear and send it off. But yeah, if I don’t get in, maybe I’ll just go check it out for two or three days anyway. It’ll be good to just go have a look at it. Plus, it’s where Stevie Ray’s grave is,” he said.

“You know, musos, we make it happen.”

Aint that the understatement of the year?

When Gavin’s back from his European travels, you can catch him at Cabarita Sports Club (4 October), Bangalow Hotel (10 October), Miami Marketta (11 October), Nimbin Hotel (16 October) and North Kirra SLSC (19 October).

It’s been ten years since Gavin Doniger started the Mescalito Blues – a duo, sometimes a trio, based right here on the Gold Coast. And man is he busy. Between working as a screen printer and planning his next overseas jaunt, a quick look at his upcoming gigs will give you an idea of how much this fella loves to hit the stage. Samantha Morris caught up with the guitar-slinging traveller before he jetted off to Europe.

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If there’s anything to learn from murder ballads it’s that the genre is in an unfortunate lull in recent days, and never trust the song by its title. Thankfully, Jimmy the Saint and the Sinners turn their collective backs on both those rules.

The band’s latest EP release, Boozehounds & Bad Men, holds some pretty special song names and all retain their desired meaning – see Re-animator and quite possibly the greatest song title in recent memory Clint Vicious (Vs the Vicious Clit). The band’s fearless leader and songwriter Jimmy the Saint himself, born James Turner, takes it upon himself to craft these malevolent stories.

Interestingly enough, Turner found inspiration for the majority of Boozehounds & Bad Men’s content reading horror fiction. Re-animator, for example, takes significant persuasion from the infamous author H.P. Lovecraft who found fame posthumously in his work of horror novels.

He told me Re-animator is based upon a short story from Lovecraft called Herbert West-Reanimator.

“Basically, it’s about a guy who’s girlfriend is so interested in breaking up with him that she kills him. He then comes back from the grave to try and win her over and let her know that he forgives her,” Turner said.

Self-described as “voodoo blues”, Jimmy the Saint and the Sinners can be counted on for many types of music. Yet whatever genre they may be placed in, the powerful lyric content still lingers through their songs. Boozehounds & Bad Men takes an objective view on human experiences and on Turner himself.

Turner speaks passionately about these stories he’s formed and while on the surface they may seem like disheartening tales of murder, they actually touch on some pretty hefty subject matter.

“What I like to do when I write a song is, one: I like to tell a story; and two: I like to always try and write from the perspective of somebody that I wouldn’t want to know,” he tells me.

In saying that, Turner continues to press on the EP’s subject matter that he seems most proud of observing in his lyrics, although acknowledges their being truly negative.

“Misogyny, violence, murder, obviously. It’s somewhat healthy to feel those things within yourself and try to think about what other perspectives are like. I feel like it’s a growing experience to write about them.”

In another valiant move for the band, Boozehounds & Bad Men is only available on vinyl format – until posted on Bandcamp for full consumer consumption. Along with Turner’s daring lyrical messages, Jimmy the Saint and the Sinners knock over another accomplishment through the art of vinyl. All present members from the band are avid collectors of the music format, so to add their very own wax to their collection was a big moment.

“For me, it’s just really cool that I can listen to my own music in the format that I love; that’s especially thrilling. I suppose it’s a life goal for me,” boasted Turner.

Boozehounds & Bad Men is available right now at Atlantis Music in Southport and at all Jimmy the Saint and the Sinners shows.

RE-ANIMATIONWhat’s soon to be a new wave to sweep over the Gold Coast, Jimmy the Saint and the Sinners are beating everyone to the punch. Murder ballads with a south of the border feel might hint at some choice Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds records, but what this crew are achieving for the Gold Coast music scene is far more curious than any Jangling Jack mystery. Jake Wilton sat down with three fifths of the group to talk about vinyl possession and the creative writing process for their new EP.

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“But it’s actually very diverse,” he assures me. “The music you will hear at the Gold Coast Folk Festival ranges from heartfelt ballads and soulful tunes from contemporary singer songwriters, to bush music, hard core delta blues and lightning fast bluegrass licks.”

The 2014 GC Folk Festival hosted by Coast Acoustics will feature 20 bands. Twenty! Held over two days this month, it’s been developed by the Gold Coast Acoustic Music Club, whose aim is to keep live music happening on the Gold Coast.

Rob tells me the group aims to provide a venue for people to hear great music and where emerging and established musicians can get together and showcase their material.

And while this is only the second year the event has been held at Country Paradise, the festival has actually been going since 2009. “Our vision is to establish the festival as a major event on the Australian folk music circuit and also establish Country Paradise as a centre for live music on the Coast,” Rob Said.

The venue is ideal for an event like this too. Set on around 30 acres of Council parkland just outside of Nerang, it has a definite rural feel. Once a farmstyle theme park and a popular spot for weddings, the entire location is under cover, but there’s something else that makes the venue extra special. “What is particularly nice about Country Paradise is that the whole place is being utilised and managed by non profit

community groups,” Rob said.

“Tim Wilson and the guys from the Country Paradise Association do a wonderful job of managing the site, the River Keepers have spent many weekends clearing weeds and revegetating the grounds with native plants. There is a Men’s Shed and a Sheila’s Shack, a community garden and Healing Hooves do wonderful work with kids and horses.”

“One day we hope to see a fully decked out stage and auditorium on site and extend the folk festival to a week long event to include music camps aimed at all ages.”

Every year the festival has taken place a larger audience has been reached and Rob said that over the years they’ve built a really strong following up and down the East Coast, but the medium term goal is to organise a folk festival for the Commonwealth Games with local talent as a central feature. “It has been quite a learning experience for us all securing grant funds each year, organising and running the event, improving our marketing strategy and attracting new artists each year,” Rob said. He also acknowledged the incredible contribution volunteers have made to the event.

“We have also had great support from the media and within the music industry and Councillor Tracey Gilmore has really come on board in the last couple of years. She recognises the cultural and economic benefits that a folk festival can bring to the community and the hinterland in general.”

According to Rob, Councillor Gilmore has said that she’d like

to help develop the festival into a signature event for the City. “With Council’s support, the Folk Festival is now starting to appear on a lot more websites and facebook pages so I am expecting a pretty good crowd this year,” Rob said. Rob told Blank that the thing that really sets this festival apart from others is that one minute you could be listening to some of Australia’s finest musicians, and next you’re jamming with them over a beer.

“It’s all about engaging people in the whole atmosphere of a folk festival,” Rob said.

And as is usually the case with festivals of this caliber, the performances are just one element. At the Gold Coast Folk Festival there will be workshops on guitar, songwriting, banjo playing and ukulele plus informal jam sessions.

“So bring your instruments and join in,” Rob said. “You can jam along with Michael Fix or learn how to write lyrics like I was only nineteen from John Schumann. There is also comedy with Coolgrass and a circus act plus lots of food and market stalls. And of course, there will be a bush dance on Saturday night with the Leaping Lizards.” I made the mistake of asking Rob what he was most excited about seeing at the Festival. No surprises that the headline act gets a mention, but, wow, there’s a lot of talented people appearing at this year’s event.

“I am a big fan of John Schumann,” Rob said. “The first band I was in was called Yureeka and we covered every song by Redgum. John Schumann’s songwriting has changed the way a nation thinks,” he said.

“I am also pretty excited about getting Wes Carr up from Sydney,” Rob said. “Wes is an exceptionally entertaining and talented performer who really knows how to connect with the audience.”

“Hat Fitz is a veteran wild man of the blues scene in Australia and he and Cara always have a packed tent at Bluesfest. And of course the Round Mountain Girls are always a hit with the crowd.”

“The Company and Owl Valley keep the audience mesmerised with fast finger-picking bluegrass. Quatro are four classically trained musicians from rural Queensland now living locally and Leaping Lizards are very well known around the region.”

So, twenty bands, two days, workshops and jams, family friendly, under cover and totally free. If you’re on the couch when the GC Folk Festival comes to town, you’re crazy.

Gold Coast Folk Festival hits Country Paradise on 20 – 21 September and entry is free. You can join the GC Acoustic Music Club and membership is only $15 for a family. Get all the details online at coastacoustics.com.au.

GET FOLKED AT COUNTRY PARADISESome people think of folk music as a bunch of bearded gents playing diddly diddly music on tin whistles. So says Rob Saunders, Director of the 2014 Gold Coast Folk Festival speaking to our editor Samantha Morris.

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The first time I saw Bluejuice live, they jumped around the stage sporting neon sweatbands and bright outfits. Their music was catchy and their energy contagious. Their most interesting costume was without a doubt their getup at 2014’s Big Day Out.

“Big Day Out’s costume was horrible! Out of all of the costumes we’ve worn, they were the most uncomfortable,” Jake said.

“They were uncomfortable to wear and the most horrible of the lot! We wanted to do a thing for marriage equality and we felt like that was an issue to talk about. I wanted to try and get something that looked a bit like the Wembley Stadium outfit Freddie Mercury wore, but it ended up being nothing like that

at all. We just had some moustaches and some slightly offensive but broadly homosexual outfits. It’s impossible to look attractive in what we were wearing. Nobody can look good in a gold lycra, scoop fronted unitard with pink g-strings. Every day we went out and hoped we were ready to put on the costumes again, because this is the ongoing demoralization of the band (laughs). The best part of the outfit was that you could tear away the pants. For the club shows we’re going to be wearing skivvies.” “The reputation of the band was never made on the back of our costumes. It was made through hectic, sweaty club shows and that’s what we want to do for our Retrospectable tour. We might put on some glow stuff but we won’t be wearing any

Bluejuice have been one of Australia’s favourite acts for the last decade, calling clubs in every city their home. Their extensive career has seen them play major slots at Splendour in the Grass, Big Day Out and tour the country endlessly with their infectious music. Jake Stone, lead singer of Bluejuice took the time before their Retrospectable farewell tour to talk to Kyle Butcher about costumes, awesome moments in Bluejuice’s lifespan and their humble beginnings as a band.

crazy shit like we have before,” Jake said.

“We started in 2001 as a club band, but we weren’t serious. I was working on a labouring job at the time and my friend co-owned The Brag, and suggested I did some writing for them and I was the smart ass. So I signed up and I started interviewing bands and that, and eventually I became a staff writer there. I don’t really know what specific event started us off, but I turned up to a gig and it was a jam and we met up there. A lot of the bands we were friends with didn’t like us as a band,” Jake said.

Bluejuice have been fortunate enough to play on lineups with artists such as British rockers Muse, Coldplay, Bloc Party and tonnes of other incredible acts. No surprises then that Stone struggled to think of his favourite moment with Bluejuice.

“There have been so many. The most recent one probably would be recording with Dan Hume who just finished recording the Sticky Fingers’ latest record. I’ve loved collaborating and mixing with him,” he said.

“A long time ago we did a show called The Sideshow with Josh Thomas which was our first TV appearance and that was really fun. Another incredible memory was playing Splendour in the Grass the year The Strokes played, that was an incredible festival.”

When Stone compares playing at a festival to playing in smaller venues he reflects on the countless gigs Bluejuice have played.

“They’re very different things. If you play a festival, you either kill or you die, and that is what festivals are like. You have one chance, and it’s either incredible or it’s shit. We’re a club band. People might think we’re a festival band because they’ve seen us at Australian festivals, but ultimately we are a club band. We work best in a 200-1000 person club where it’s just hot and sweaty, probably a bit too loud in there and I think that it’s basically the place Bluejuice lives. In saying that I wouldn’t take back playing festivals, they have been incredible.”

It is sad to see Bluejuice’s career come to a close, but at least they aren’t disappearing with a fizzle. Bluejuice have booked an incredible tour spanning three months and 22 shows.

The Retrospectable tour is going to be one hell of a close to one of Australia’s best bands this millennium, and you can catch them at Coolangatta Hotel on Wednesday 3 September.

BLUEJUICE RETIRE THE SWEATBANDS AND CLUB SHOWS

Shihad are one of the hardest working, most prolific rock bands to come out of New Zealand, although they have won and lost fans over the years. To be honest, I couldn’t even tell you what their last album was called, but when I heard their latest single Think You’re So Free from new album FVEY. I was so relieved to hear they had gone full circle, back to the heavier days of their first al-bum Churn and I proceeded to bug the record label for an advance copy of the album.

Unfortunately for me, it seems like everyone else beat me to it, but I did manage to chat to bass player Karl Kippenberger who has spent sleepless nights doing the media rounds in New Zealand where the album had just been released.

Are you and the band all based in Melbourne? Or have you moved back to New Zealand?We all live in Melbourne and have done for the past 15 years but I tend to live half my time in NZ and half my time in Melbourne. I do see myself eventually ending up living back in New Zealand as I have an organic business set up over there with my girlfriend, but as long as the band gets to write and rehearse together from time to time, we can actually record anywhere, which is great.

How has the response to your album been in New Zealand so far?It’s been really positive. We’ve gathered fans and lost fans over the years with our different decisions and records but since people have heard our new single, they’ve come back onboard and we’ve received overwhelming support.

