Review - CD/DVD - Sound Pet

January 16th 2012 13:46

On DVD now, I'm not sure it made it onto the screen here in Adelaide but I suspect it did some business in the eastern states.

Super is a film by James Gunn starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page along with Liv Tyler and Kevin Bacon. It's a very good cast to start with, and the subject is fascinating and quite amusing.

An average guy (Rainn Wilson) creates the superhero alter ego of The Crimson Bolt because he has been touched by the finger of God. His drug addict wife (Liv Tyler) has run away with a charming drug dealer (Kevin Bacon) who uses her as a bit of a tester for his drugs and as a commodity when it suits him. Without actual super powers, he becomes a street level thug basically swinging a wrench to make his points and leaving some pretty damaged folks in his wake.

The Crimson Bolt develops his character somewhat and takes on a sidekick after being badgered to do so by the childishly immature girl who works in a comic book shop (Page), she turns out to be the most psychopathic youngster he could have bumped into. Her super hero character Boltie takes great delight in destruction, and aids The Crimson Bolt as he tries to take down the drug dealer that destroyed his marriage. There are some very graphic scenes of violence almost comletely unexpected. Sure I expect The Crimson Bolt to get his face bashed in here and there because he is just approaching bad people and attacking them, so why wouldn't they fight back; but some of the violence once things escalate is astonishing. Yet the film remains amusing and sort of feel good in a strange sort of way.

If you send an email with your name and address in the Adelaide area I've some copies I can send out as give-aways, just tell me in up to 50 words who your super hero alter ego would be and what whould you be calling yourself?

Most creative gets a DVD of Super.

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KABOOM!

March 7th 2011 04:38

The Dynamites
KABOOM!

Actually the title says it all, it's dynamite as in, it goes off, and it does go kaboom in a way, if you were speaking figuratively. Charles Walker is featured as vocalist and he sounds just hungry enough to make a real fine impression. Walker has the depth and scope to inject these funky classics with exactly the right groove. His pitch is great and funk singing sounds right for him. The messages of the songs are convincing with Walker expelling the details with emotionally coherent aplomb.

The style is familiar, funk in its nineteen seventies heyday. Derek Phillips' swift and soulful drumming bounds along with fruity precision adding a visceral glide to the music, it keeps on leaping. These beats make this listener feel like dripping silver sweat onto the dance floor, very nice.

Every band member is obviously putting intensely finetuned magic into their effort along with that jam sense, that quality of rambunctiousness that says "We’re having one hot shit of a time so you just relax and lilt to the vibe," and it is difficult to ignore.

I can imagine these dudes live. It would not simply be fun to watch, The Dynamites as far as I can tell. It would be the kaboom blast promised on the album. During a really enjoyable act like this I imagine you would draw on their energy to get as high as a funky beat will take you, and that’s a long way. The brass is always a special feature in these bands obviously, after all without the brass you do not get that full blooded sound. As exemplary as this brass is, what makes it perfect is the blend.

The production by Leo Black keeps it all real. One sad thing that comes up is the over produced album that sounds like it’s being played in a vacuum; sort of distant and muted on some level, enough to make it non-resonant. No problems like that here. I can taste the air, it’s sweeter for these vibes passing through. Many thanks to The Dynamites for being there. Come to Australia – gig wid us. Love it.

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Review | DREAMING OF JOSEPH LEES

April 10th 2010 05:35

FOX SEARCHLIGHT presents in association with the Isle of Man Commission
and Midsummer Films

DREAMING OF JOSEPH LEES

Release Date: 30 March 2000 (Sydney & Melbourne)

CAST: Samantha Morton, Lee Toss, Miriam Margolyes, Frank Finlay, Nick Woodeson, Holly Aird, Rupert Graves.

This is a great film, beautifully made. Directed by ERIC STYLES. This gem of a film is yet another really good drama distributed by FOX SEARCHLIGHT who have brought us FELICIA'S JOURNEY and BOYS DON'T CRY. Hats off to them because so far I've really found a lot to love about each of these movies.

