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Puff 'n' Stuff.
The local lineup for the Big Day Out has been announced, and it's a bit of a humdinger. Not only are the Hilltop Hoods among the touring party but Mere Theory, The Vandas and DJs Tyrone Jacobs, Lachlan Pender and Goodhed have also been announced. What's more, the Local Produce stage will showcase eleven of Adelaide's finest, and Puff gives up mad props for Wolf & Cub, DJ Banshee, I Killed The Prom Queen, Testeagles, Illicit Eve, Smack Granny, The Zero Kelvins, Pharaohs, The News, the Central Deli Band and The Hot Lies! Make us proud, kids.
They join the BDO lineup alongside the rest
of the final artists: Frenzal Rhomb, Jebediah, The Mess Hall
and DJ Jonathan Wall. Tickets are going at a hell of a lick
so if you're planning to enjoy the likes of the Beastie Boys,
Chemical Brothers, Powderfinger, Grinspoon, Slipknot and the
like, you'd be well advised to grab your ticket now. After all,
Sydney's already competely sold out...
That said, would it be churlish for Puff to point out that for the last few years Adelaide and Perth have enjoyed the same touring lineup as the eastern states, but this year it appears that we're the poor cousins again? After all, among the bands that are only doing the eastern Big Days Out are the enticing likes of Rise Against, Electrocute, The Hives, RJD2, Evermore, Kid Koala, Money Mark and The Polyphonic Spree, Puff's not angry, mind, just very disappointed.
Onto the CD launch roundup trail, pardners.
Brillig and Leigh StarDust joined forces for a stirring rendition
of Fashion at Fowlers Live's Bowie-A-Rama earlier this year,
and so pleased were they that they've committed it to CD and
will be launching it as a one-off single at the Jade Monkey
on Fri 17 Dec, along with The Zero Kelvins.
Ex-Adelaideans High Stakes are also riding the aforementioned CD launching trail, which would explain their CD launch on Proclamation Day (you have to admire their paraochial love for obscure South Australian holidays), also known as Sun 26 Dec, at Jive with Muscle Car and The Dairy Brothers
And the CD launches just keep on coming!
Solid MC releases his new one with a launch at the Rhino Room
on Fri 7 Jan, Ethyls Wreck unleash their long-awaited debut
at the Gov on Sat 8 Jan (with Foreshore and Liquid Blue), while
Superlux set theirs free at Jive on Sat 8 Jan.
That's not even all: expect announcements soon for the launch of Leigh StarDust's new full-length CD, plus debuts for Cookie Baker and The Zero Kelvins.
Joy and sorrow: that's what Thurs 23 Dec
will be all about at the Jade Monkey. It's your call as to which
feeling you'd attribute to which event, but Puff recommends
"joy" should accompany the news that Rash are reforming to celebrate
their 10th Anniversary with a whole set of the old favourites.
They've invited Career Girls to strap on the rock for one last
time ever after semi-calling it a day in April - that'll be
the "sorrow" part, then. So if you'd like to see Rash or the
Career Girls play, this'll be your last chance. It's not tears,
there's just something in Puff's eye...
Puff is still in shock at the horrifying news that guitarist Dimebag Darrell (aka Darrell Abbott) was shot dead during a gig with his band Damageplan. Nathan Gale killed Abbott and three punters at the Ohio gig before being shot dead by a police officer. No motive for the murder has been confirmed, although there is speculation that Gale was a deranged fan who blamed Abbott for splitting up his previous band Pantera (Abbott and drummer brother Vinnie both left Pantera to concetrate on Damageplan).
Stuff from Puff: They're a fragile lot, these
rock stars. Really, you'd expect they'd be a little more robust,
but in this issue Puff reveals that you could knock most of
them over with a feather: Rock People Who Get Ill #1: ex-Midnight
Oil frontman/current Labor MP for Kingsford-Smith Peter Garrett
reportedly collapsed during a morning swim (how does one collapse
while swimming, Puff asks?) and was rushed to hospital. He's
apparently OK now, but they're still baffled as to what happened...
Rock People Who Get Ill #2: Franz Ferdinand were forced to play
acoustically as a trio when bassist Bob Hardy was hospitalised
with severe gastroenteritis in Japan. The band subsequently
continued the tour with bassist Dino Gollnick from support act
The Beat Up, while Toshi Yano from The Firey Furnaces subbed
for the first few US dates while Bob recuperated... Rock People
Who Get Ill #3: Marianne Faithfull has cancelled the rest of
her European tour after suffering a seizure in Milan. She's
been advised to take three months off but insists that she'll
reschedule the dates for early 2005: which also means, incidentally,
that she won't be appearing in the upcoming Sydney production
of 'The Black Rider,' the theatrical piece written by William
S Burroughs and Tom Waits... Rock People Who Get Ill #4: James
Brown is reportedly about to go under the knife in his battle
with prostate cancer. The 71 year old is confident he'll beat
the disease... Rock People Who Get Ill #5: Kings Of Leon's drummer
Nathan Followill had a car on standby during the band's recent
UK dates, ready to rush him to hospital if he became unable
to play from a particularly nasty kidney infection. Apparently,
however, he did OK... There's no word on any Adelaide visit
as yet, but people of a certain age and very particular sense
of humour are delighted to hear that The Goodies - yes, Tim
Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden - will be premiering
their new stage show in Sydney and Melbourne in March 2005.