Jaz Coleman seems like the Gordan Ramsay of the music business. Is that what he’s like in real life? How had he

SHIHAD COME FULL CIRCLE

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and capture the spirit of Darkc3ll party vibes with some edge in the detail,” he said.

When it came to the inspiration for the lyrics for the song, Jesse said he drew inspiration from his own observations of the behaviour of other bands out on the road.

“Hollywood Scars is all about the make-believe world of the wannabes the rock stars who are all packaging without hardly any substance,” Jesse said.

“We’ve seen it a lot on tour and it never ceases to amaze me.”

While their music is loved by fans from all walks of life one of the keys to the band’s success is that there aren’t many other musicians in Australia playing Industrial Metal, a sub genre made popular by bands such as Killing Joke, Ministry, KMFDM, White Zombie and Nine Inch Nails.

“It’s an exciting and addictive style that never tires,” said Jesse. “It’s a niche genre, but one that allows the creatures of the night to express visually and musically.”

“Not everyone gets it and that’s cool, but when you look at any dance floor where industrial music plays, it’s something else. Like any music, people need to listen deeper before dismissing or pigeonholing a song or band. If a song is a great song, let it be,” he said.

Darkc3ll are just about to hit the road on the eleven date Hollywood Scars tour which kicks off in Brisbane, 9 September and Jesse said the band are pumped and can’t wait to hit the stage again.

“We are itching at the chance to blow off some steam and share some fun once again with our audience,” he said.

“People know we’ll give them something special and nothing boring. We get to travel to places we have yet to play also, which will be very cool and collectively, these dates make for our long-est tour run yet. It’ll be memorable.”

Darkc3ll play the New Globe Theatre, 9 September, Bigsound on 10 September (at the Crowbar) in Brisbane and then hit the coast for a 12 September show at Coolangatta Hotel.

For additional dates go to www.darkc3ll.com

The last year has been a pretty big one for Darkc3ll. They released their second album Dark Verses, played Soundwave and gained legions of fans. But the band aren’t resting on their laurels and show no signs of slowing down.

Jesse put their recent success down to a combination of touring and getting played on the radio. And with the release of their new single Hollywood Scars they’re about to hit the road again.

“For us, the opportunity to tour nationally three times, receive regular airplay on stations we listened to growing up, meeting great people on the road and seeing these people singing along and having fun with us is priceless,” Jesse said.

“The knowledge and experience we’ve gained as a band also has been special. Seeing this band grow has been an absolute privilege”

Darkc3ll have just released their killer new single Hollywood Scars and enlisted the help of their dedicated fan base to create a video inspired by their own guitarist Post Mortem Matt.

“Post Mortem Matt had the idea of wanting to shoot a fun party vibe clip with a touch of darkness and we loved the idea,” explained Jesse.

“We wanted to give our fans a sense of ownership in this clip

Brisbane industrial metallers, Darkc3ll are one of the hardest working bands in Australia and proof that if your heart is consumed and you’re driven, anything is possible. Blank’s very own metal correspondent, Nev Pearce caught up with frontman Jesse Dracman to chat about band life, their hectic touring schedule and what’s next for the powerhouse industrial band on the verge of hitting it big.

DARKN3SS CALLS

changed since you last worked with him on your first LP Churn?Well he doesn’t drink anymore which is helpful because you can actually talk to him, whereas in the past it was difficult. He’s still gnarly but he was way more back then. He’s kind of like a vibe merchant, he’s not like Garth Richardson who produced some of our other albums (RATM’s first album and AC/DC) where he would make sure the technical sound was perfect. Jaz wasn’t interested in that, he had the four of us in a room recording live and he would make us perform 8 to 9 minute songs repeatedly for like 8 or 9 times takes in a row. It was like boot camp, really hard work getting yelled in your face and really pushing us to get results, which is what counts and you’ll be able to hear that on the record.

Your first single Think Your So Free is killer, how’d the song process work with this album?We came to Jaz with a bunch of riffs, no real songs and played them for him and he basically listened and went yep, no, that’s

awful, that’s great but think your so free was just a riff that we all knew was going to be mean and when we recorded Jaz got the intent of what we were trying to do because the song is political and Jaz is a political beast.

I heard your playing the whole album at your Brisbane gig, is this the first time you will be playing it live to an audience?Pretty much, we have a charity show in Christchurch for the earthquake appeal which is our first NZ one 3 or 4 days afterwards but it will be the first time we play the whole album. When we were doing this record with Jaz he never talked about it being a record, it was an arsenal of songs to play live, his idea was that we were writing a new live set that just happened to be a record. We always knew that when we released it that we would go out that we would play it in it’s entirety, so Brisbane will be the first place in the world we will play it from start to finish.

Your album is spelt FVEY but pronounced Five Eyes, what’s

the deal with that?It’s what the organisation call themselves, Five Eyes, which is Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, America, sharing personal information amongst each other, for example if America wants information from Australia on that person they will pass that information onto that country, for our own good, well at least that’s what they say, but really it’s none of their business. We’ve always felt quite strongly about privacy and making people aware of what’s going on.

Catch Shihad play FVEY in its entirety, plus some of their greatest hits at The Zoo in Brisbane on 9 September.

Mella Bunker


What do you love most about living on the GC?What’s not to love!!! Great weather, awesome friends and fans, beaches and mostly playing music particularly The Miami Marketta. Sometimes I think the Gold Coast cops a bad wrap, but it’s usually by people who don’t know the right places to go. It’s a great fun place and we are pretty thankful to live here!!

Tell us about the best gig you’ve ever played?This year, we were offered a support set for Katchafire at the Marketta. It was an amazing night for us, we were fortunate enough to have plenty of time to hang out with the guys and pick their brains for reggae wisdom. Jaime was super friendly and we really hope we get to perform for/with them soon! Was very inspiring to perform with a band we have listened to for so long!

In 2013 we also scored a slot at the Airlie Beach Music Festival which was also amazing. Performing for new fans up there was awesome, but we were most inspired by hearing Ian Moss playing some of the classic Aussie rock. He was a truly magnificent guitarist/singer/songwriter, and we really hope to get the chance to hear him again soon.

What are your thoughts on the GC music scene?We are feeling the verge of an uprising with more venues becoming accepting of bands performing, as opposed to just soloists. As well as the possibility of performing at new and exciting festivals such as Yellowood, Surfers Paradise Festival and Blues on Broadbeach just to mention a few

What’s the one piece of advice you’d give an aspiring musician?When you think of a cool riff or lyric always have something on hand to record or write it. It can be really strange where and when your ideas bubble up! Or when times get frustrating just remember the reason why you perform music!

What’s the biggest challenge to up and coming Australian artists?Wow, thats a tough one, uuuummmm, probably money or competition …. We all still have REAL jobs at this stage to support our music ……and don’t really make any money from our music. Our basic philosophy is that our perfor-mance money goes straight back into writing, recording and producing new EPs. We just finished our second EP, and though we haven’t finished performing the tracks from it on a regular basis, have already got the next set of songs on the whiteboard ready to be put in wax.

We have been very fortunate to receive great support from our fans, but also the great venues and sound technicians in the industry who cater for our needs at gigs. This support is what gets us amped up to play, and makes us continue sticking it out in the hard times. Keeping a band together is particularly challenging especially with seven of us! Many differing musical opinions, even just setting up sound and getting everyone to practice at the same time is hard, not to mention the time needed to co-ordinate all the social media platforms and online music opportunities such as triple J unearthed and spotify which need constant up dating and monitoring.

Seven-piece The High Grade put on one hell of an energetic reggae/hip-hop fusion show. With groovy bass lines and lyrical punch, these guys will get you on your feet and onto the dance floor. We caught up with The High Grade’s Mark Slingsby (trumpet) to ask him what he thought about GC and live music and his advice to aspiring musicians.

HANG 5 WITH THE HIGH

Casually cruising into the Swinging Safari to the sounds of Dead Books on a beautiful Saturday evening to celebrate Rabbit Radio turning two shall be one of the sweetest nightlife moments to ever be recalled in the 2014 calendar. This is what I thought after the party. I had similar stories shared by other attendees and therefore it is fact (this is how science works).

Rabbit Radio parties may now be officially included among the most prestigious and wondrous events to attend on the GC! Why was it so good? What makes any party “so” good? It can’t just be the drinks. It can’t just be the music. It can’t just be the crowd or atmosphere. What is this X-factor which some events capture whilst others do not? Turns out whatever this magical element may be was orchestrated and executed by some of the finest and most generous volunteers working at the RR Studios out of Miami.

The vibe, the buzz, the something was felt by all. I even bumped into an old work colleague out the front who was devastated because the venue had literally poured over capacity. He was desperate to get amongst it as were the other excited punters left outside queuing up for their chance to dance and drink with the most happening crowd in Surfers.

When I was asked to write my angle on this event I was both excited and confused. What was it that made this event such an unarguably grand success? What was it that made ME enjoy myself so? Was it the positive and proud members of RR all soaking up the fruits of their tireless weekly labour… a faint light of recognition for their commitment? Was it because friends of mine had travelled all the way from Brisbane to join and pay tribute to a unique community conquest happening out of the Miami studio? The honest

answer is I just don’t f*cking know.

There was a sneaky kiss and cuddle I shared with one of the night’s performers (booyah!). But there was plenty of kissing and cuddling happening in the place so it was far from a unique moment to brag of. I also won the first competitive ping-pong challenge of the night. But this couldn’t be it either. I guess whatever “IT” was shall remain a RR secret recipe for now.

A huge thankyou needs to be breathed in by all who participated in this evening’s celebration. I don’t recall a single tense moment within the heaving crowd which suggested any aggressive intent. I don’t recall any glum or sad faces except for that moment when it all had to end. As for the team who planned, prepared and then professionally pulled off the greatest gig since Woodstock (mild exaggeration and no longer science)… you guys f*cking rock!

At audience request, I’ve no doubt the RR team shall endeavour to fill the calendar year with more consistent and equally entertaining nights. If you don’t support them then you may have to settle for quiet cups of tea and a good book for your Saturday nights. Because just attending any other party shall never be quite the same.

Subscribe now at rabbitradio.com.au or forever drink tea.

Andrew Scott

RABBIT RADIO BRINGS THE F*CKING HOUSE


At the time of writing the fate of the legendary Swingin’ Safari is in the hands of the gods, it’s held its last house party and closed its doors. We remember it as the bastion of good times, with more than 10 years of live music, countless local acts who have gone on to national and international success.

But just before it closed it’s famous doors the crew from Rabbit Radio (of which I am a part) put on an appropriately epic party to celebrate the station’s second year. Beginning in a corner of the Rabbit and Cocoon precinct, Rabbit Radio has grown to become a hub for emerging musical talent on the Gold Coast and surrounds with one needing no more proof than the quality of the bands assembled for its birthday.

Opening the proceedings was emerging four-piece Dead Books. The band was handpicked by Rabbit listeners as part of the station’s Get Up, Get Heard competition, which invited local artists to submit their music in order to win the coveted spot.

Playing one of their first live shows the band showed no nerves and rocked their way into a set which included their brand new AA side singles Vice and Virtue. The band gained many new fans on the night, one such fan jumping on stage to help out on vocals. Not that lead vocalist Laura Cook needs any assistance. Cook has a real presence on stage; one which has established bands envious. The secret? Cook informed me that a few whiskies had gone down in preparation. This may also explain the Janis Joplin type feel to their sound, which also channelled Jefferson Airplane. Whatever their secret, be sure to catch Dead Books at their next show.

Street 66 have only been on the scene a short while but have been gathering a whole heap of followers from here to the Sunshine Coast with their blend of kicked back funk grooves with hip-hop swagger. Holding the mic is Puer MC whose flow is on point tonight and has the ever increasing crowd bouncing in approval. The highlight of the set comes with the Notorious B.I.G cover laced into the set and gives Puer MC the chance to really show off with his impressive skills on the mic. The band really get into the set from here with Liam Butler keeping things tighter than Puer’s dreads on the bass and gaining plenty of love from the ever-increasing crowd.

Brisbane via South Africa native Cln made the journey south for his first ever Gold Coast show, with plenty gathered to hear what all the hype has been about. Coinciding with the

release of his debut EP Sideways, which had climbed to an impressive 16 on the iTunes electronic chart. The set did not disappoint, laying down a heavy helping of glitched-out beats including his recent singles Sideways and crowd favourite Better Than. Comparisons to Flume would be easy but Cln brings a smoothness and edge to his production which are entirely his own. Quite simply Cln is one to watch and you will not get a chance to see him in such intimate surrounds again. My tip is he will feature heavily over the upcoming Summer Festival season.

Making my way back to the bar from Cln there was a devastating discovery; they had run out of beer. At least temporarily. It was easy to see why as every room of the house was heaving with people and a steady stream was still making their way in just in time for Salvadarlings.

