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MASS MUSIC FESTIVAL //

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 by John

Mass Music Festival

Bringing together a unique combination of Music, Arts, Surf and Style – MASS, the festival will add a welcome creative element to the competition in and around the surf capital of WA, Margaret River.

Following the Women’s Surfing Final on Saturday afternoon March 20, the music component of the inaugural MASS Festival will be headlined by Gyroscope. Their latest single Some Of The Places I Know from their highly anticipated forthcoming album “Cohesion” due for release in April this year, is getting a flogging on pretty much every rdaio station that isn’t ABC Classic FM.

Joining them will be Cog who’s second album, “Sharing Space” (2008), proved even more successful than its predecessor, charting as high as number two on the Australian albums chart and spawning the Top 50 hit What If.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring will be belting out new stuff from their latest album “Rush to Relax” as well as their  multiple award winning 2008 release “Primary Colours.”

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GASLAMP KILLAHHHH //

Monday, March 8th, 2010 by Nicole Norelli

Mister KillahIt’s official! A gig and a venue like no other in Perth certainly gave you a night to remember. Into an intimate 170 capacity, with pizza on arrival, the event was strictly bring your own, with plenty of champagne popped over head, sweat, fashionistas, politicians, the who’s who of the art community, the posers, the doers, the promoters, the originators, the creators, the models, the painters, the artists and the self-claimed artistes, the fixers, skaters, rockstars, and musos all let loose in the club: Welcome to The Bird.

Opening with an exclusive prequel secret show last Thursday, who could have given a better blessing for the newest underground music venue in Perth than by the muthafucking Gaslamp Killer.

NAIK jump started the night and played a passionate live set, setting the pace for when GLK arrived, and for a man who shares a similiar and well known story to Perthites, (inspired to name himself the Gaslamp Killer in disgust for much of the patronage in the downtown Gaslamp District bar scene in his hometown San Diego, which led to him uprooting and relocating to Los Angeles, where he found a niche for himself amid the city’s massive underground party scene), the MFGLK served well as the evening’s psychadelic Master of Ceremonies.

A fairly straightforward recipe for success, GLK launched into what can best be described as a trippy initiation ritual proceeding into definitive dubstep and left-field hip-hop mashups climaxing with a drum and bass finale. All I can say is it was one hell of a show. A massive congratulations to Mike and Brenton, for bringing a much needed and most highly anticipated new music venue to Northbridge, Perth and the {move} crew for getting GLK back to Perth!

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Future Music Festival 2010

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 by Nicole Norelli

EOTSFuture Music Festival was the place to be this Sunday past. For the last long weekend of summer (and summer festivals) it was an a beautiful day at Ascot Racecourse.

Though it was 1.4 kilometres ‘tween some stages, the layout of Future gave opportunity for 29,000 people enough space and plenty of shade, with idyllic hideaways and full moons, team it with a whirl on the Ranger and a skate at Silent Disco, these kids looked happier than pigs in mud.  However it wasn’t until the sun started it’s descent and took the heat off with the breeze, that the party really started.

All bets were on The Prodigy being the best for a Future headline act but I must admit David Guetta was the DJ that got the crowd into that golden summer festival state. Franz Ferdinand seemed kind of out of place, but regardless of that are always fun to watch. Poor ol’ Empire of The Sun were pushed right down the very end of the track and considering Steele’s stage show, totally deserved a bigger, perhaps more central stage. Personal highlights?  Spank Rock and Booka Shade.

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LUPE FAIL //

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 by Nicole Norelli

Lupe, Lupe, Lupe, tsk, tsk.

As far as reviews go, Lupe Fiasco was OK. He certainly didn’t blow my mind, far be it for me to play a game of pool or take a smoke on the balcony and feel as though this wasn’t a “MetroCity Concert Event” as the banners side of stage so aptly reminded me, but that perhaps I may as well have been at R&B Super Club on a Saturday night.

All the songs were performed like a well-trained puppy, an incongruous looking band played alongside him, while two friends (?) sat distractingly on stage: the whole time looking bored out of their skulls. Who were those people? Why were they on stage and why weren’t they dancing??!

Fiasco and co raced through the songs with barely a breath between. To this little reviewer Lupe gave the impression of an artist who wanted to get the gig over with, take his $100, 000, ‘Thank Perth!” and run while a bunch of unlucky people think it’s the best thing they’ve seen without realising they’ve just been insulted and duped at the same time.  On the final song Lupe introduced Daydream, only to stop and start again, stating the crowd didn’t know how to behave and that if he were in a ‘real’ city he’d be receiving the reaction he wanted. For an artist who originally gave me the impression his music was of a genuine place of hiphop lovin’, I walked out of his gig feelin’ nothin’ but at least knowin’ that it doesn’t matter if you’re a poet breaking new ground, if there’s idiocy in the masses then there’s money to be found.