This film is set in Somerset, 1958. It's a very intimate story about a young woman Eva (Samantha Morton) and her relationship with Joseph Lees (Rupert Graves) as affected by her little twelve year old sister Janie (Lauren Richardson).

Even though Somerset has that end of the earth feeling about it and the most entertainment offered to the community is Friday night boxing, live in the ring with local lads gloved up and punching for blood Eva is a quietly spirited woman who seems one moment away from realising there's a change about to take foot for women's rights. She spends her time working at the local saw mill and taking art classes in drawing with Signora Caldoni (Miriam Margolyes) a wonderful charcter who is everything one would hope an art class teacher could be. The rest of the time Eva is toiling at home either sewing and mending, cooking, or
parenting her little brother and sister. She lives with them and her father (Frank Finlay) whom she works for as housekeeper and compliant daughter.

All the time Eva dreams of Joseph Lees a beautiful man who lost a leg in a tragic accident. He has moved to Italy somewhere, but no one is really sure where he is. Eva is sure what he is - her true love, despite the gradual seduction of Harry (Lee Ross) the local pig farmer who has lost his own parents, "Ma was gone and Dad was out there hangin', like I would be, 'cause I'm like him!".

The young sister brilliantly played by Lauren Richardson is quite a little meddler. She manipulates Eva at times in ways that are almost telepathic, other times she opens mail for Eva and reads the contents before she givs it over all re-wrapped, sealed with angelic eyes and fingers. She is never malicious, it seems that she really is motivated by love, but her actions are vital to the unfolding of the plot. A wonderful young actor to watch - I should think we'll be seeing more of her work in the future. This role distinguishes her as quite a contender.

This whole film is a story about people being motivated by love and people being manipulated by love. Eva doesn't take long to move in with Harry and start sleeping with him, even though, as her father says "People will talk" it doesn't move Eva away from getting some love and
passion into her bleak life. Harry the pig farmer is an emotional mess. He gets a nose bleed whenever he gets nervous. He would possibly be the perfect guy for Eva if it weren't for Joseph Lees. Eva responds to the reality that Harry is available, Joseph is away somewhere, and pitied by most as if being a one-legged man means you are half a man. Harry's
emotional self-assurance is very strong, he sweet talks and dances Eva into his bed pretty easily.

When Harry discovers that Eva is 'in love' with Joseph Lees he goes into a frenzy of playing out the dramatic pattern of his parents' tragic life. Poor Harry is such an extremist he eventually breaks in to the saw mill and makes a quick job of emulating Joseph Lees.

Eva is torn between true love, and the love she settled for because she hadn't imagined there were any other options available.

I don't want to let anything out about the rest of the story. I do want to say that this film really struck me as being something of a historical fact. It could almost be the way half of the women on the planet were tied to their husbands (defacto or married) at the time. The
manipulation would be far more obvious today I imagine. I doubt a woman would be quite as alone today as Eva is. The isolation of the place is very strong. She's pretty much a slave to her situation - but she does break free, and not only in her dreams.

It's a really good film and it may well reach out and grab you as deeply it did me. I could see my own parents (from the UK) sort of going along and doing what they think is right at the time, only to discover that this isn't what they want. Well, half of 'them' anyway. The masculine force is very strong in the film, and the social/emotional pecking order is really precise. The extreme male behaviour is very childish, while the female behaviour is always so down to earth and realist that it's very matter-of-fact when it gets anything close to extreme. Really stimulating stuff.

A good drama unfolds - by that I mean a complex story, even though some times you may feel you know what's about to happen (probably because of Hollywood programing) it is not predictable as such. It is deeply moving without being manipulative, by the end of the drama you will have options yourself, and that is what makes it such a great entertainment.

I left the screening feeling quite overwhelmed, ready to be sad about it all, but then someone pointed out that I wasn't entertaining the other strong possibility provided. I think this gentle but savage film is as good, if not better than 'Snow Falling on Cedars' - very much in the same category. If you enjoyed Scott Hicks' masterpiece you will enjoy DREAMING OF JOSEPH LEES.