Having not seen Salvadarlings before I was quite keen to check them in the flesh, having heard rave reviews from their Primary Feels release show at Elsewhere a month before. Tonight didn’t change this however, as it was physically impossible to make my way through the crowd to the stage. I was later informed many punters were turned away at the door due to an over-capacity crowd. The wooden floors were literally swingin’ as Salvadarlings laid down a killer set which I heard from my vantage point sandwiched somewhere between the kitchen and the bathrooms. I could easily ‘hear’ what all the fuss has been about as the band blissed out the party with gems from their debut EP including, After Nightfall, T.M.B.C. and standout Dead Man. Salvadarlings have emerged among a strong handful of local dream/psych/pop groups alongside compatriots Tsun and Babe Rainbow, which would hold their own against contemporaries from the West Coast of the USA. Rest assured I won’t make the same mistake twice and be left in the outer when these guys play again.

Having witnessed such a solid line up of wholly local acts it’s safe to say that the music vibe of the coast is in a golden pe-riod and with support from organisations like Rabbit Radio, the future is sounding bright.

Please subscribe to Rabbit Radio to keep us bouncing into the new year and beyond | www.rabbitradio.com.au.

RABBIT RADIO’S 2ND BIRTHDAY

SALVADARLINGS + CLN + STREET 66 + DEAD BOOKSSaturday 9 August | Swingin’ Safari


After breaking onto the scene in 2012 with their debut single Bad Blood, lead guitarist Corey Kearns tells me that it all came about because they really just needed a song.

“Bad Blood was first, which we just recorded here [Luna Audio in Varsity] with a crappy little desk thing that I have, and that was pretty much just so we could put a song on the internet and say we were a band,” he said.

A year after the band was established with Bad Blood, Dead Books released their self-titled EP, which was recorded live in less than six hours. Another year down the track, and we arrive at today, well, last week really, which marked the third big release from Dead Books in the form of twin single Vice/Virtue.

Laura Cook is the band’s lead vocalist and she told Blank that Dead Books have found their sound.

“I guess naturally as a band goes on you find your sound and you fine tune things and you see what you like and what you don’t like, and I think those two (Vice/Virtue) are a good indication of where we are trailing off to,” says Cook.

Dead Books have developed and changed since their debut in 2012; by losing two members and gaining another. It’s no wonder, then, that their sound has changed with them. And as they continue to evolve, Dead Books is coming closer and closer to finding the sound that they’re really looking for.

“Vice/Virtue is a big step towards music that we are pretty comfortable and happy with,” Corey tells me. “From inside the band’s perspective, that sound, and anything that can sort of come around that sound, is pretty close to it.”

Follow on Facebook: facebook.com/deadbooksListen on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/deadbooks

Dead Books and their psychedelic rock and blues are beginning to infect some of the best live music venues on the Gold Coast. So Locke Fitzpatrick sat down with them to have a chat about their past, present, and where they think their psychedelic tunes are going to take them in the future.

“It was amazing. I’m a big believer that you don’t have to go to America and get the best producer to record a great album. You can record a great album in your bedroom, but I can tell you we would never have made an album anything like what we made if we didn’t go over there. He brought out the best of us.”

When Dan Sultan spoke to Blank about recording his album at Blackbird studios he also spoke of how he really loved recording there, so much so he named his album after it. Dan mentioned the endless amounts of hardware they have to use at the studios. Fergus was equally astounded by the range of equipment.

“It was pretty out of this world. It was bigger than the studios in Australia, people say it’s one of the best studios in the world. The only downside is that there is so much to choose from, so many different varieties of microphones and amps and different rooms to get different sounds. Vance made it very clear to us that we had to eventually make a decision and move on and just deal with it, otherwise you spend your whole time just trying to work things out and change things. Eventually even with the structure of the song when we f**k with it and try something weird like recording piano we go ‘right, that’s it!’ and we record it and we can’t change it after that. Once you work something out you just go and do it.”

Kingswood’s Microscopic Wars is host to loads of new tracks and features a few singles already released like She’s My Baby and Ohio. Fergus didn’t want to change the songs, but he did want them to sound different on the album.

“We didn’t do anything too drastic, the major changes we made were how we recorded it. We didn’t want it to sound like the original and just do a recreate. We wanted it to sound badass.”

Kingswood recently flew over to Afghanistan to entertain the troops, and Fergus seems awestruck by the gig.

“It was a pretty wild experience, it was really unique. The

reception we got was great. They didn’t really dance because they’re standing there with machine guns around their waist and I don’t you can have a mosh with a gun over your shoulder (laughs). It was a really good thing to do and it was really special. They had a full production, full stage and everything. It was great.”

Microscopic Wars is unique in many ways and features new aspects of Kingswood, with guitarist Alex Laska fronting the band for two tracks with his low, crooning voice. There is another interesting track on the album called Hours, which goes for just over thirty seconds and sounds like a blues throwback to the 60s.“It was a little part of a song that Alex wrote that never got finished. We sung all these four-part harmonies for it. It’s the middle bridge of the song and when we were in the studio we were mucking around with it and we thought it was a good halfway break for the record. It’s right in the middle and when you hear that, you turn the record over.”

The band created a short film for their single Ohio featuring sleek cars, Seth Sentry, Thelma Plum and a host of other musicians. They titled the film Some Motherf*cker’s Gotta Pay and it boasts Japanese dubbing along with an epic Australian musician shootout.

“We’re not very good actors that’s for sure, you should see the bloopers reel,” he laughed. “We were driving back from Sydney and we had to come up with a video clip idea. The best thing about the music industry and about any arts industry is that there are no rules, so you can do whatever you want. We asked some friends to cameo in it and we had a lot of fun doing that. There’s similar one coming out later on in the year that is bigger and better and far more graphic. I wouldn’t call it a sequel but it’s going to be along the same vein. It’s going to have motorbikes in it.”

Kingswood’s debut album Microscopic Wars was released in August. And you can catch them live at Ric’s Big Backyard, 12 September.

ALIVE AND KICKING

MICROSCOPIC ‘WOOD

Kingswood took their tracks over to Nashville in Tennessee earlier this year to record their debut album at Blackbird studios. The studio has housed renowned artists such as Kings of Leon, The Black Keys and Australia’s own Dan Sultan. Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, non-classical for his work with The Raconteurs, Vance Powell came on board as the producer. Fergus Linacre, lead singer of Kingswood had a chat with Kyle Butcher about recording their debut LP Microscopic Wars at this legendary studio.


IN THE SILENCEAsgeir, 2014

One of my highlights from this years’ Splendour in the Grass festival was easily Icelandic youngster Asgeir. I made my way into the festival, leaving my friends behind and manoeu-vring through the crowd at the packed GW McLennan tent. I found myself standing in the midst of it all and I was totally and wholeheartedly mesmerised. I barely noticed the people pushing past me, or the beer cans on the ground. My whole being was filled with a tingling sensation and when I finally realised where I was I could not wipe the smile off my face.

Asgeir’s English translated debut album, In The Silence (originally titled in Iclandic as Dýrð í dauðaþögn) explores themes of love and loss and friendship. Collaboration between Asgeir and his father, who penned the poetic lyrics, In The Silence has become the biggest selling record in Iceland ever and was released internationally into stores in January this year.

After what I can only describe as a near spiritual experience at Splendour this year I couldn’t wait to get home and get my hands on this record. It sounds so warm on vinyl, like, unless live, it was meant to be heard this way. Almost like a hybrid mix of Bon Iver and James Blake, Asgeir cleverly couples majestic folk with electronic music to produce something fresh and unexpected. His voice is clear and unfaltering and certainly does his father’s words justice.

NATURALLY JJ Cale, 1972

JJ Cale is one artist I’m definitely devastated I never got to experience live. Just over one year on from his passing and his songs seem more relevant than ever. Naturally is the debut album from Cale and many of the songs have become hits for so many other artists including Eric Clapton, Waylon Jennings and Dr Hook and the Medicine Show.

With his cool, laid back blend of jazz and folky-blues sounds, Cale has a unique sound that is like no one before or since him. One of my favourite things about Naturally is its authenticity. Maybe it is Cale’s laid back style but there is something that just feels so honest about it that just blows me away. Flowing from one perfectly crafted tune to the next, I find it impossible to sit still when Naturally is on. Beginning on a high with Call me the Breeze then on to the sexier Call the Doctor all the way through Magnolia, Crazy Mama, After Midnight and ending with Crying Eyes, Naturally almost feels like a best of! Instead, it’s a first class album that will forever carry the memory of JJ Cale.

Hits Are For Squares Sonic Youth, 2010

On my first trip to Melbourne in October, 2011 we were walking along a street in Brunswick. It was a Saturday, mid morning and there were people everywhere! I’d just read my first Haruki Murakami book and spotted this guy on the street selling books. He had several Murakami novels along with a killer selection of vinyl, including the Sonic Youth compilation released on vinyl in 2010.

Hits Are For Squares was originally released on CD and online in 2008 then later, a limited run were pressed on vinyl for Re-cord Store Day in 2010. It’s a double LP on high quality vinyl and has guest selectors including Flea, Beck, Radiohead and Gus Van Sant and also features a previously unreleased track that was recorded exclusively for the release called Slow Revolution.

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SCENICJoining the Future Class roster in 2011, in their teens by the way, Perth four piece Scenic released Another Sky, a dreamy collection of cosmic electronic pop, featuring a disco edit from remixer du jour The Magician. Scenic have since toured nationally with Laneway Festival in 2014, sharing the stage with Four Tet, Jamie XX, Earl Sweatshirt, Mount Kimbie, Jagwar Ma, Cashmere Cat and XXYYXX.Listen: https://soundcloud.com/scenic

SPOOKYLANDSpookyland is a Sydney four-piece. Their debut EP Rock and Roll Weakling deftly avoids a single label - velveteen guitar, dusty Americana and an unforgettable holler seamlessly intertwine in moments of vocal tension and instrumental release.

Melancholic harmonica bounces off guitar reverb to build tension that is only escalated by the brazen vocals of the 22-year old. Marcus Gordon’s enigmatic stylings come to life in his poignant live delivery with four-piece band.Listen: https://soundcloud.com/mondayrecords/spookyland-the-silly-fucking-thing

REMI23-year-old Melbourne artist REMI is one of the fastest rising hip-hop acts in Australia, quickly gaining the attention of international taste-makers. His new album RAW X INFINITY was released in June to critical acclaim both locally and abroad. In 2013 REMI racked-up a bunch of impressive awards, including the triple j Unearthed Artist of the year.Listen: https://soundcloud.com/remzilla

MATHASMathas has been a local secret in Perth, Western Australia for many years, however the release of his song Nourishment (ft: Abbe May) in late 2013 has really made the rest of the country stand up and take notice. It was named in triple j Home & Hosed’s Top Ten Tracks of 2013 and was the first and only hip-hop song to take out the Grand Prize of the WAM Song of the Year Competition. Mathas has also been named in triple j’s Next Crop 20 artists to watch in 2014.Listen: https://soundcloud.com/mathas

OKENYOThe first single from Okenyo is Broken Chest - about the power that can come from vulnerability and the long journey back to regaining individual strength. “Every once in a while, a new musician comes along that makes us hold our breath, grab the sides of the monitor and hope to sweet baby Jesus that he or she becomes a huge hit” (Yen Magazine). This is the case for Aussie artist Okenyo.Listen: https://soundcloud.com/okenyomusic

This will be the second time Blank’s music coordinator Mella Bunker has attended BIGSOUND. The first year was somewhat overwhelming, so this year she says “I will be prepared.”

LOL, who’s she kidding, the only way you can plan your time at Australia’s biggest music conference is to expect the unexpected. Here’s Mella’s top 5 picks.

