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Issue 369

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Nick Cave.

Nick CaveNick Cave has a long association with film, having appeared in 'Wings Of Desire', 'Johnny Suede' and 'Ghosts Of The Civil Dead'. His early drafts for the latter were discarded when the film changed course to include elements of the American private prison system. His macabre novel 'And The Ass Saw The Angel' was intended as a film script but, again "it got abandoned pretty early on and I re-wrote it as a novel," he tells me. Likewise his script for 'Gladiator 2' didn't make it, but now he's finally succeeded, with 'The Proposition', directed by long-term collaborator John Hillcoat...

 

The Presets
Beams
Modular/UMG

BeamsThe Presets are a rare beast: in their short career they've managed to balance indie credibility with a fresh and accessible sound. They have the smarts and the goods to follow in the footsteps of Infusion out of the club and into your living room. And now they present to you their debut release, 'Beams'.

Opening with the whacked out synth sounds of Steamworks, they pull no punches in rolling out track after track of acid-washed electro-funk, mixed with elements of rock, dance and even soul...

Read this story and more here...   Read this review and more here...
The 2005 dBra Awards!   dB Online Exclusives!
Hey, South Australia!

The dB Magazine Readers Awards (or, as we acronymically know it as, the dBras) is happening again and it's your chance to let us know what local talent has floated your rock'n'roll boat over the past 12 months - and considering that it's been what many consider to be the raddest year for Adelaide music in a good long time, we expect to see some enthusiastic nominations happening.

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