Rupert Graves creates yet another character who is totally desireable. I admire his choices as an actor. He doesn't seem stuck in the same role again and again. Of course I think he's as hot as most other gay men, but he positively glows as Joseph Lees. His struggle, humility and
brilliance makes for a wonderful journey. Rupert's fabulous performance is matched by Samantha Morton who has played roles in PEAK PRACTICE, SOLDIER,SOLDIER and as the teenage prostitute in BAND OF GOLD apparently 'rocketed to fame' (in the UK).

Maybe the relationship between Eva and Janie is as good as it is because Morton is a young actor working with another younger actor Richardson, and she has been able to share some of her experience with the little sister... but whatever it is, the dynamic between these two will have many women pining for the days they had with their own little sister, and also probably reminding them of how they would have strangled her if they knew what she was up to. There should be a new category placed in the awards system - "Most distinguished performances in the role of siblings" - I nominate these two deft actors, fantastic job brilliantly
realised.

Screenwriter Catherine Linstrum, Director Eric Styles, Producer Chris Milburn all deserve credit for.... well will I say it again? A really good film!

David Jobling. 17.03.00

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John Cale's Keynote Online

February 18th 2010 09:14

Watch and Listen to John Cale's Keynote Online

On February 15 underground rock royalty and founding member of the Velvet Underground, John Cale, cut the red ribbon for Modular and Sydney Festival's Circa 1979: Signal to Noise with a Keynote speech at the Seymour Centre.

Hipsters rubbed shoulders with electronic pioneers in a packed out York Theatre as Cale showed off a few snaps and described working with the likes of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Happy Mondays, The Stooges and LCD Soundsystem before capping things off with a mind blowing rendition of "Heart Break Hotel."

If you missed the speech or want to listen/watch it again, ABC's Big Ideas are streaming it online.

January 28, 2010 at 10:23am in circa 1979: signal to noise

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REVIEW | History of the world in photographs

October 29th 2008 10:25

The Encyclopaedia Britannica/Getty Images
“History of the world in photographs”
published by Black Dog & Lev,
distributed by Bookwise International,
RRP $59.95

The Encyclopædia Britannica was born in 18th-century Edinburgh during the Scottish Enlightenment. Colin Macfarquhar, a printer, and Andrew Bell, an engraver, decided to create an encyclopedia to serve the new era of scholarship and enlightenment. They formed a Society of Gentlemen to publish their new reference work, hiring twenty-eight-year-old scholar William Smellie to edit it. The first edition of the Britannica was published one section at a time, in fascicles , over a three-year period, beginning in 1768. The three-volume set was completed in 1771 and quickly sold out.

Mark Getty co-founded Getty Images, Inc; in 1993, with Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Klein. Getty Images are a leading provider of imagery and related products and services which means they generate salable visual content for the advertising, graphic design, news, publishing and entertainment industries; however this book is deservedly marketed as a fine resource for anyone with an interest in history, photography or journalism from students to academics including mum & dad.

Together these publishing giants have created a massive storage facility of images that may be can browsed, including photographs of such luminaries as writer Anton Chekhov in 1901 (CD ROM) or actor Humphrey Bogart facing the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 (Book). Additional to the actual photographs which range from black and white to full color, there is a chronological time line throughout the book written in text and displayed on the header and footer of each page.

The chronological time line text has been prepared by the editors and writers at Encyclopaedia Britannica. The Design Team has created an uncluttered look, brimming with an average of five images per page. Graphic icons are used to signify different keywords such as History, the Arts, Business & Commerce, Religion, Philosophy and Technology. One may take the non-linear approach and browse any individual year; and or refer to the completely chronological linear notes at the top and bottom of the page. Identifying numbers correspond beside the photographs on the central area of the page with linear notes at the top or bottom of the page it is logical and easy to understand in design terms. The Graphic icons direct the attention to ‘streams’ i.e. the Arts; the text is concise and is intended to directly inform the image if related to an image, otherwise it is related to breakthroughs in imaging and capturing images.