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Gold Coastgig guide

SEPTEMBER Wednesday 3 SeptemberOpen mic night, The Loft Chevron IslandOpen mic night, Byron Bay Brewery

Thursday 4 SeptemberSteve Smyth, The Rails Byron BayGold Coast Songwriters, The Loft Chevron Island

Friday 5 SeptemberHarry Manx, Soundlounge CurrumbinYou me at Six, Eatons Hill HotelBenny D Williams, Burleigh BreweryThe High Grade, Byron Bay BreweryLouis Emile, Elsewhere Surfers ParadiseStav, Tom West and Todd Sibbin, Chrissy & Eden, The Loft Chevron Island Saturday 6 SeptemberKiara Jack & The Jills, YHA Yamba (NSW)Escalate rock band showcase: Sons of the Morning, Here’s to Neverland, What’s left is yours and Atticus Exposure, Shark Bar MiamiSisters Doll (Melb), The Molotov, Bad Virtue, Odins Ravens, Currumbin Creek TavernThe Rectifiers, Miami MarkettaKing Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, The Murlocs, Soundlounge CurrumbinBuckman Coe Trio, Byron Bay BreweryVarcity, Giv, Elsewhere Surfers Paradise Sunday 7 SeptemberCC the Cat, Byron Bay MarketsJason Owen, Bree De Rome, Scott Dalton, Currumbin Creek-TavernWarren M, Genki Cafe Palm Beach

Monday 8 SeptemberOpen mic night, Surfers RSL

Wednesday 10 SeptemberOpen mic night, The Loft Chevron Island

Thursday 11 SeptemberI Killed the Prom Queen, The Ghost Inside, In Hearts Wake, Bury Tomorrow, Hellions, Coolangatta HotelMonster Guitars, Rails Hotel Byron Bay

Friday 12 SeptemberBoy and Bear, Arts Centre Gold CoastAsh Grunwald, Soundlounge CurrumbinBurn Antares, Miami MarkettaKenny Slide, Burleigh BreweryDarkc3ll, Azreal, Hammers, Dethrone The King, Cooly HotelPhil Barlow & The Wolf, Street 66, Hell & Whiskey, Currumbin Creek TavernWax Witches, Step-Panther, White Lodge, Elsewhere Surfers Paradise

Saturday 13 SeptemberCoochiemudlo Island Festival: Ed Kuepper, The Basement Hustle, The Twine, Bare White Knuckles and more, Laurie Burns Recreation Reserve Coochiemudlo

Andrew Baxter Band, Miami MarkettaTuesday’s Good, Burleigh Underground DrummersfReTfEST featuring Josh Lovegrove, Broadwater ParklandsSedation, Chasin Wolves, The Atticus Exposure, Particles in Mo-tion, Currumbin Creek Tavern

Sunday 14 SeptemberSticky Fingers, Miami MarkettaSarah Frank, Genki Cafe Palm BeachCC the Cat, Skypoint Q1 Monday 15 SeptemberTodd Sibbin, The Loft Chevron IslandOpen mic night, Surfers RSL

Wednesday 17 SeptemberOpen mic night, The Loft Chevron IslandFriday 19 SeptemberNight Beats, The Laurels, Sean Ironside, Audun, Elsewhere Surfers ParadiseLuke Houselander, Burleigh BreweryOwl Valley, Leaping Lizards, Town and Country Motel NerangTHE OTHERSIDE: Real Talks, Hushka, Jackson James Smith, Electric Zebra, Katie Who, Currumbin Creek Tavern

Friday 19 – Sunday 21 SeptemberMitchell Creek Rock N Roll Blues Fest: Stonefield, Dallas Frasca, Sandi Thom, The Hillbilly Goats, Lloyd Spiegel, Hat Fitz & Cara, Lani & Lecia and more, Kandanga

Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 SeptemberGold Coast Folk Music Festival: Wes Carr, John Schuman, Hat Fitz and Cara, Quatro, Round Mountain Girls, Fuglissimo, Frank Stoove, Old Man Friday, Coolgrass, Owl Valley Bluegrass and more. Country Paradise Parklands

Saturday 20 SeptemberThe Lyrical, Miami Marketta

Sunday 21 SeptemberClient Liaison, (secret location)Stranded Festival: Alison Wonderland, Allday, SAFIA, Client Liaison, South StraddieFelicity Lawless, Swell Sculpture Festival Currumbin BeachBenny D Williams, Genki Cafe Palm Beach


Wednesday 24 SeptemberOpen mic night, The Loft Chevron IslandESCALATE: featuring Here’s to Neverland and a supporting lineup of local teenage rock bands, Helensvale Cultural Centre

Friday 26 SeptemberTaylor, Ashleigh Mannix, Jac Stone, Soundlounge CurrumbinCaravana Sun, Miami MarkettaWinter of Reason, Burleigh BrewerySarah Frank, Jimez CafeFuture Native, Junior Danger, Sound Saber, Cannons, Neem, Benny D Williams, Currumbin Creek Tavern

Saturday 27 SeptemberThe Hi Boys, Miami MarkettaDevil’s Kiosk, Burleigh Underground DrummersAnonymous Club, Buzzbees, Kasper, Kobrakai, The Storytellers, Q the Moon, Currumbin Creek Tavern

Sunday 28 SeptemberSarah Frank, Genki Cafe


OCTOBER

Wednesday 1 OctoberOpen mic night, The Loft Chevron Island

Friday 3 OctoberTaylor, Burleigh BreweryBluejuice, Cooly HotelFelicity Lawless, Allensworth, Julia Rose, Soundlounge Currum-bin

Friday 3 – Monday 6 OctoberCaloundra Music Festival: John Butler Trio, Pete Murray, Wolfmother, Ball Park Music, Baby Animals, Tina Arena, James Reyne, Skunkhour, 1927 and heaps more

Saturday 4 OctoberDead Kennedys and The Bennies, Cooly HotelBluejuice, The Northern Byron Bay

Sunday 5 OctoberListen Out Festival: Flume, Chet Faker, Ta-Ku, Zhu, Totally Enor-mous Extinct Dinosaurs, Brisbane RNA ShowgroundsHardwell, Riverstage BrisbaneSarah Frank, Bambu BarMusicFood Wednesdsay 8 OctoberOpen mic night, The Loft Chevron Island

Friday 10 OctoberElla Fence, The Loft Chevron IslandDeclan Kelly and The Raising Sun, Miami Marketta

Saturday 11 OctoberMescalito Blues, Miami Marketta

Sunday 12 OctoberThe Cat Empire, Madre Monte, Tom Thum, Miami Marketta (4.00pm)Sarah Frank, The Outcider (3.00pm)

Wednesday 15 OctoberConfession, Prepared Like a Bride, Graves, Shark Bar Miami

Friday 17 OctoberKiara Jack & The Jills, Bangalow Hotel

Saturday 18 OctoberAlvin and Jahbutu, Miami MarkettaSarah Frank, Mandala Organic Arts Cafe Sunday 19 OctoberKiara Jack & The Jills, Bangalow Hotel (NSW)

Tuesday 21 OctoberThe Tea Party, The Superjesus, Cooly Hotel

Friday 24 OctoberThe Honeysliders perform Neil Young’s On The Beach: featuring Andrew Morris, Danny Widdicombe, Dan Mansfield and Ben Carstens, Soundlounge Currumbin

Saturday 25 OctoberHilltop Hoods, V8 Supercars

Thursday 30 OctoberThirsty Merc (acoustic), Cooly Hotel

Friday 31 October – Sunday 2 NovemberIsland Vibe Festival: Finlay Quaye, King Tide, Toothfaeries and more | Home Beach, North Straddie

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cassette tape format. This black magic wooze-ride is a trip well worth taking, so jump onboard!

The line up for next year’s massive two-day Soundwave Festival has been revealed. With artists as diverse as Faith No More, Soundgarden, Slipknot, Slash, Marilyn Manson, Incubus, Ministry, Fear Factory, Coldrain, Papa Roach, it’s shaping up to be a killer weekend. And there’s yet more to be announced. Yep, a second announcement is due as we go to print. Get all your Soundwave news at soundwavefestival.com. And put Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March in your metal diaries right now.

Melbourne’s progressive masters Ne Obliviscaris have just announced the release of their new album Citadel due 7 November. The band are also in the midst of booking a huge crowdfunded world tour via Pozible – hitting their first $40,000 target in just 38 hours and breaking the Australian record for music-related crowdfunding ($60,736) in just ten days. They’ve also been added to the 2015 Soundwave Festival bill.

Gold Coast hardcore band Bitter Lungs are set to release their self titled 7” vinyl EP in September and have a run of shows booked in support of the release. See one of the most

talked about live bands in Queensland at the Crowbar in Brisbane, 13 September and Rock City Studios in Coomera on 29 September.

California post-hardcore favourites Finch will release their long awaited new album Back To Oblivion in October. The new album is the band’s first release since 2010’s Epilogue EP and if it is anything like the single Two Guns To The Temple it is going to be amazing.

After taking a creative break last year, Swedish heavy metal pioneers Hammerfall are fully recharged and back with a vengeance. Entering a new chapter of the Hammerfall success story, their new album (r)Evolution is out now.

The Matador have just released their long awaited EP Destroyer and it has to be one of the heaviest releases so far this year. Recorded at Core studios with Nik Carpenter, the seven-track EP is the band’s first release since 2011’s Descent Into The Maelstrom and features new vocalist Nathan Wyner (A Secret Death). Destroyer is available now through digital retailers.

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WHITE LODGETechnicolour Visions

Self professed reverb-drenched Gold Coast four piece White Lodge have delivered a darkly melodic and highly impressive six song outing in the form of their newest EP Technicolour Visions. The spooky artwork adorning the front cover provides a hint of the music contained within, a haunted hootenanny of garage laced, psych inflected doom-pop that more than delivers on the promise displayed on their Holy Void EP from last year.

While contemporary influences such as elements of Californian beach-goth heroes The Growlers may be an immediate touch point, the ghosts of shadowy luminaries past, such as Murder City Devils and mid period TSOL, also haunt these grooves, and this is a fine thing...

Having scored a release for Technicolour Visions on Burger Records subsidiary Wiener Records (kudos to the lads for that!), the band set about establishing their manifesto straight up on opening number Trippin’ On The Vanilla Trail, which immediately delivers a dose of the band’s somewhat signature woozy and stinging lead guitar work, a sound that is repeated to great effect throughout the course of the EP via chief axe-slingers Jonny Ranger and vocalist Hudson Tesoriero.

One of the most impressive aspects of Technicolour Visions is the variety of textures and ideas inherent within the music. While the heart may pump to a punk rock beat the body of the beast flails with technicolour complexity. Songs build and

release and tempos and structures morph and reappear, but not in a jarring or wankily-prog way. Many of the tracks unfold organically over their journey, creating a diverse sonic palette which sets the band apart from others operating within a similar musical framework.

The impressive Laguna Negra is a rollicking chugger with a darkly catchy chorus, delivering a mid song tempo change before departing on an eerily howling guitar solo...garage-goth done good. On Sands of Graveyard Atoll the band ride in on a spaghetti-garage trip, bringing a vaguely mariachi, south of the border type feel to proceedings. New Mornin’ Sun heads off into the sunset on a garage-psych trip, while Hotel Temperamental delivers a relatively straight ahead moment of melodic, garage-pop nous. As ever though the band’s dark undercurrent is never too far below the surface...

And on final track Switchblade Blues the band go out with a bang, bringing all the best elements of their sound together into a darkly satisfying conclusion. A creepily brooding, slo-mo intro gives way to a careering rocker which ebbs and flows over the course of its five minute duration, vocalist Hudson Tesoriero in turns crooning, rasping and howling before the song seeps away into the ether as moodily as it began.

Technicolour Visions is available now in digital format via the band’s bandcamp page, as well as in translucent old school

The Matador


years ago, there were no girls in the front row pushing or pulling each other’s hair, and Taylor wasn’t wearing a Hanson band T-Shirt - the very same shirt that was for sale at the merch desk (face palm). Thank goodness on both accounts.

If I learnt anything from this gig, it’s that Hanson is one of the most talented bands I’ve ever seen live, and the music they are writing these days is catchy, clever and oh so good. It’s a shame that their 90’s stigma has halted their new tracks from riding the Aussie airwaves.

If you ever get the chance to see them live, do yourself a favour. And ladies, I promise you will fall in love with your favourite Hanson brother all over again.

Zac Hanson, you will always have my heart.Emily Hosking

SPIDERBAITThe Hi-Fi, Brisbane | 8 August

Spiderbait are a band of epic proportions both in the studio and live. As they took the stage and delved into Straight Through The Sun from their latest eponymous album, the crowd went crazy. Punters in their thirties to forties moshed with fans young enough to be their kids.

Spiderbait successfully weaved old hits like Shazam! and Outta My Head through the setlist with newer tracks It’s Beautiful, Miss the Boat and I’m Not Your Slave. Despite harrowing technical difficulties; having to restart, and then later abandon I’m Not Your Slave, Spiderbait rocked on like no time has passed from their sweaty pub gigs 25 years ago. Kram took time out of their set to wish a happy 20th birthday to their friends in Something For Kate amidst a shower of bras and thongs being thrown on stage.

Bassist Janet English blasted infectious riffs and fronted the band for Buy Me A Pony and other crowd favourites. It is impressive to note how little Spiderbait change from studio to live performances, unlike many touring bands. Spiderbait threw in a surprise cover of 99 Luftballons and the crowd went wild. Janet jokingly mentioned Spiderbait were never really all that great as a cover band and they delved soon afterwards into their iconic cover of Lead Belly’s Black Betty.

Spiderbait treated fans to early releases like their first ever song called Circle K and Fucken Awesome. Kram was thanking the crowd frequently and you could tell the three-piece loved the crowd interaction and truly appreciated the sold out, sweaty night at The Hi-Fi in Brisbane.

Kyle Butcher

SEEKAE + JONTI + TINCTUREThe Zoo, Brisbane | 12 August

An odd Tuesday (ahem, yes, Tuesday) night was upon us. Seekae haven’t taken national stages in about a year so trepidation set in. Prominent dance / electronic record label Future Classic are the latest to pick up on Seekae’s trans-wave aura, joining recent remix-buddy Flume on their roster. Never before has the Zoo been this spellbound and symbiotic in its presentation and audience fixation than tonight. Indeed, an odd Tuesday to behold.

If it hadn’t been for the early start, Jonti may have taken the show for himself. A sly mix of footwork and electronic soul this young producer had people ditching the bar for the stage. As you might expect from a support slot, Jonti was simply a precursor to Seekae’s set. Jonti was able to get those workday slumped feet of the floor and shuffling. The short set was pilled with exploration and movement tactics, but it was the simple influences of soul fed into the mix that allowed Jonti to have a say of his own that night. Out comes the milk-box, ukulele shaped guitar which provided sensual undertones to the glitchy beats.