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THE TRANSIENTS // ARE YOU WITH THE BAND?

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 by John


transients 3 low resThe Transients are one of the top two bands in Nova 937’s I Am With The Band competition.

Over the next few weeks Nova will be playing their upcoming single, Mischa, and you can show your support for them by voting for them online. You can vote multiple times and by voting, you could win $5000.

The Transients are giving away via free download, their remix  of Brash and Sassy’s No Milk For You (The Transients’ Thirsty remix). Click here to hit their website and grab the track

You can catch The Transients playing live this Saturday night at the Health after-party at Beck’s Music Box (free entry from 10pm) and at Future Music Festival, Ascot Racecourse on Sunday. They’re opening the main stage so get there early at 12 noon!

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TOMAS FORDS // DISCO BUNKER

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 by John

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You’ve seen, or at least heard about, Tomás Ford. He’s the showman who plays electro to punk kids, puts on confronting cabarets, dances on every conceivable surface and has as much fun as he can with audiences.

Even if you took in his controversial One Night Stand show from back in 2007, his runaway hit Artrage Festival show Tomás Ford vs The Audience in 2006 or any of his appearances at pubs or festivals around the country, this is still so far on the next level from those shows as to be unrecognisably awe inspiring. You still haven’t seen him as liberated as he is in this show.

Ford’s art is manipulating audiences and harnessing chaos. It’s one thing to see him in a pub or at a festival, but there’s only so much he can do in those spaces; when you put him in a theatre, everything is maxxed out. He has more control. He can tailor the show to the space. For this show, we’re talking about new costumes, video work, a unique performance environment and a series of happenings that may never happen again.

If you want to see Tomás Ford at his best, you’ve only got one night to do it.

That night is Saturday February 27 at The Astor Theatre on Beaufort Street in Mount Lawley.

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Last Hope

Sunday, February 21st, 2010 by Nicole Norelli

Last Hope is the fusion of sixteen original short films compiled by Andrew Kidman accompanied by a unique soundtrack put together by Spunk Records. Some of the artists include SmogSufjan StevensMogwaiMy Morning JacketDirty ThreeHolly ThrosbyVetiverBonnie Prince Billy, Machine Translations and The Brown Birds From Windy Hill. The films centre on the theme of the splendor of the sea and the infinite myth and culture of surfing.

Andrew Kidman chose six of his favourite surfing filmmakers to create short films that were inspired by the ocean. The filmmakers include Albert Falzon, Jon Frank, Monty Webber, Michelle Lockwood, Patrick Trefz and Richard Kenvin. Kidman also provides four shorts of his own.

On Friday 20th February, Last Hope played to a most welcoming crowd at the Astor Theatre, Mount Lawley. After a fitting introduction by Andrew Kidman himself, the films were brought to life with an amazing live soundtrack by The Brown Birds of Windy Hill, Machine Translations and the beautiful and absolute highlight of the night: Miss Holly Throsby. The affect of live music articulates the breathtaking beauty of the ocean and strengthens a connection we share with it. The result is at times emotional, selfless, humorous and sincere. It was a welcome end to a busy week in the rat race. A relaxing and thought provoking escape, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART // TICKET GIVEAWAY

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 by Matt

The_Pains_of_Being_Pure_at_HeartThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart are a delightful pop band with a fuzzy edge that some people are saying gives them a bit of shoegagaze lean.  Shared Boy/Girl vocals and a lot of time spent with books just makes them so cute that I may have pinch their cheeks at the gig.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are playing at Beck’s Music Box Fri 19 Feb, 8.00PM and we have a double pass for a lucky Cut and Paster.

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DATAROCK // FREDRIK TALKS THE VERANDAH

Saturday, February 6th, 2010 by Matt

If you’ve seen the outdoor posters for this Year’s Beck’s Music Box at Festival 10, they’re on buses and billboards all over town, you probably will have noticed all those funny red track suited people bouncing around on stage.

Those trackies can mean only one thing – Datarock. Well it seems like a funny thing happened on the way to the Verandah that year, But I’ll let Fredrik explain it to you.

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THE INSPECTOR CLUZO // PRESIDENTS

Monday, January 18th, 2010 by John
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Another taste of the Cut & Paste interview with French duo The Inspector Cluzo. Phil and Malcom discuss their dislike of the French and American Presidents, both past and present. Full interview on Cut & Paste: Issue 9 out Mar. 2010.