The CD ROM serves as a gateway to Jamd on line, a remarkably large on line collection of photographs. The Book and CD ROM contain over 20,000 photographs taken between 1850 and the present day. The combination Book and CD ROM are published in 2008; a solid 150 year span of capturing that essential picture that may tell a thousand words. By linking via hypertext to Jamd where there are “Millions of pics, vids and music, jamd into one place ” the amount of images available seems impossible, but it’s true.

The CD ROM itself is a searchable picture library set out with a non-linear no nonsense interface that provides options to view thumbnail, small or large sized images from the collection stored within it; and it provides the link which will automatically open your internet browser and deliver it to the ‘consumer oriented web suite on line’ Jamd URL.

Over all this is a striking, accurate and great collection of work; a fascinatingly enjoyable book to go over again and again.

David Jobling

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Tripple J Vault to go!

September 30th 2008 13:53

REVIEW |

Live at the Wireless | from the vaults |
VOLUME 2

As a community radio broadcaster, and the music library coordinator for the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) for five years I never imagined Silverchair and The Herd would be likely to end up on the same compilation CD, and yet here they are.

I'm not a big fan of the Silverchair lads, I like the music but I think the band are a bunch of arseholes (because) I appeared as an actor in their film clip for Emotion Sickness a few years back, and got fully ripped off, they never paid me, they didn't even provide me with a copy of the finished video which was a promise that they'd made... so I consider them quite cheap nasty abusive users.

I do like The Herd a great deal, and would happily appear in a video for them and I wouldn't care if I were paid or not because, that's how much I enjoy what they've brought to the table as far as new Australian music is concerned.

I have decided it's the mark of a good compilation album to have tracks that I wouldn't usually listen to getting played as I figure out what I'm going to say about it. This Tripple J compilation is the follow up to Volume One... and it's a good overview of the sort of music Tripple J does best; live recordings of in-house broadcasts or special concert gigs set up by the national youth broadcaster.

The range of material on this album is fun to listen to without seeming it's a paint by numbers glimpse of recent Aussie music; in fact it's not all Aussie music, which is also pretty cool and some of it is not so recent. The Ramones (from the 1980's), Iggy and the Stooges (2006), Xavier Rudd (2004) all have a moment on the album, and there is some doubling up on the special DVD that's part of the pack. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings is an inspired inclusion and brings the decidedly harsher energy of the opening tracks down enough to be ready for Josh Pyke directly after her.

Obviously the production values are tops on this compilation, after all these are recordings in a radio station studio or by hot producers who work in the same, and there's a strong feeling of it being live, which I love. It's something to do with the way the sound is resonating, the artists are breathing, the words are rich with vibrant now-ness...

Until the aforementioned Josh Pyke more or less makes a bit of a dick out of the situation by announcing that it's "Tripple J's Live on the Wireless", d'oh.. yeah.. right?

I like Josh Pyke, but only when he sings, so again it's kind of amusing to have to think twice for a moment.. like, I'm listening to a CD eh? NOT the wireless... but again, he sings so well I'll forgive his mild outburst of stating the bleeding obvious because Memories and Dust is one of my favorite songs out of the Pyke songbook, and Josh himself is not responsible for leaving the random announcement on the CD.

1981 at the Governors Pleasure, and The Sunnyboys start to lick their steel electrics and shine up the twangy sounds that kept them buoyant for the best part of that decade. I love the way some of these tracks separated by a couple of decades vibrate out of the speakers and seem like it's all the same big, amazing gig. The Kaiser Chiefs get the crowds roaring live at The Forum, then there's N.E.R.D. at The Enmore being fabulous and letting the crowd ply the lyrics just as sharply as themselves. That's the really comfy element to the album, the audience are on the ball, be it 2000, 1981 or 2007 the lovers of great music over the decades here have maintained a pretty down with it attitude and they don't go to a concert for a dull time.

Consequently the album rocks with the best of them and really satisfies. I just wanted to mosh around the room saying Hell Yeah! which is fun if you have the right soundtrack, otherwise you may as well be sitting watching sing-a-long-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and feeling like a dork.