Smoke filled the venue, making breathing a weighted task. The lightning burned to brisk darkwave which illuminated to smoke. The aesthetics seemed to be intact until the three alluding members of Seekae graced the stage; Addidas jumpsuits, designer wrap-around sunglasses and baseball caps. While the trio were mightily protected from the non-existent sunrays in the dingy atmosphere of the Zoo, we, however, we not protected from the total aural and out-of-body experience that was a Seekae show. With a new album due mid-September, the group were nice enough to give Brisbane audiences a true teaser to what’s to come in a few weeks time. Seekae’s new material takes a calculated and honest progression into the band’s exclusive genre of earthy, electronic tones and currents. Alex Cameron, the palpable frontman, has taken his vocal abilities, known to his solo

gig reviews

HANSON + ADAM MARTINThe Cooly Hotel | 06 August

You know those days that you wish you had a time machine and could re-visit some favourite past times? Well, this gig did just that. I arrived with my sister in tow at the Cooly Hotel where we quickly found ourselves in a sea of young ladies (and a few gentlemen) who were eager to reminisce the good ol’ days.

Melbourne muso Adam Martin had been taken along for the ride of the Australian leg of the Hanson Anthem tour. He opened the show confidently with an acoustic set comprising mainly of well-known cover songs which helped the crowd warm up their vocal chords for the inevitable ‘MMMbopping’ that was to follow shortly.

The moment the Hanson brothers took the stage, you could feel the flutters beaming from the hearts of every female in the room, myself included. From the very first song I lost all control of my limbs and couldn’t help but bounce along with the rest of the crowd.

No matter how many years have passed, there is still something about Isaac, Taylor and Zac that is so captivating, and musically, they are tighter than ever. As they played through their endless list of hits from then and now (which was pre-voted by the audience themselves), I realised how generous 22 years of playing together as a band has been to them, and it is no doubt that they still love every minute of it.

Now, whatever stigma you may have attached to these boys, you’ve got to know that they put on one hell of a show. I even caught a glimpse of some tag along boyfriends losing their cool and rocking out to MMMBop. I don’t blame them. You couldn’t not. The venue was alive.

I must admit, this wasn’t my first time taking a trip down memory lane. Unlike their last visit to the Cooly Hotel two

Spiderbait @ The Hi-Fi, brisbane Seekae @ The Zoo, Brisbane New Christs @ Beetle Bar, Brisbane

Image courtesy of Jake Wilton Image courtesy of Terry TeeceImage courtesy of Kyle Butcher


It’s a unique style sometimes fringing on glam rock, similar to The Killers’ later albums. Lead singer Jacob Davis worked the stage like he was born for it, getting the crowd dancing to forget about the ominous grey skies. Their set ended too quickly, judging by the crowd’s reaction, but Jordan Rakei soon entertained them with his infectious blend of jazz and soul.

It started to rain right before The Creases started their set, but people still turned up in droves to see this rapidly rising band play in their hometown. Their latest single Static Lines was met with excited applause and a whole crowd hanging off every word. Dan Sultan’s set was a standout. Within the first fifteen minutes he had played Under My Skin and the crowd was jumping around with boundless energy. Sultan showed off unparalleled skill with his blistering solos emanating from his Gibson guitar. The last act I saw was Rabbit as they played their set at Ric’s Bar within Valley Fiesta. Rabbit’s live performance was tight and the crowd chanted along to their track Ghoul (If You Want Me To) in the cramped venue.

Kyle Butcher

KING BUZZO + BLACKIEBlack Bear Lodge, Brisbane | 22 August

Buzz Osborne’s solo show in Brisbane was at one of Queensland’s best venues for intimacy, Black Bear Lodge. Osborne brought along his friend Blackie from Australian punks the Hard-Ons. Blackie’s solo performance was well received by the audience and his vocal melodies were impressive, proving he is capable of playing more than the punk he is known for. Buzz Osborne jumped up on stage ten minutes early and began his set with an impressive Alice in Chains cover before a few of his new tracks from This Machine Kills Artists, his debut acoustic release. Buzz radiated raw power as he ripped through a setlist composed of Melvins favourites and new works, often playing his acoustic like an electric guitar.

Buzz didn’t stop his entertainment at playing songs, he told zany stories from his extensive career: like how Mike Patton of Faith No More snapped at the audience when they booed the Melvins on and off stage. Patton allegedly played 50 minutes of white noise whilst screaming incessantly before storming off stage. Patton did go a bit further than just screaming at the audience, but to hear that part of the story you’ll have to see the Melvins and hope Buzz Os-borne recounts that incredible story. Buzz’s acoustic guitar sported a Mary Poppins sticker that went unexplained as he delved into three more songs before ending his set without an encore. The live performance captured the rock and roll legend’s true abilities. His vocals were deep, identical to how he sounded on his latest release.

Kyle Butcher

Hits were next on-stage, and they seem to be gaining velocity each show I see them, rocking harder, and really showing what a good outfit they are. The are looking like being the next big thing, twin blazing girl guitars from Stacey and Tamara, solid rhythm section of Gregor Mulvey and Andy B. But of course you can’t leave out the mini bearded Iggy Pop-like Evil Dick. Once again he gave another theatrical performance, feeding off the crowds energy. The crowd loved them, so did I, and they have big fans in The New Christs as well. Rob Younger the producer of their latest album HIKIKOMORI loves how they describe their style on their Facebook page, Rock Cockhead, they do.

Next were the New Christs, Rob Younger and the lads pumped it out, high energy to deep and brooding, snap-tight and rocking. There have been many members of this band over 20 or so years, but this line up has been a constant for the last five years and they gel.

My Existence was one song which pumped it out, and they even dug back to one of my favourites from 20 years ago Born Out of Time. A great mix of twin guitar attack, some keyboards mixed in and always that heart pumping beat. The support bands were in the crowd rocking out which really shows the respect these guys have fostered.

My ears are still ringing as I write this review, but yes the night and the 2.00am drive home through the rain was worth it.

Terry “Tappa” Teece

VALLEY FIESTA: Dan Sultan + The Creases + Rabbit + Jordan Rakei + The RoyalesBrisbane | 23 August

When I first learned Brisbane City Council puts on a music and arts festival in Fortitude Valley I was surprised, but that shock didn’t compare to seeing the lineup they had this year. The Royales, The Creases, Allday, Dan Sultan and The Preatures lead the talented lineup of musicians playing Brunswick Mall. The Brisbane City Council pulled together some of the best up-and-coming bands to play Valley Fiesta, and it was a free, all ages festival.The Royales opened the stage with their own blend of rock.

works, into the Seekae fray. Cameron possess a breathy and bodily vocal tone that works so effortlessly into their run of songs.

If shoegaze had an electronic music counterpart, let it be Seekae. The three members kept their heads down and kept themselves deeply invested in the soundscapes they were creating. Even during the most heaving of moments during the set, Seekae remained fragile yet unerring that we’d break from the trance. Looking around the venue, I see people absorbing Seekae’s sounds in with their eyes shut. Taking the initiative, I try this experience myself. Instantly, through Seekae’s euphorical slow-jam Reset Head, I was able to project myself to a world unheard of. Patterns and scenery race through my mind like I’ve washed down some lucid drugs just minutes before. Add to that the mind-bending and pulsating light show that was happening around us. Quick flash strobes pierced through the smog and horrid green and blue shades illuminated the band – playing the joker card in this all-in match of musical aesthetics.

The set came to a promising closure – but mind the assumed encore – with Cameron taking leaving the comfort of his microphone and drum pad to break a sweat on the real drum kit. Rounding out with structure and class, Seekae dive into Blood Bank to prove, now with Future Classic to boot, that they can challenge dance music heavyweights in this bustling Australian scene. Their music made me think and tested my scope, but Seekae’s live show showed me how music can move people from the inside out.

Jake Wilton

NEW CHRISTS + HITS + DIRTY F HOLESBeetle Bar, Brisbane | 22 August

Well I must be a fan. Driving up the M1, rain bucketing down, off to the Brisbane CBD. But it was a pretty good bill, and I have seen two of the bands before, and thus the reason for going. The New Christs with Radio Birdman’s Rob Younger and his mighty band of troubadours always put on a good show, with Hits, up and coming and rocking out, and a band I had not seen before the dirty F Holes.

The Dirty F Holes were the first band on stage: grungy, hard rocking, and with a keen following. They rock out and warmed everyone up for what was to come.

Dan Sultan @ Valley Fiesta, Brisbane King Buzzo @ Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane

Image courtesy of Kyle Butcher Image courtesy of Kyle Butcher


album reviews

KINGSWOODMicroscopic Wars

Kingswood has expertly mixed their catchy older singles into new tracks on their debut album Microscopic Wars. They have created an amazing release you would expect from a seasoned band with at least three albums under their belt. There is something impressive about Kingswood’s release doing so well in Australia’s current music climate.

Triple J is busy playing electronic infused tracks and yet Kingswood has managed to push their own brand of Aussie rock into their playlists. I Can Feel That You Don’t Love Me is Alex Laska’s first single as singer of Kingswood. Main vocalist Fergus Lidacre takes a supporting role on this track while Laska’s smooth vocals float over his catchy guitar riffs. Justin Debrincat contributed explosive drums, driving beats and such energy to the tracks.

The standout track for me is Micro Wars. You can tell just by listening to this track no matter where it is played, what crowd is listening, it will deliver enough energy to get them moving. The melodies are phenomenally composed, and the chorus in particular is a great hook bound to drive up airplay. Jeremy Hunter’s basslines entwine with Debrincat’s beats to round out a solid rhythm section and underpin the melodic components of the album.

Kingswood’s debut album is out now, and you absolutely have to get your hands on it. The rerecordings of their previously released tracks are brilliant and stand testament to the growth this band has gone through.

Kyle Butcher

TY SEGALLManipulator

You don’t have to be a Ty Segall fan to know how work-intensive this young 27 year old is. From May 2012 to September 2013, he wrote, recorded, and released four full studio albums. With Manipulator though, Segall has formed a fully immersive album that he’s desired from the beginning.

An almost-one hour experience lies ahead of me, something quite unheard of from Segall. Albums from his White Fence and Mikal Cronin collaborations only span a pithy 30-odd minute. Manipulator already means something else coming from a longtime Segall fan.

Organ-driven title track Manipulator fires off the record and presents instant transition and progression. Showing off everything Segall has harnessed in his back catalogue, it serves as a promising gateway to a record that celebrates his musicianship. The record spans Segall’s well regarded music career and pays homage to his collective talents. One element to Segall’s music that hasn’t had its full-fledged shining moment is his lyrics. Last year’s immersive, delicate, all acoustic record Sleeper gave Segall a new plateau to pen moving words. Yet now, with his electric guitar back in hand and a band by his side, Segall is able to take what he experienced with Sleeper and continue writing unadulterated and intriguing tales. Sleeper no longer seems like such an outdrawn offshoot compared to the remainder of his discography.

Over a year these 17 songs were penned, so it seems like Segall has nailed his process of quality control. No track is out of place. The Singer places high on Segall’s ever-growing greatest hits pallet. Here, he’s able to strike catchy fluidity by inserting Sleeper’s melancholic strings ensemble with his well-known garage rock fuzz guitar. Ty Segall has himself in a very interesting place in his career. While balancing a few collaborative projects on the side and his continuing, Sabbath-esque, hard-rock back fuzz, his solo records are the ones that have the press writing.

Jake Wilton

SIA1000 Forms Of Fear

1000 Forms Of Fear was never meant to get the amount of hype it did. In a rejection of typical marketing, Sia decided she would let her music speak for itself. A fitting approach, given she has been writing some of the most popular songs of the past five years for giants like Beyonce and Rihanna. Instead, Sia would perform her songs, but would not show her face.

The album itself is easily the strongest pop album of the last few years. It flows like a traditional long form pop record, but unlike other ‘pop-stars’ who buck albums in favour of singles, the record is a fully formed and beautifully assembled LP. A lurching, powerful feat of musicianship in the form of Sia’s absolute smash Chandelier is the opening track that sees Sia put on a Rihanna drawl before launching into a chorus that knows no limits. The following three songs are as empowering and epic. As if in response to the Fergie hit of a similar name, Big Girls Cry takes the listener into a clichéd embrace, underpinned with traditional pop production. Sia’s incredible range is shown off on the following few songs; with Eye Of The Needle acting as the natural counterbalance to the following pop-rock jam Hostage.

The real treat is found eight tracks in, on Elastic Heart. The track originally featured The Weeknd for the Hunger Games Soundtrack. On the album version, Sia does away with The Weeknd’s verse and takes on the gymnastic song in its entirety. As the album progresses to its conclusion, Sia displays lyrical maturity and a more reserved form of song writing on Fire Meet Gasoline and the epic 6 minute closer Dressed In Black.

