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Puff 'n' Stuff.
Whoo-hoo! Our own Abbie Cardwell has taken out the top spot
in the 2004 Kauai Music Festival songwriting competition. Her
track Anchored (which is on her 'Love Motel' CD-EP, fact
fans) has gotten herself a spot on the BMI Showcase in the US,
a Les Paul guitar and a bunch of other nice stuff. You won't
be able to congratulate her in person for a bit, though: she's
off to Nashville to work with a mess of songwriters before heading
back to work in New York.
Speaking of things local, dB Magazine are
gearing up for our second season of our Big Indoor Cinema (in
conjunction with our good friends at the Mercury Cinema), and
once again we'd like to screen local film clips before each
session. Hence, if you're local and got a film clip (or you're
a local filmmaker with a short film), give the lovely Sid Eyers-White
a call on 8231 4212, or email sid@dbmagazine.com.au with all
the details.
Onto the CD launches! First out of the gates is The Dukes Of Haphazard, who are launching theirs at the Underground on Fri 18 June.
TommyGun have a brand new four track CD-EP,
cunningly entitled 'TommyGun,' and they're launching it at the
Jade Monkey on Sat 19 June along with Before The Aftermath and
The Rip.
Also launching it up are Big Room, who are having a second go at launching their 'Wastelands' CD at the Jade Monkey on Fri 18 June.
And that's not all: other bands with CD launches
coming up include Wishlist (Fri 2 July at Fowlers Live), Mirrorline
(Sat 3 July at Jive), Dexter Jones (Sat 10 July at Jive) and
Paper Tiger (Jade Monkey on Sat 10 July, sharing the night with
Melbourne's Tamas Wells).
Speaking of local CDs, the recording process for the Show Us Your Riffs compilation (featuring female artists and bands with at least one female member) continues apace. The second fundraising show is happening at Jive on Fri 25 June with a bill of Amy Richardson, Legless and King Daddy.
The first two launches at the Jade Monkey
for the new Blank Tapes Sampler #5 (in not one, not one-and-a-half,
but two double-disc sets, no less) have been glittering affairs,
and the second two promise to be just as rocktastic: Thurs 17
June hosts a lineup of Music Of Transparent Means, Ringo Stalin
& Belittle League, Aleks And His Buddies and Sex Hurricane 1975,
while the grand finale showcases Onaka, SCTV, Toit and Home
For The Def.
Will she or won't she? One of the world's most enigmatic live performers, Chan Marshall aka Cat Power, will be gracing the stage at the Governor Hindmarsh on Thurs 17 June (supported by somewhat enigmatic locals Brer Mouse - insert your own cat/mouse gag here). Will she complete a set? A song? Appear at all? There's only one way to find out - and since tickets are selling briskly, you might want to grab one while you still can.
Melbourne duo The Small Knives are bringing
their acoustified tunification to the Jade Monkey on Fri 25
June in support of their brand new 'Rain On Tin' CD, and will
be supported in turn by Problem Pony.
Pacifier haven't been in our neck of the woods for a while now, but they've got the rock back in their soul and are heading over for a show at the Crown Hotel at Victor Harbor on Fri 2 July before heading to the Adelaide UniBar on Sat 3 July.
Calling all unsigned and independent artists!
The 2004 Musicoz Awards are now accepting entries, and since
there's over $100,000 worth of industry opportunities, cash
and prizes up for grabs, you'd be a darned fool not get your
stuff together. The Musicoz project has been going for four
years and already has seven signings to show for its efforts
(including hotly tipped new Sony rockers Sender) - and you could
start on your road to becoming the eighth by logging on to musicoz.org
or by phoning 1800 002 955 for an entry form. Get your skates
on, mind: entries close on Sat 31 July.
Speaking of competitions, entries for SCALA's Festival of Original Music Song Competition (FOOM) close at the end of June. Check www.scala.org.au for all the details, including the impressive prize pool. And have a look at the industry column for some well deservd accolades for Rob and Jane Childs of SCALA. Congrats!
Melbourne trio Trentwood have been touring
the nation for a year this month, which makes it all the more
impressive that they've managed to record an album somewhere
in there: they'll be launching 'Autotunes' at the Grace Emily
on Wed 23 June, with support from former Trims frontman Paul
Vallen.
Stuff from Puff: locals Snap To Zero are busy in the studio
working on what they hope is going to be a full length album...
Black Sabbath's classic lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler,
Tony Iommi and Bill Ward are set to reform for the Ozzfest Tour
(quashing the prior announcement that Ward would be replaced
by former Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin)... Despite rumours
of a split, Outkast have insisted that they'll release two CDs
in the next 12 months: a new Outkast album in November (produced
by Organized Noise) and the soundtrack to their forthcoming
Prohibition-era film in 2005... Take note, Big Day Out lineup
rumourmongers: among the headliners for the Glastonbury 2004
lineup are Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Oasis and PJ Harvey...