Melbourne urban-country rock sorts Indio Mau are coming over
with their 'Big Eyed Winner' CD (featuring a cover of Devo's
Gut Feeling, no less) which they'll launch at the Grace
Emily on Sat 18 Dc with Baby Doll and Blow Up Betty.
What with being lionised in the movie 'Garden
State' and contributing songs to the new SpongeBob Squarepants
movie it's a surprise that The Shins can make time to pop over
for a show at Fowlers Live on Fri 11 Feb: but that's just what
they're doing!
Don't forget that The Killers (whose 'Hot Fuss' is one of the most impressive debuts of 2004, in Puff's humble opintion) will be making their very first visit to Adelaide on Thurs 16 Dec for a show at Thebbie with Betchadupa - you won't want to miss that, surely?
The Nation Blue were just here a second ago,
surely? In any case, they're making a more than welcome return
with Blueline Medic for a show at the Enigma Bar with Realist
Few.
Or perhaps you'd like something a litte more left-of-centre? Sydney experimental noise musician Lucas Abela will be taking on the nom-de-rock of Justice Yeldham & The Dynamic Ribbon Device for a set at the Jade Monkey on Thurs 16 Dec, along with Home For The Def, Nun and Sound Of Mercy Killing.
You'd think we'd be done with the whole "festival"
thing by now, what with the Big Day Out, The Falls and Meredith,
but then the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival sends through
their first announcement for the Easter long weekend and it
already contains the likes of George Clinton (complete with
30 piece Parliament/Funkadelic band), Solomon Burke, Bebel Gilberto,
John Lee Hooker Jr, Bo Diddley, Michael Franti & Spearhead,
Eric Bibb, Kasey Chambers, Anne McCue, The Cat Empire, Janis
Ian, The Frames, George Thorogood, The Whitlams, Luka Bloom
and Desmond Dekker! Lawks a mercy! Hence, if you've not made
plans for March 24-28 and fancy a trip to Byron Bay, there's
plenty of reasons to start making plans.
Sydney two piece BugGirl have just released their 'Looming Shadows' CD (whose lead single is playfully entitled Suck It Fuck It Like A Bitch From Hell) and they're making their first foray to our charming burg for a show with Kamikaze at the Crown & Anchor on Thurs 16 Dec.
More stuff from Puff: That gentleman Usher
behaved like a grown up at GQ's Man Of The Year awards, showing
off his panache and good grace by banning any other guest (including
the obviously-not-nearly-as-important likes of Dustin Hoffman)
from the red carpet - they had to enter through the back door.
What a charmer, says Puff... A couple of issues back Puff reported
that guitarist Dante DeCaro had left Hot Hot Heat but fans of
the Canadian new wavers can breathe easy: they've enlisted new
boy Luke Pacquin and new single You Owe Me An I.O.U.
will drop early next year, followed by the album 'Elevator'...
It wouldn't be a Stuff From Puff without a reformation update:
latest bunch to realise that they don't have much in the way
of superannuation are Motley Crue, the original lineup of which
has just announced a US tour... Covers That Clearly Herald The
Coming Of The Apocalypse #1: Talented and brilliant renaissance
woman Paris Hilton has been working on her debut album, which
is set to include covers of Blondie's Heart Of Glass
and David Bowie's Fame. Dear god... Covers That Clearly
Herald The Coming Of The Apocalypse #2: Petra Haden, former
singer/violinist of That Dog, has recorded a track-by-track
a cappella cover album of 'The Who Sell Out'... Covers That
Clearly Herald The Coming Of The Apocalypse #3: Not satisfied
with their horrible cover of Cameo's Word Up, Korn are
said to be contemplating releasing a covers EP where they reinterpret
Nine Inch Nails' Head Like A Hole and the Psychedelic
Furs' Love My Way... And finally, Xbox and PS2 owners
who've ever wanted to thump Fred Durst, rejoice! Limp Bizkit's
adorable frontman is an unlockable character in the forthcoming
'Fight Club' console game. No lawyers in sight.
New Zealand's Diediedie will be bringing to rock to Adelaide along with Melbourne noiseniks My Disco and Arrows: catch them at the Exeter on Rundle St on Fri 17 Dec.
Nice work, Nathan Leigh Jones. The SA artist
took out both the Musicoz Artist Of The Year award and the Festival
Music Publishing Category, scoring himself around $40,000 in
recording time, CD pressing, a shiny new Maton guitar and a
bunch of other music-career-related stuff. Congratulations!
As we come up for our last issue of the year before taking our long-deserved and entirely too-short summer break, we want to hear from YOU, dear reader, about your experiences during the festive months: what's the worst summer holiday you've ever experienced? Send your horror stories to andrew@dbmagazine.com.au by Fri 17 Dec and the most hilarious/cringe-inducing will be printed in our bumper end-of-year edition on Wed 22 Dec.
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There's barely any 2004 left: if you're planning to make the last few moments count, you really had better...
Get Out Of The House!
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