If anything, 1000 Forms Of Fear shows just how good pop music can be. Even though the album is essentially mainstream, Sia manages to push the envelope sonically. Whether that is thanks to her incredible voice, or the fact that she is genuinely making sounds not heard in the mainstream sphere, I am unsure. What I do know, is that Sia is one goddamn good writer.

David Simmons


FKA TWIGSLP1

Image demands to be the point of exposure for British artist FKA twigs, born Tahliah Barnett. A melodramatic performer who found her stance by producing mesmerising, bewildering and, sometimes horrifying video clips. Plastered in plain sight on the album cover, we see Barnett vulnerable and presenting anti-humanist characteristics. This middle ground between her music and maxi-minimalist presentation forms the beautiful interplay of Barnett’s FKA twigs persona and her real self.

In terms of sound design, we’re left with spine shattering bass clicks and jumbled percussive splats that do no damage in terms of Barnett’s crystal clean vocals. To tie it all together, a winding frozen road of droning metronome which falls in and out of key. Similar to previous FKA twigs releases, Barnett offers a small dose of auto-tuned harmonics split with that sensual R&B breathy husk which tunes a sexier Grimes or Lana Del Rey vocal ability. Every beat is calculated, each track runs so cohesively and Barnett presents the highest common denominator very early in LP1’s running time.

Lights On is the track to take home and study – the album’s remaining content doesn’t exceed nor hinder on this, yet plays at its advantages. For example, Video Girl is the most accessible track in terms of pop bass acoustics, yet shows Barnett’s failing lyrical composition, “Was she the girl that’s from the video? / Stop, stop lying to me.” The connection of body music and trap is present from beginning to end on this record, but makes no apologies in blurring margins between Beyonce pop aesthetics and Jamie xx deconstructed electronic raves.

Before LP1, FKA twigs was but a mystery wrapped in a swirl of blog and forum discussions. Although instead of trying to present herself through her name, Barnett has connected more with the image and body of what FKA twigs embodies. LP1 may not give many clues into her character, or her true identity, but it’s impossible to avert your gaze from it.

Jake Wilton

ANGUS & JULIA STONEAngus & Julia Stone

Having long been a fan of Angus & Julia their latest, and self-titled, album Angus & Julia Stone brought mixed feelings. Initially I found their first single Heart Beats Slow to be disconcerting, as it was a departure from their previous albums where the brother-sister duo had written and sung separately.

However I persevered and sat down with some headphones and the full album, and thank God I did! Angus & Julia Stone may be different, but it is glorious. While the pair has written together, and feature dual vocals on all songs, there is still the sense of individuality. Angus’ song Get Home is a warm lonely song with an irresistible hook, and Julia’s From The Stalls allows her voice to soar over bright harmonies and simple chord progressions. The album plays with dark and light melodies, full of plaintive and emotional vocals from the duo.

With their trademark folk-pop sound, intermingling with a blues sound you can be thankful the duo answered producer Rick Rubin’s request to reunite. While some songs may be reminiscent of works by artists such as Neil Young, Stevie Nicks or Portishead it is hard to find an artists these days who’s music doesn’t pay homage to those gone before; and with songs like Death Defying Acts you can forgive the band for a little borrowed inspiration. This album is definitely one I am happy to add to my collection.

Christie Ots

MATADORDestroyer

The Matador is a band that I’ve always respected for pushing musical boundaries and doing their own thing. I’ve seen them live countless times and really liked their 2011 release Descent Into The Maelstrom.

With their latest effort Destroyer the band have produced something really special and pushed the limits of what would be classed as ‘heavy’. The EP was recorded at Core studios with Nik Carpenter at the helm and the result is a collection of songs that range from ambient and atmospheric to outright crushing.

It’s been a very long time since I’ve heard something quite like Destroyer and even when I heard the same-titled single it really didn’t prepare me for what was to come.

The band’s vocalist Nathan Wyner (A Secret Death) cuts through the mix like a knife and adds layers to the music that can only be described as haunting and brutal. I honestly cannot recommend this EP enough, especially to those who want something a little more from their heavy music.

Destroyer is out now through all digital retailers.

Nev Pearce


VELOCIRAPTORSelf Titled

With members straddling alternative band realities as diverse as DZ Deathrays, The Keep On Dancins and Tiny Migrants, the twelve to fifteen headed (depending on who’s available and left standing) garage-party musical collective known as Velociraptor is one of the more dynamic propositions on the Australian live music scene. Previous releases may have pitched them firmly as raw retro revivalists , but for their debut self titled release they’ve largely bypassed the Kinks-Ramones-Hives inflected garage chant-alongs that characterized their earlier work in favour of a more polished, contemporary sound.

Nine of the record’s eleven tracks were written by unofficial band leader Jeremy Neale, whose solo pedigree and songwriting chops are on full display across the breadth of the album. In recent interviews Neale talks about band and life circumstance dictating a change in musical direction. And yes the skies over Raptorville are somewhat more cloudy this time around, the lyrics and overall vibe darker and more contemplative than their previously rumbustious, carefree tendencies.

It’s hard not to dish up the dreaded ‘mature’ descriptor when evaluating the band’s sound on this record, but the good news is that The Raptors manage to successfully straddle the tricky divide between artistic evolution and remaining connected to their original vigour and spunk without tumbling down a steaming sinkhole of self prolifigating blandness. The songs are still catchy as hell, and with so many diverse influences within their ranks the hammers of musical subterfuge are never too far beneath the surface, keeping things relatively edgy and interesting for the most part.

Opening track Robocop is a snappy new wave scene setter, while the polished pop sheen of The Right To Call You has a pleasing sting in the tail via the angular scree of a guitar solo that surfaces half way through the track.

Plenty of sugar coated pop delights abound, from the sweet “ooh oooh’s” of Last Serenade featuring Sweetie Zamora, through to the power pop tendencies of Hollywood Teen, which concludes on a wistful strum of echoed vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine and keyboards.

Meanwhile the James Boyd penned All You Need delivers a glorious dose of the mass harmonised backing vocals which

CALAN MAIDays On The Rock Face

Calan Mai’s EP Days On The Rock Face has been a long time in the making. After a resoundingly positive response to the first single We’ve Got Love the Gold Coast local has lived up to the hype with his recent release! While lyrically most of the songs are quite dark they are balanced by lighter melodies and the waves of emotion that Calan Mai, otherwise known as Jordan Lawrence, brings vocally.

One thing that really captured the attention of my ears was the husky Australian accent Jordan sings in, which is welcome in a world where Australian artists predominantly sound American. Songs like Stomach Aches And Birthday Cakes with simple echoing melodies speak of disappointment and love, while Submarine make you want to sing ‘whoa-oh-ohh’ as you lose yourself in lyrics that are at once profound and silly. Each song on Days On The Rock Face is lovingly crafted to lead you into the next moment of melodic melancholia. However with the attention to detail that every chord holds and the overarching longing that fills Jordan’s voice you would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn’t buy his EP.

Christie Ots

MKOPuddles

Described as a sub aquatic appeal to those who like to live a tidy life, Brisbane lass MKO is sure to make ripples with her latest single release Puddles.

Her voice is indescribable. In one moment she can be soft, subtle, vulnerable and the next she is sexy, sleek and powerful.

Puddles is sparkly, however MKO still manages to bring an element of soul and most importantly, honesty. The experimental instrumentation conjures an epic soundscape – you can almost hear the drops of water in the tinkling synth. The heavily layered vocal harmonies took me to heaven and back, managing to hit every single possible note of the dissonant chords, plus one.

There is a lot that can be said about this track, but I would suggest just taking a listen and let MKO do all the talking.

Emily Hosking

RABBITDID WE?

It’s hard to describe what Rabbit sounds like, mostly because they are creating their own musical path. They draw on indie rock and you can feel the slight English influences throughout the vocals. Ghoul is the shortest track on the EP and is excellently composed. Rabbit certainly know how to write catchy choruses without sounding desperate for a crowd to sing along, and Ghoul is a testament to that skill.

Some of the most impressive aspects of this release are the basslines, which drive the songs along with a catchy rock sensibility. The guitar intertwines with the bass perfectly and rounds out a well-polished EP that makes me want to see these guys live. The bright cymbals add a new dimension to the already diverse sound, particularly in the second track, Shadows Make Us Freeze. The drums not only underpin the melodic sections perfectly but they also solidify the overall power and sound. My favourite track from DID WE? is Treehouse Kings. The guitar overtakes the bassline as the standout composition of the track and the chorus sticks in your head days after listening to it.

Kyle Butcher

the band are renowned for during the chorus.

Crackingly catchy single Ramona is bound to get stuck in your head for days, and features the memorable opening line, “Ramona I told you, I can’t sit next to you in the cinema, when you’re texting other guys.”

Monster Mash delivers another dose of new wave’ish pop while Leeches elicits a vaguely English post punk feel in its sombrely chanted chorus.

Largely bypassing the 60s and landing squarely in the 80s and 90s, Velociraptor have dropped a debut record that beats with a shiny pop heart. While certainly not as raucously raw as previous incantations, it still manages to elicit their renowned singalongs and good time party vibes in equal measure, even with those darker lyrical clouds hanging overhead.

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The southern right whale has never been called the southern correct whale, but it could have been.

It’s interesting how a species gets its name and I have always wondered why the southern right whale was named that.

I thought it had something to do with their face being the right way up, because their face always looks a bit up-side-down.

Sadly I didn’t find out why these whales are ’right’ until I saw the news of how a sub-adult female southern right had been wronged by a fatal boat strike in Moreton Bay.

It was found floating up-side-down on 18 August at Peel island and when National Parks and the traditional owners came to inspect, they turned it over to reveal massive head injuries from a propeller strike.

The only reason it was found at all had a lot to do with the southern right’s floating carcass - unlike humpbacks’, which don’t float. As evidenced by the dead humpback that sank recently tangled in the Bilinga shark net.

According to a very savvy historian, the southern right’s ability to float is the main reason it is called ’right’.

In her blog Historians are Past Caring, retired historian Marion Diamond says:

“Unlike other whales, a dead right whale floats when dead because of its thick blubber, so to whalers, they were the right whales to catch. Not only did they yield more oil, but also after harpooning, they could be tethered alongside a vessel, and processed at the whalers’ convenience. So right whales were hunted more than any other baleen whale, and their numbers dropped accordingly.”

Ms Diamond’s blog outlines how the southern rights were decimated in the early days of Australian colonisation when

“ships would dump their ‘cargo’ of convicts in Sydney, then head off into the Southern Ocean to hunt for whales.”Southern rights prefer the cooler waters and inlets around Victoria and there are no old whaling records of them being as far north as Moreton Bay.

However Darren Burns from the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation - traditional owners of North Stradbroke, who inspected the carcass, says endangered Southern Right Whales have been reported in Moreton Bay since 2002.

History and science converge in her blog when Marion Diamond says; Queensland University whale expert Michael Noad suspects a small fraction of southern rights had migrated yearly to Moreton Bay pre-colonisation, stopped migrating because of the massive hunting losses, then started again in the last decade or so.

Today unfortunately most of the common Gold Coast whale species still carry the names given to them by their hunters.

Humpback whales were named by whalers because of their distinct hump. The minke whale, which has the unfortunate reputation of making up 85 percent of the killer whale diet in Antarctic waters, was named after a novice Norwegian whale spotter called Meincke who mistook a minke for a blue whale. The brydes whale was named after another Norwegian whaler Johan Bryde, who helped construct the first South African whaling factory in the early 1900s.

Like boat strikes the past always converges with the present, but ships in whale hotspots should be made to slow down, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) recommends.

The Collision Course report by the IFAW on boat strikes in the Barrier Reef says, whales zones should be introduced like school zones to control speed and mariners should be more aware and report all incidents.

“The risk of ship strike is largely unrecognised and unreported. The relative lack of reports of ship strikes is likely to significantly under-represent the threat they pose,” the report says.

Unless the dead whale floats…

Mic Smith

Image: Traditional owner representative Darren Burns of the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation took this photo of the whale’s “massive prop cuts to the head” on his phone when he went to Peel Island

There is no doubt Gold Coasters crave the coast. Just as our national anthem says “girt by sea”, the salty air runs through our blood. Living, working and playing by the sea has become a way of life. It’s easy to understand with 36km of clean, healthy beaches for everyone why so many locals enjoy a beach experience and why tourism is crucial to the economy.

The question is what makes the coast so addictive? Some of the earliest memories we cherish are simply listening to the sea in a shell, or instinctively building sand castles with moats and bridges. Wondering why the ocean is blue, and finding hidden treasures in rock pools, our intuitiveness connects us to nature’s forces, energising us for more.

Whether it’s your local beach or favourite holiday hotspot, nature’s forces continually shape the coast. As grains of sand drift along the coast, wave action builds and erodes beaches, which means beaches are essentially living landscapes that absorb the ocean’s energy. Therefore, one Kodak memory of a beach will look different to the next, a reminder the coast always has and always will change, as we continue to change.

Naomi Edwards

SALTY AIR RUNS THROUGH OUR BLOOD

THE CORRECT WHALE


So the couple stayed, Remi working as chef in a French restau-rant. After settling down to have a family, he set out to fill the market gap with a casual French café serving affordable cuisine.