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THE INSPECTOR CLUZO // BASS PLAYERS

Monday, January 18th, 2010 by John
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A snippet of the Cut & Paste interview with French duo The Inspector Cluzo. Phil and Malcom discuss their dislike of the ‘bass player’. Full interview on Cut & Paste: Issue 9 out Mar. 2010.

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CUT & PASTE @ SOUTHBOUND //

Friday, January 8th, 2010 by John

CROWD_GENERAL4The Cut & Paste crew will be getting the patisserie van out on the road this afternoon and heading down Busselton way to get our Southbound on.

You’ll be able to catch us roaming the fields of Sir Stewart Bovell Park in between some exclusive on-camera interviews.

Saturday will see us chat to The Phenomenal Handclap Band late in the evening [8:30-8:45pm] and fingers crossed we get the ok from The Inspector Cluzo mid afternoon to have a chat with the French wizard.

Sunday will see us chatting to Fredrik [one-half of Datarock] mid-afternoon [1:30-1:45pm]. We will be aiming to UStream the interviews live, however as we’re only getting used to this technology ourselves me my tragically fail – but hey we’ll give it a go anyway!

Follow our tweets over the weekend and posts pics, reviews commentary and other thoughts using #southbound.

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FRENCH ROCKETS // INTERVIEW

Monday, January 4th, 2010 by John
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SERIOUSLY SOUND SYSTEM 2009 // ALL SYSTEMS GO!

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 by Cassie

Seriously Sound System Line-Up‘Twas the Sunday before Christmas and the fun and funky of Perth congregated in the Hyde Park parklands for a musical celebration of summer. Seriously Sound System – RTR’s festival of local music was on again!

Hundreds basked in the 35 degree heat of the day drinking in the great tunes and the great Coopers served up to chill us out. The afternoon’s entertainment was comprised of RTR jockeys Rex Monsoon, Mama Cass and Sardi riding the decks, a sprinkle of dope rhymes from Mathas and some electro beats by The Transients, Declan and Gonzo.

At 5 o’clock The Brow Horn Orchestra took to the stage. The 9 piece ska/hip hop outfit consisting of percussion, brass, keys and vocals put on an entertaining show, grabbing the audiences’ attention with their fun music and quirky stage presence (which included partial nudity from Rezide ending up in naught but cock jocks). Taking us into the evening was the beat-mastery of Diger Rockwell, Naik and Micah VS Ben Mac.

With only a couple of hours of the night left, energetic twelve piece band Askari Afrobeat Orchestra took to the stage. This talented collective controlled the dance floor with their afro funk party music. Dan Tha Man and Rok Riley fed the vibe with a fun face-off and capping off the night was The Typhoons. The hip hop act teamed up for their last performance together before MC Able relocates to M-Town. Putting in their all, Able, Galaga, Alley and their army of talented musicians pushed out a kick-ass performance while basking in the audiences’ enthusiasm and appreciation.

RTR did it again – SSS hit the festive nail on the head!

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KARNIVOOL’S SECRET MYSPACE GIG //

Monday, December 21st, 2009 by John

The Astor Theatre in Mt. Lawley finally becomes a music venue. This secret gig in specific was coordinated for Karnivool by MySpace, the week of the release of their second album ‘Sound Awake’. Karnivool gave the all ages crowd a taste for one night only before embarking on the tour nationally.

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REAL TO REEL // CUT & PASTE FEATURE

Saturday, December 19th, 2009 by John

Wednesday December 23 //

Jesse Woodward, Div Craft and His Big Old Bears

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Track // Lazy Railway – Grizzly Bear

Exodus Musica

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Track // Exodus Musica – Exodus Musica

Tuesday December 22 //

Rabbit Island

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Track // Rabbit Island – Bobby

Closer Encounters

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Track  // Closer Encounter – Eventful Wander

Monday December 21 //

Brash and Sassy

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Track // Brash and Sassy – His Heart Burned For Me

Stereoflower

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Track // Stereoflower – I’ve Been Sleeping


Sunday December 20 //

Simone and Girlfunkle

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Track // Simone and Girlfunkle – Hustle

Split Seconds

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Track // Split Seconds – Compasses


Saturday December 19 //

Shock! Horror!

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Track // Shock! Horror! – Weight

My Majestic Star

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Track // My Majestic Star – Part 4


Friday December 18 //

Craig McElhinney

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Track // Craig McElhinney – Improvisation

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The first session in the Real to Reel recording studio kicked off at midday with Craig McElhinney improvising seven amazing, looping instrumental tracks. Craig was joined by Tim Loughman (Astral Travel, Golden Staph, amongst others) on bass and drums. They’re playing in front of one of two works kindly loaned by artist Ben Barretto.

