DECEMBER
- 20th – Francis Plagne supported by Tiny Ponies (members of Hit the Jackpot), Scott O’Hara (Linsday Lowhand) & Ellen Carey (Birth Glow), and Jon Dale, at gallery de la catessan in Anster St, off Waymouth. Starts at 8pm and will be cheap!
- 22nd – Hit the Jackpot with Birth Glow, Lindsey Lowhand and Skeletons at Urtext.
- 31st – No Through Road and Sidewalks support Leader Cheetah at the Exeter.
JANUARY
- 4th – Blackalicious at HQ.
- 18th - Andrew Weatherall (of Sabres of Paradise and Two Lone Swordsmen) at Rocket.
- 23rd – Kool Keith at Producers.
- 26th – Distance (Dubstep producer/DJ on Planet Mu), no venue announced but the Rhino Room is probably a fair bet.
- 27th – Aceyalone at Producers.
FEBRUARY
- 14th – Died Pretty perform Doughboy Hollow at the Gov.
- 22nd – Sonic Youth perform Daydream Nation with support from the Scientists playing Blood Red River at the Fowlers Live Courtyard.
- 23rd – The Laneway Festival at the Fowlers Courtyard with Gotye, Feist, The Presets, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Kevin Drew, The Panics, Okkervil River, Little Red, The Holidays and Bridezilla.
MARCH
- 7-9th – Womadelaide, full lineup here. I’m particularly happy to see the Soul Jazz Soundsystem on there.
- 10th – Future Music Festival with Kid Koala, Aesop Rock, Diplo, Chicks on Speed, Chemical Brothers and lots more.
On the Stereo
- Ed Kuepper and the Kowalski Collective – Jean Lee and The Yellow Dog / Pretty Rough Trade 2cd (Hot)
- The Necks – Hanging Gardens cd (Fish of Milk)
- The Necks – Townsville cd (Fish of Milk)
- Hood – Compilations 1995-2002 cd (Misplaced Music)
- Cat Power – You Are Free cd (Matador)
- Susanna – Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos cd (Rune Grammofon)
- Pole – 3 cd (Kiff)
- Autechre – Envane 2×12″ (Warp)
- Cannibal Ox – The Cold Vein cd (Def Jux)
- Various – New Thing! 3LP (Soul Jazz)
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Usually December is pretty slow for gigs, but on the other hand there is always plenty to look forward to in the early months of the new year, this time we have the Big Day Out, Laneway, Don’t Look Back, Womadelaide, Future Music which are all looking good. There still are some good things left this year though, in particular tonight - Ned Collette & his band will be at Rocket. He’s been a fairly regular visitor to Adelaide, both solo and with band, and anyone who has seen him will no doubt be keen to see him again.
Next week dubstep returns to the Rhino Room with Caspa. Only $15 or $12 if you buy in advance. If it’s anything like the Benga show earlier in the year then I’d call that a bargain.
DECEMBER
- 6th – Ned Collette Band at Rocket Bar.
- 15th – Caspa at the Rhino Room.
- 22nd – Hit the Jackpot with Birth Glow, Lindsey Lowhand and Skeletons at Urtext.
JANUARY
- 18th - Andrew Weatherall (of Sabres of Paradise and Two Lone Swordsmen) at Rocket.
FEBRUARY
- 14th – Died Pretty perform Doughboy Hollow at the Gov.
- 22nd – Sonic Youth perform Daydream Nation with support from the Scientists playing Blood Red River at the Fowlers Live Courtyard.
- 23rd – The Laneway Festival at the Fowlers Courtyard with Gotye, Feist, The Presets, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Kevin Drew, The Panics, Okkervil River, Little Red, The Holidays and Bridezilla.
MARCH
- 7-9th – Womadelaide, full lineup here. I’m particularly happy to see the Soul Jazz Soundsystem on there.
- 10th – Future Music Festival with Kid Koala, Aesop Rock, Diplo, Chemical Brothers and lots more.
On the Stereo
- Hood - Singles Compiled 2cd (Misplaced Music)
- Brigitte Fontaine – est… cd (Saravah)
- Susanna and the Magical Orchestra – Melody Mountain cd (Rune Grammofon)
- Supersilent – 6 cd (Rune Grammofon)
- Vex’d – Degenerate 2LP (Planet Mu)
- Burial – s/t 2LP (Hyperdub)
- DJ Hatcha – Dubstep Allstars Vol.1 cd (Tempa)
- Hymie’s Basement – s/t 2LP (Lex)
- Swell Maps – A Trip to Marineville cd (Mute)
- Palace Music - Lost Blues and Other Songs cd (Drag City)
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From the ABC site – The planned grandstand for Victoria Park has been abandoned by the state government thanks to the Adelaide City Council refusing to grant a lease. This is great news for all of those who appreciate the value of our city’s unique parklands, such as the Adelaide Parklands Preservation Society, whose views on the proposed development are here.
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I’ve been waiting years for the second series of People Like Us to be released on dvd, and I’d pretty much given up. One of the reasons was that there was no sign of it appearing in the UK, so an Australian release seemed to be completely out of the question … yet, it has just turned up , and as far as I can tell is only an Australian release. I was quite surprised when the first series got a region 4 release, the show had long been off the radar and I’d already mail ordered it from the UK a year or two earlier. It must have sold well here (and perhaps I wasn’t the only one emailing Hopscotch Entertainment asking for series 2). The rise to fame of David “Dr Who” Tennant may have helped too since he appears in one episode as a struggling actor.
I think the second series is better than the first (which was also very good), highly recommended.
On the topic of DVDs, I notice that Harvery Birdman Attorney at Law has finally been given a R4 release (at least the first two volumes). There is one more volume to come. There are plenty of episodes that to my knowledge have not been shown on SBS (at least not at any reasonable hour).
I can’t have a DVD thread without having a whinge about the classic ABC dramas Phoenix and Janus still not being available. It’s crazy that two of the best Australian shows ever are unavailable when such a huge range of TV shows have been released on dvd.
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