Being the sole chef in the café, Remi’s menu is, by necessity, concise. However, that doesn’t mean that the quality is sacrificed. I notice Bacon and Egg Tartine on the specials board, but I’ve already decided on the Breakfast Cocotte with mushrooms, spinach and cauliflower velvet, $11.50, one of the café’s signature dishes. It’s a gorgeous little French breakfast; the cauliflower was creamy and delicious, the egg was perfectly poached and topped with garlic-buttered crumbs. It’s the perfect size, surprisingly filling and addictive!

Another meal I’ve enjoyed at the café was lunch with a girlfriend. We’re ‘light lunch’ girls, Steph and I avoiding the meat and salad filled baguettes in favour of the salads. There are three choices: Prawn and mango, Chicken with Parmesan and pear, and Confit duck with blue cheese.

Of course I choose the duck. I’m intrigued, trying to guess how the duck will be served. It’s a generous slice of confit duck terrine marbled with a swathe of blue-vein cheese astride a rocket, hazelnut, apple and poached egg salad.

There’s always room left for a French dessert! We look at the Café Gourmand dessert plate, an assiette of three desserts and a coffee for $14.90, but Steph has seen a dish that takes her eye. We share a warmed Chocolate Fondant for dessert, oozing lava of chocolate across the plate, its richness balanced by a serve of carambar and caramel ice cream.

Talking to Rémi later on, I’m interested to know what changes he’s made to the menu to fit the Australian dining scene.

“Yes, I use French techniques in cooking, but in France, there are different greens. I’d use radicchio maybe, instead of the rocket. Also, I would have used celeriac instead of cauliflower in the cocotte. Here some produce is hard to find and very expensive. I want to make simple dishes at the right price,” he said.

With no dish over $20, he has certainly succeeded!

There’s no mistaking the French touch. The food is delicious, embellished with the classical techniques of a French chef. All of the breads, croissants and terrines are made in-house by Rémi, who plans to extend the menu and opening times even further. Now that the liquor license has arrived, a long Sunday lunch with a charcuterie board and a glass of wine looks promising, and the first specialty dinner has already been advertised.

Understated and underrated, Le Café Gourmand is simply a little French gem!

Marj OsborneRead more of Marj’s reviews at foodgoldcoast.com.au

GOOD DAY COFFEE3/476 Gold Coast Highway, Tugun

There is a certain buzz of excitement that you experience when drinking an amazing cup of coffee. It radiates outward from that first sip, causing a goofy look of elation to settle on your face. Good Day Coffee, located on the highway in

Tugun, makes the sort of coffee that gets you goofy.

Good Day Coffee’s interior is clean, simple and white, with warm wood accents and a beautiful tiled communal table in the centre. Coffee is made and delivered with impeccable service and owners Ebony and DJ clearly love their cafe, their customers and their coffee.

Since opening almost a year ago, Good Day has received a lot of support from the community and their primary customer base is made up of locals walking in to pick up their favourite beverage before work. On the weekends, however they are ready to relax and savour their favourite brew.

A black Synesso coffee machine makes for a perfect extraction of the beans supplied by Marvell Street Coffee Roasters in Byron Bay. Good Day’s single origin on offer is the Ethiopian Debello Cooperative, which is prepared as a big batch of filtered coffee and sold for merely $3 a cup. The filtered coffee was very drinkable with an intriguing yeast and sweet berry aroma, giving way to a smooth cherry flavour that invoked hints of fruit and nut loaf. It was easily my favourite of the day.

An espresso of Marvell Street’s Espresso Blend garnered a juicy scent with a hint of chocolate. Its sour cherry flavour is complex and strong, filling the senses and lingering with a buttery texture. The long black of the house blend has a mild aroma that masks the prominent cherry jam flavoured hit and whets the appetite.

The star of the day in the opinion of my co-tester was the piccolo, which was described as being “magical” and “the best piccolo I have ever had”. It’s easy to see why it inspired such rapture as its mild chocolate and cherry scent deepened into a subtle salted berry flavour.

Good Day Coffee is open seven days from 5am to around 12pm with hours looking to increase once their food menu begins in the next couple of weeks. If you are down the southern end of the coast looking for a bit of caffeinated magic you simply must stop by and say “Good day!” to Good Day Coffee.

Catherine Coburn

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Swell Sculpture Festival is ba-ack … from 12 – 21 September, along Pacific Parade Currumbin, more than 50 sculptures will feature as part of this 12th annual event. Open 24/7, the free exhibition allows visitors to experience art and enjoy coastal walks but the full program allows you to listen to artists and participate in a bunch of workshops and master classes as well.

And this year, you can also participate in the Festival’s offshoot, Northern Swell at Helensvale Library & Cultural Centre with internationally acclaimed artist Georges Cuvillier’s bamboo sculpture wowing visitors already.

The Swell Smalls Gallery also offers an exhibition of smaller works by exhibiting artists and allows visitors to experience this artform in an intimate setting. The exhibition runs 6 – 21 September and is open 9.00a – 4.00pm daily.

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HUNTER & HARVESTShop 20, 26 Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise

“Let food be thy medicine...” Hippocrates

Sometimes during my holidays, I become an imaginary tourist. I venture out to a suburb I rarely visit. I walk slowly, looking with ‘the eyes of a tourist’; noticing places, people, deciding where I would stop to shop, checking out where and what my food options would be.

A recent walk through Surfers brought home to me that tourist food options ‘in town’ include many unhealthy food choices. The main streets are laden with pizza, kebab and fast food outlets. Same old, same old. Not all food joints fall into those categories, of course. There are some top nosh joints mostly hidden away up escalators or around corners, but you have to search to find great examples of affordable world cuisines.

Unfortunately, a lot of the Gold Coast’s creative culinary energy is being spent between Mermaid Beach and Palm Beach where the rent is more affordable. Besides, no one has been audacious enough to believe that tourists, or locals, in the Big Smoke want wholefood! Until now!

Monique Birdsall, with the help of partner Justin, has opened Hunter & Harvest smack bang in the middle of nightclub central. It’s a wholefood restaurant based on the healthy diet they’d like their son, Hunter, to grow up with.

In a quiet corner off Orchid Avenue, this could be your own natural haven. Settle in for a coffee and quiet chat with a friend in the courtyard beside a fountain, or inside the café under the tree. Yes there is a tree inside. Hunter’s playful influence is everywhere: a cubby house, books, a bicycle on the way to somewhere. Most of all, there’s an awareness that the food we eat will influence who we become.

Hunter & Harvest is the first ‘one stop whole food shop’ in Surfers Paradise. Whether you prefer paleo, vegan, vegetarian, raw, organic, gluten free, or dairy free, or just plain healthy, this is a café you must check out!

The menu is clearly marked with all the options. Although it’s divided under Breakfast and lunch headings, the menu is flexible in timing and size, with lots of healthy choices

for every diner: Organic Eggs your way, Brekkie Burrito, and the paleo Caveman Mammoth Brekkie consisting of free-range eggs, smoky bacon, the chef ’s home-made turkey sausages, wild mushrooms, baby spinach, quinoa hash and toast. All of these are under $20. Choose smaller or larger plates to share from the lunch menu: burgers, paleo lasagne, meatballs, rice paper rolls, prawns prices ranging from $8 to $16, as well as raw cakes or Monique’s yummy paleo walnut banana bread for a mid meal snack. There’s even a good kids’ menu, well priced at $6.90.

Our shared starter, Baked Camembert, $12.9, is simple yet delicious. It’s surprising what a difference the infusion of ironbark honey and fresh thyme makes! The Eggs Bene with yoghurt hollandaise, $14, and Harvest Bruschetta, $16, prove to be great vegetarian meal choices, accompanied by Rise & Shine dairy-free iced espresso.

For the seafood lovers, The Fisherman’s Lunch is baked fish of the day served with salad and sweet potato fries, a fairly plain, but nutritious meal. I was intrigued by the tender calamari, served with a side of blueberry jam; its coconut flour crumbing is a great alternative to battering. A smooth Org organic coffee washes down our meal.

This café is also a green grocer and whole food store, and I’m surprised at the competitive prices of products, such as coconut flour, milk alternatives and coconut oil. If I worked in Surfers, I’d certainly be stopping in for a few grocery items. Monique tells me, she hopes to soon have some of these health products available online.

Monique has bravely stepped forward with Hunter & Harvest, making a statement that our health is of the utmost importance. It seems it’s only the young who dare to do such a thing.

Anthony Bourdain commented on this phenomenon recently in an article in the Smithsonian. He talks about the relative ease with which passionate young chefs can grow a business from a food truck or small restaurant without having to pay the dues of decades in the business.

“The upside is interesting people with something to say and a unique worldview can actually get their name out there and open a place with relative ease compared to the way it used to be.”

The path for Hunter & Harvest will not be an easy one without the support of locals. It’s up to us to show the everyday support needed to keep this venture open. Time for a change! “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got.” Mark Twain

ReferencesBourdain, A 2014 ‘Anthony Bourdain’s theory on the foodie revolution’, The Smithsonian, http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/anthony-bourdains-theory-foodie-revolu-tion-180951848/#AYAsK32xlATJHuRh.99

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LE CAFÉ GOURMAND2545 Gold Coast Highway, Cnr Cronulla St., Mermaid Beach

One of my family’s fondest memories of France is wandering through little country villages, discovering a café to enjoy a snack or to have a coffee. Leave the rustic boulangerie, with a loaf tucked under your arm, add some fromage, and a ‘pain au chocolat’ from the patisserie display next-door and lunch is ready. Voilà!

So, when we see brightly coloured chairs on the Cronulla corner, and hear that a little French café has moved in, we’re really excited. Le Café Gourmand has arrived!

Le Café Gourmand is a boulangerie (bakery), pâtisserie (pastry shop) and café all rolled into one. Owner Rémi Baron is a friendly French chef with a sunny attitude. Born in Nantes on the west coast of France, he began his career in a catering company, before moving into restaurants and the Mercure Hotel chain. The decision to take a break for a year-long holiday in Australia changed his life forever.

“We arrived in Sydney, my wife and I, then went to Brisbane, but when we visited the Gold Coast I just loved it: the sun, the surf. The people are friendly. There’s a laid back attitude and less stress. I knew I wanted to stay here,” said Rémi .

Hunter & Harvest @ Surfers Paradise Le Cafe Gourmand @ Mermaid Beach Good Day Coffee @ Tugan


Riding public transport can trigger both gratitude and spine-bending frustration. Does it cost too much? Will a bus or tram ever actually run on time? Is the whole process worth it?

Having been forced into a loving relationship with public transport when I was just seventeen; the bus, train, ferry, tram; these varied options available in South East Queensland are directly responsible for a few day-to-day treasures. I was forced to read books because I don’t like earphones. I was forced to walk to and from available stations, great for maintaining my figure, and I was forced to learn how frustration is only a presence in the mind. You can either lash out and kick a bus seat or zen out and reflect upon the profound privilege to even have such a service available.

When you ride public transport on the GC another gift is presented. Eye Candy. In all shapes and sizes to suit everybody who ever existed. The GC is a sexy place. This is fact and not just a tourist-sold myth. It is real. The catwalk entrance of a gorgeous him or her as they seat for a journey is just awesome. In recent transport adventures, Blankman turned up the tunes of just how romantic this service can get.

I enter the bus at approximately 4pm. I’m neither happy or sad, just neutral and indifferent due to working man’s exhaustion. As the bus pauses in Burleigh central for an exchange of customers a friendly traveller commences a monologue about reasons why she cannot afford her journey to the stern-looking driver.

These situations can be so chilling and pressured, depending on the size of the audience already seated on the bus. This time a little more compassion is present and a sweet voice from the front calls “I will pay for her fare”. In this moment

the offer is declined and said free-rider finishes her speech to the driver before taking a seat looking sheepish.

I pause, breathe, and think ‘f**k yeah!’ Strangers looking out for strangers is always a feels-teaser. The moment I witnessed was sweetened significantly by the fact the volunteer rescuer was a gorgeous young lady. Blankman becomes immediately impressed and aroused equalling a great twist of heart and mind strings.

Is it ok to ask her out? Or just ask for her number? Do I seriously just go and sit next to her and introduce myself? The decision that crosses the mind of the average young single male every dam day is presented. I don’t have long to contemplate. My stop is just up ahead. One, two, and three let’s go!

I move in to the seat closest. She is shocked and gasps when I smoothly say ‘hey there’. She giggles. I smile. I know there is an audience of strangers watching this unfold. My next line is, “I thought I might attempt the romantic move of asking a girl for her number”.

She leans back and informs me that my bravery is admired, but my chances are null due to already having a romantic lead in her life. We share a smile, do the handshake and name exchange and I’m gone.

I did it. I ignored the doubting voice insisting the whole experience will leave me feeling foolish. I trusted in public transport and the space for romantic connection and just dived into it. I leapt off at my station with a chin held high and grinned at yet another treasure in the life of a public traveller. Peace.