Pond

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Track // Pond – Block Rockin Beats

As the first day of the Real to Reel Studio kicked into action Cut & Paste popped down to see what the second band of the day had to offer. The six members of Pond dropped in to the studio around 2pm and gave us a taste of their purple syzzurp sound…

All images courtesy of photographer Elizabeth Stacey and Foodchain.

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From Friday 18 – Wednesday 23, December the team at Foodchain will be offering punters free music from some of Perth’s most promising musicians.

The Real to Reel Studio [278 William Street, Northbridge] will be open daily from 12 – 4pm. Recordings take place between 12- 1:30pm and 2- 3:30pm daily.

The event is a free all ages event so head down and take a gander at the musos on offer.

Cut & Paste will be down at the Real to Reel Studios each day to capture the bands in recording mode. We will be uploading ‘exclusive’ photos from Foodchain photographer Elizabeth Stacey and video bites from the Cut & Paste crew…

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ROC RAIDA INTERVIEW //

Friday, December 18th, 2009 by John

In 2008 Grandmaster Roc Raida graced the shores of Perth, Western Australia. While here he sat down for a chat with Cut & Paste.

After we got our communication mixed up Roc Raida ending up waiting for over 45mins in the Rosemount courtyard as we battled peak hour traffic to get there. Luckily Sam Price [aka Naik] was there to chat away to the great man.

Once we arrived Mr. Raida has no ill feelings for the mix up and was one of the most amazing people we had the chance to meet and chat to.

A True Legend. 
Rest In Peace.

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BRASH AND SASSY // NO MILK FOR YOU // DEBUT FILM CLIP

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 by John

Brash and Sassy’s first single release, No Milk For You [Out December 18 on iTunes) is the story of one woman’s quest to bring the joy of milk to the world. The clip stars Gennaia Febbraio, Ava Loverock, Guy
Kristos, Honk Milmo, Pedro Bossanova and the fabulous dancing Yannick Benoit.

Directed by Britt Arthur and Leanne Cole
DOP by Dave Le May
Edited by Leanne Cole
Hair & Make-up by Emma O’Donnell

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DJ DEXTER AT THE MANOR // REVIEW

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 by Nicole Norelli

mg_6653Due to poor ticket sales the DJ Dexter gig was pulled from Villa Nightclub in November.  It was disappointing to say the least, but thanks to a few friends who managed to pull some ropes since Dexter was in town and itching to play, Mr Charlie Bucket was kind enough to give him a slot on Saturday the 17th at The Manor in Leederville.

But it seemed like everything went wrong that night.  After being refused entry, with my name on the door, the door bitch not knowing anything about a “DJ Dexter” playing that evening and then being told I wasn’t allowed in with a camera, and made to wait an hour whilst watching them allow people in ahead of us I was nearing certifiable psychotic behaviour by the time I PAID to go and shoot a favourite and deserving of more respect DJ Dexter who played a kick-ass 90 minute set.

The only thing The Manor needs is to learn some goddamn manners. Or else go and be subject to the guide of  Lovers and Lobbers I mean, fuck, I’m writing a review on you dudes. Whose cock do I need to suck under a piano to get some goddamn respect in this place?!

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RAHZEL AT THE ROSEMOUNT // REVIEW

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 by Cassie

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Last week Rahzel was in town!  Teaming up with DJ JS-1, Bitter Belief and Porsah Laine they stopped in at The Rosemount to join Diger Rockwell, Fdel, Armee and L-Street  for a Thursday night party!

When a young Rahzel was practicing his very first sounds – going about his day with a constant “brrrr – qiiiii – dum – dum” accompanying his step, he must have sounded a little kookoo.  But the years of training and refining his technique have paid off earning himself the reputation of being (arguably) the best beatboxer that walks the earth.

As the night turned into morning the packed out venue was fists in the air pumped.  Fans enjoyed a beatbox session from acclaimed albums Make The Music and Rahzel’s Greatest Knockouts. Creating sounds of drums, bass, piano and vocals with his mouth, throat and gut he single handedly impersonated a number of hip hop / rock classics by the Wu Tang Clan, Black Sabbath, Jay Z, Notorious BIG, The White Stripes Lauren Hill and more. He kicked a lot of familiar beats and the energy and sound exerted quenched the crowds thirst for hip hop.  A couple of new covers chucked in were Alicia Keys’ No One and Kanye West’s Gold Digger.  Rounding off the night was original If Your Mother Only Knew prompting an appreciative roar from onlookers.

Rahzel live = a must see

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