Jet, however, have pulled out of Glastonbury due to the same
family illness that forced the cancellation of their final tour
dates in Australia, including Adelaide... On the subject of
Oasis, expect a 'Definitely Maybe' DVD in September to commemorate
the tenth anniversary of release. A remastered version of the
album is also said to be on the cards, with at least one rare
b-side (Sad Song) included... Libertines update: after
quitting the band to go into rehab for his heroin addiction,
quitting rehab, telling the press he hated his bandmates, going
to France for rehab, walking out of rehab and vanishing completely,
Pete Doherty has been spotted again: on stage with The Libertines.
He rejoined the band for an unannounced gig in London before
heading to yet another bash at kicking his heroin addiction.
In, er, Thailand... Note for parents of a certain age who are
taking their kids to see 'Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban':
yes, that is indeed former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown sitting
in wizard's pub The Leaky Cauldron. His wife Fabiola is apparently
an old friend of the casting agent...And after a restructure
that resulted in the loss of around 1,000 jobs worldwide, word
is that up to half of the acts currently signed to Warners could
be looking for new homes, particularly in the US. The axe has
already fallen for some: early casualties include Stereolab
and locals The Superjesus.
Another one for the no-Adelaide-show-bastards
list: Belle & Sebastian are touring the east coast for the first
time in July, with the full twelve-member lineup, no less. Dammit.
Vale Robert Quine, guitarist with Richard Hell's ultra-influential
punk band The Voidoids ('Blank Generation'). Quine, 61, was
found dead of an apparently deliberate heroin overdose on Sat
5 June - he's said to have been despondent since his wife died
of a surprise cardiac arrest in August 2003. After the Voidoids
Quine played on a number of important albums, including Tom
Waits' 'Rain Dogs,' Marianne Faithful's 'Strange Weather' and
several albums apiece for Lou Reed, Lloyd Cole and Matthew Sweet,
and his collection of 1969-era Velvet Underground bootlegs were
released by UMG in 2001 (as the three-CD box 'The Bootleg Series
Volume 1: The Quine Tapes'). Billboard.com printed a tribute
from Reed, who stated "If you can find more interesting sounds
and musical clusters than Quine on Waves Of Fear [from Reed's
1982 album 'The Blue Mask'], well, it's probably something else
by Robert."
More Puffery Stuffery: Helmet are set to
release their first album in six years this September. Frontman
Page Hamilton and guitarist Chris Traynor are still keeping
it real, joined by Frank Bello (late of Anthrax) on bass and
former White Zombie drummer John Tempesta... Also on the CD-releasing
trail are Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (a double album entitled
'Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus'), Low (a three CD and
one DVD box of outtakes, rarities, videos and demos), My Bloody
Valentine (same sort of deal as Low), Fountains Of Wayne (a
collection of b-sides and rarities) and Butthole Surfers frontman
Gibby Haynes ('Gibby Haynes & His Problem')... Government officials
will put wardrobe restrictions on Britney Spears before her
first Chinese concerts early next year. China's Culture Ministry
have asked for assurances that the skin-and-sex quotients will
be lower that on her dates thus far... After a decade together,
US stadium sorts Creed have split up... also splitting are US
60s-pop sorts Beulah, at the end of their current US tour in
August... and finally Sum 41 were forced to flee the country
when in Congo filming a documentary for War Child Canada. Billboard.com
quotes their War Child diary: "On our way from the airport,
we were stopped by a group of teenaged boys who had built a
roadblock out of stones. Following that roadblock were several
others, but they were all operated by 7-year-olds so we just
drove on, much to their anger and frustration."
Sat 3 July is Free Comic Book Day, an event celebrated worldwide in which major and independent publishers alike woo readers with the promise of free comics at participating retailers - and this year Adelaide is represented by the good folks at Pulp Fiction Comics on King William St (downstairs, just near Rundle Mall - look for the orange sign). They'll also be throwing a bit of a sales event on the day too, just for the heck of it.
The Beautiful Girls are returning to South
Australia for a couple of shows in July: they'll be bringing
the love to the southern coast on Thurs 29 July at the Crown
Hotel in Victor Harbor, then heading to the metropolitan area
for a gig at the Governor Hindmarsh on Fri 30 July.
Special Patrol are mighty busy with the national assault in support of their brand new album 'the Golden Mean' and so won't be seen on Adelaide stages for a bit. However, southern readers can catch them at Crossroads at the Reynella Enterprise & Youth Centre on Sat 26 June, supported by Band Of Colour (who formed as a result of the centre's music programs, as it happens). The show is all-ages and alcohol-free.
Ms Sally Dastey (yes, her out of Tiddas)
was last here from the Fringe but is returning for a special
show at the Church Of The Trinity on Goodwood Road on Sun 20
June, along with Kerri Simpson and David Hosking. And if the
performers and acoustics aren't enough reason to go, note that
wine and soup will also be available.
Got your tickets for The Offspring yet? You'd better grab 'em soon, since they're at the Jubilee Pavilion on Sat 26 June with an all-star lineup of Something Corporate and Bodyjar.
How much more rock is that? Freakloads more
rock, and all the more reason to...
Get out of the house!
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