Andrew Scott

PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROMANCE

OK, it’s crowded, and you are kidding? How many people are out there? It is funny; sometimes you have a pan of dirt, but if you are patient you can find the little nugget of gold. Life is what you make of it.

Surfing the ’superwank’ as I call it, is often an exercise in frustration and futility, battling with 300 or more people to get the wave you want. This afternoon, I decided I would go deal with the crowd, and get a wave, as it was the only place with a surfable wave . I decided to go out and just see what happens and if I got one, just one, I would be happy.

I parked and decided I was out there now, I won’t look, I’ll just get wet. The problem was 500 other people had a similar idea. There it was, pumping, but wow, it was like ants on a jar of open honey, and everyone was diving in for a sweet taste.

So out I went, sitting shoulder to shoulder with hundreds, observing the scene go by. I did have a little giggle to myself when Tyler Wright (WCT ripper chick) was tearing the bag out of it, and I said to the guy next to me, “I bet a lot of guys

would like to surf like a chick”.

With low expectations, I sat there chilling, waiting, and waiting. I looked down at my ankle, and saw my leg rope and thought, it doesn’t look right. It wasn’t, my leggie had self-destructed during the paddle out, and there was no repairing it. That morning I copped a couple of lickings at Burleigh, and it was still attached then. It’s a good thing the swim in is easier here.

Resigned to my fate, I just went about it, and guess what? A bomb presented itself to me, and no one was inside. I will not go into detail, but it was the best wave I had caught in at least six months. I got kegged however, and by the time I got to the middle of Cooly, it was over, and I was spent. I would have sunk, with my rubber legs and burning lungs, at the end if my board was gone.

I went back to my car, and I should have stopped, but surfing is seriously addictive. I had to go back out. The thing was I was already satisfied, but I still needed more. I didn’t get

any more waves like my first one, but you could not wipe the smile off my face.

What does this all mean? In the end, I set my expectations low and overachieved. When it comes down to it, you do not need to get every wave to have a good time. As crowded as the beaches can get, keep a smile, and maybe, just maybe, you might get that little nugget of gold.

Surfing is medicine for the soul. It makes you feel good, better than any drug will. We are lucky as to experience this beautiful exchange: a coalition of humans and nature.

Did I mention there were dolphins too?

Terry “Tappa” Teece

LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT. AND SO IS A SURF


World records and good causes are the perfect match. Always have been and always will be. When such a feat is happening just off our local shores at the hands of a friendly local chap, that’s even better.

Damien Rider is attempting a 24hr paddleboard mission and standing strong out on the open waters in service to the upcoming Child Protection Week. The mission is bordering on insanity and the man behind the goal is fierce.

I was fortunate enough to meet and greet Damien at the Coolangatta Surf Club recently. He presented himself so casual it was almost intimidating; a calm demeanour and a generous penchant for no-nonsense conversing.

How long have you been an active participant in child abuse awareness campaigns?I first made contact two years ago whilst still working. Five months ago this project became locked in.

Is there a specific element to child-abuse which you would like to see addressed?The taboo and judgement around families, which face this difficulty.

If I am reading this article and experience difficulties such as anxiety or depression perhaps due to childhood experience is there anything I can do?There are difficulties in finding the most appropriate solution. This is why I am striving to lend a helping hand.

Our chat lasted for nearly an hour. Damien was honest and even shared that this accomplishment he is training literally day and night for is kind of insane, but that is just who he is. It was a pleasure to meet with someone who is so set on serving a good cause they truly are dismissive to all personal and peer doubts.

Learn more and get generous here: pozible.com/project/183885

You can also check out the guide for more than 20 events happening around the state for Child Protection Week at: childprotectionweek.org.au

Andrew Scott

WORLD RECORD PADDLEBOARDROBIN WILLIAMS TRIBUTE

“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams

With the recent passing of screen legend, Robin Williams still clutching at our heartstrings, it seems right to pay honour, and tribute to a man who clearly meant so much, to so many.

What better way to say goodbye to a dear friend, than reflect on two of his greatest roles, reminiscing why we loved him, and why he’ll be so missed.

In 1989, Robin Williams stared as the intelligent, inspirational schoolteacher, John Keating in Dead Poets Society; a movie still regarded as a masterpiece of soul enriching delight.

We saw a young, handsome Robin Williams blossom on the screen as the teacher we all dreamed of; and a positive role model we aspire to be. William’s loveable demeanor, and affable countenance, lured us emotionally with the incessant chant of carpe diem, challenging us to “seize the day!” Who didn’t want to be a better person after watching this film? Who didn’t dream of a brighter future?

In Good Will Hunting, we saw the reprisal of a similar character, Sean Maguire, whom brings the best out of a troublesome young patient; Will Hunting (Matt Damon). Using wit, and charm, Maguire wins the trust, and heart, of not only of his patient, but the audience as well. Hidden behind a greying beard, Robin’s shining eyes, and gentle tone draws you into an embrace so warm and full of love. It’s almost impossible to watch without shedding a tear.

Both these films genuinely portray the human element of Robin William’s acting. His soft-spoken charm, and gentle charisma emotionally draws us closer. We invest into the authenticity of these roles, with sincere affection, and heart-warming pride.

You certainly made us proud Robin Williams. Rest assured, you will be dearly missed, and forever cherished.

Nathan James

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXYHolster your lasers; this is one for the books!

Very rare do you walk out of a cinema and feel like turning right back around for a second viewing; especially after a Marvel superhero movie… Don’t get me wrong, Marvel has made some incredible films over the years, but like the popcorn stuffed down the back of your seat, they’re getting a little stale, and harder to chew.

Rest assured, the palate won’t deny this tasty morsel of a movie. The decision to take five unknown characters out of this world, and thrust them into a universe rich with character and depth was a recipe for excitement!

Declared as Star Wars for the next generation, Guardians of the Galaxy stars Peter Quill, aka Starlord (Chris Pratt) as a complete lark, replicating Han Solo with comedic timing, and rebellious swagger. You immediately fall for his char-acter as he fumbles and jokes in and out of space trouble, trying to keep possession of an extremely mysterious orb of immense worth, and power.

The stunningly green Gamora (Zoe Sedana) has her own agenda as she hunts down Quill, aiming to seize the orb; while Rocket (Bradley Cooper), the lovable, quick-witted raccoon, and his sidekick, Groot (Vin Diesel) fight to abduct Quill to collect the bounty on his head.

The four become entangled in a public foray, before being sent to the desolate space prison: Kyln, where they meet the final character to join the posse: Drax the Destroyer, played by WWE wrestler Dave Batista, who is surprisingly incredible!

Through much tribulation, and occasional triumph, these unruly misfits join forces to keep the Orb from falling into villainous hands. It’s hard not to feel as though you are traveling alongside them, becoming immersed in galaxies layered with breathtaking settings, and special effects.

Truly a movie for all the senses, and 3D viewing is a must!

Nathan James


On the day I visited the Gold Coast Techspace at Robina Community Centre, David Tangye was making toast for lunch. While toast for lunch is not entirely unusual, the toaster David was using that day was. David, secretary and committee member of GC Techspace, ‘hacked’ the toaster. He pulled the cover off the toaster and laid bare what looks like dangerously exposed electrical wires, all in the name of making the lever work better.

The word ‘hack’ has garnered a bad rap lately. Most of us would think of socially challenged males, living at home with their mothers, sitting in dark rooms all day in front of computers, creating havoc with computer viruses. In fact, the word ‘hack’ just means to pull something apart in order to repurpose it. That’s what the ‘hackerspace’ at the Gold Coast Techspace is all about.

Hackerspaces exist in cities all over the world. They are places where tech-heads, hackers, geeks, and anyone interested in technology can come together in a collaborative workspace to incubate ideas and work on their projects with like-minded people.

Most hackerspaces, or makerspaces, around the world have 3D printers in them. GC Techspace has a Rep Rap, a small 3D printer that produces objects designed using CAD (computer aided design) software. The Rep Rap can even print a copy of itself. GC Techspace uses a biodegradable cornstarch thread to feed into the Rep Rap to print objects, although it is also capable of printing metals and ABS plastics.

One member had just printed a simple rain gauge that week as part of a special interest group. There are GCDuinos, variants of Arduino electronics prototyping boards, which are affectionately known as ‘JuicyDuinos’. Techspace uses the Linux operating system as opposed to Microsoft or Mac, and it has a mini computer known as a Rasberry Pi.

Techspace uses all this equipment, software and operating system because they are Open Source. That means they cannot be patented. Under the Open Source system everything is free to be copied, and are protected under the ‘copyleft’ agreement of the GNU General Public License.

“Patents made everything too expensive,” said David after hosting another workshop.

“3D printer patents were around for 25 years and there was no progress on their use in that time. It’s only since they have become Open Source that the technology is advancing,” he said.

According to the Harvard Business Review published March 2013, 3D printing will eventually reduce our dependence on manufacturing in China. It claims goods will be more easily produced much closer to the point of consumption, namely in every metropolitan area in the world, not just where there is cheap labour. Any higher costs that Western countries such as the US and Australia may incur will be offset by the elimination of shipping costs and purchase of large amounts of inventory required by Chinese factories. Goods will also be customised much more easily using CAD.

David Tangye disagrees: “3D printing is only useful for prototyping and developing. It’s still in its infancy.”

The major problem, he says, is that manufacturing and value adding can’t be done in Australia until we improve our education system. Programming is not well taught in our schools and kids don’t take up the subject when it’s offered.

“3D printing is too complex for the average person,” he said.

However, David says parents do want relevant technology and programming to be taught in schools. He plans to develop a technology curriculum and a design course in the near future. In the meantime, Techspace takes the Rep Rap to schools as part of their education outreach arm.

The Gold Coast Techspace has four arms of operation: the hackspace, education, a pre-incubator, and a tech-focused co-worker space. Its pre-incubator is more like an incubator of ideas, because it doesn’t have the resources or space to help SIGs graduate to full business ideas.

While they have councillors such as Glen Tozer and Jan Grew supporting them, the funding is just not there. They are now looking at getting funding from firms in Silicon Valley, California.

As I walked out of Robina Community Centre towards my car in the carpark, there were people spilling out of the library building as the fire alarm bleated loudly. I couldn’t help but wonder if the ‘hacked’ toaster next door had short-circuited something. It seems a few inconveniences have to be tolerated when you have an inventors shed next door.

Pip Andreas

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Australian wave rock,” she said.

I reflect on how hard it must be to be a ceramic artist on the Gold Coast and whether there are many opportunities for someone like Leisa. I pose the question to her.

“I think the opportunities are the ones that you make for yourself,” she said. “Like you have to work really hard and get your work out there and be noticed and recognised – then you’ll get ahead.”

“I have my own business on the Gold Coast that I’ve run for the last 18 years – designing and manufacturing home furnishings. It’s only in the last seven years that I’ve started to incorporate sculpture and ceramics in with that business. I’m hoping in the future I can do more ceramics and less of the furnishings,” Leisa said.

Leisa is one of 45 local and international artists recognised for their outstanding artistic talent as finalists for the award. Her piece Wave rock is one of 48 entries up for consideration.

The winner will be announced at the exhibition opening on 6 September. They’ll take home a $10,000 prize and their artwork will be added to the Gallery’s expanding collection of high-end international ceramics.

Finalists will be exhibited at Gold Coast City Gallery until 26 October.

Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award opens Saturday 6 September at Arts Centre Gold CoastCeramic talks from 4.00pm in the Panorama SuiteOfficial opening from 5.00pm in Gallery 1More at theartscentregc.com.au

Samantha Morris

Above image: Mollie Bosworth, A meditation on light 2013, cyanotype images on handmade porcelain. Courtesy of the artist.Cover image: Xiaodong Bian, Cocoon 2013, porcelain. Courtesy of the artist.

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When you think about the Gold Coast and the culture that binds us, ceramic art probably isn’t what springs to mind. But what if I told you that the Gold Coast has hosted an International Ceramic Art Award for 32 years!

It’s true. The Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award was established in 1982 and became an International exhibition in 1995. It encourages the creation and appreciation of art in clay.

With more than 200 entries from as far as Switzerland and Argentina, this year’s Ceramic Art Award is the 29th the Gold Coast has held.

Artists from every Australian state have been selected as finalists this year, including Gold Coaster Leisa Russell who won the award in 2012.

“It’s quite a prestigious award,” Leisa said. “I was very honoured and proud as a Gold Coaster to have won.”

Leisa really is a Gold Coaster, born at Southport Hospital and schooled at St Hilda’s which is where she first got her hands on clay.

“My mother has been a potter most of her life,” Leisa said. “And that was her territory, so I didn’t really get my hands into clay until I did ceramics at St Hilda’s.”

“The year I won the award was the first year I entered. It’s not the easiest industry – you just have to make sure you create something really different and contemporary and set yourself apart from more traditional ceramics. I studied fashion design for a few years and that’s what inspired the piece I won with,” she said.

“This year my piece is completely different. I started working on miniature landscapes – tat sort of relate to the Australian kind of iconic landforms and the piece I’ve entered this year is Wave Rock. It’s my own contemporary rendition of an

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