I think this is a truly entertaining album, good for a house party, great for background music and quite fine for turning right up and just chilling out to.

Did I mention there's a DVD included? It is great. Better than great. It's something that is only going to get better as time goes on because eventually it will be what you listened to 'in the day' and it will connect you no matter how old you may be, with the spirit of the happy live presentation of groovy music.

It's a neat little package and I highly recommend you give it a spin.

David Jobling

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LEONARD COHEN: I’M YOUR MAN

August 29th 2008 05:47

“LEONARD COHEN: I’M YOUR MAN” is the motion picture soundtrack of a documentary and concert which was partly filmed in The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House; the concert was part of Brett Sheey’s 2005 Sydney Festival, and it was called “Came So Far For Beauty”.

The performers included a diverse range of international artists including; Nick Cave, Martha Wainwright, The McGarrigle Sisters, Jarvis Cocker, Perla Batalla, the Handsome Family and Rufus Wainwright to name a few. The purpose of the concert and ultimately the documentary was to celebrate the work of singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen.

Hearing a variety of singers bring these poetically heart-stirring songs to life reminds us of the great abilities Leonard Cohen has expressed through his long career. The breadth and depth of the emotion is often carried along by a sweet combination of down beat rhythm and blues with the occasional relaxed departure into sweeping lounge tinted tango or moody country styled balladry.

Cohen himself sings with U2 on the final track of the album “Tower of song” and it lifts the spirit to hear this remarkable poet in his 70’s rock along with the best of them sounding more polished and confidant than ever.

It’s truly wonderful to revisit this cannon of work, and to be reminded of how stirring and inspirational words and music sometimes are; and perhaps most importantly how timeless a good song can be.

The CD doesn’t include every song that was featured in the original concert – nor every song that appeared in the movie, but that’s understandable given that the concert was three hours long – and it would be contentious to say these are the best moments of the program because everyone responds so differently to these songs; however it’s a musically tight act and you can feel the swells of emotion from the audience as they cheer and clap.

I love to hear a great live concert captured for posterity on a CD, and this is one definitely worth listening to again and again, even if you’ve never heard of Leonard Cohen or half of the singers on this album, you’re likely to feel quite passionate about “LEONARD COHEN: I’M YOUR MAN” it’s a cracker and a very welcome Release.

David Jobling

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Québec Review

July 23rd 2008 23:41

Putumayo presents Québec

The sheer enjoyment of listening to this sort of music can be a little infectious and you may find yourself seeking out some more material from the artists represented on the album. Putumayo have a vast catalogue of World Music releases; this album was created to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Québec, the only Canadian province whose official language is French. Québec’s local music scene is widely diverse and most definitely essential to the culture. Celebrated music festivals of the province include Montreal Jazz Festival, Les FrancoFolies and the Festival d’eté de Québec. The album has a predominantly acoustic sound and would suit easy listeners as much as French speakers. This is a compilation of polished performers such as two percussionist-singers DobaCaracol and laid back beautiful women, Marie-Annick Lépine, Myreille Bédard among others.

It’s the sort of thing you’d line up for during ant music festival (and be really pleased you did). The freshness and variety of the compilation is consistently relaxing and enjoyable to listen to. I’m not a great speaker of French so I’m oblivious to the content of the lyrics, although I find myself smiling quite a lot listening to the airy jolly sound of La Bottine Souriante a traditional Québécois band – wonderful music. It’s a re playable mini-festival with the tiniest touches here and there that suggest you may be sitting in a cosy Montreal club having a fabulously warm time.

David Jobling

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Cassingle is the new CD!

July 16th 2008 06:12

Cassingle is the new CD release from David McCormack. It is something to nibble on whilst you are having a pre-dinner drink. Expect a full album later in 2008. And DON’T PANIC if you have NO IDEA how to create your own cassette from this CD, Jewel Case and (He)artwork – David has kindly supplied all the necessary instructions in the 10 How To Tips supplied. You might need to look up a dictionary under “cassette”. Others will fondly recall their first time recording a record to cassette many years ago.

The Cassingle is essentially a 6 track EP. And whilst McCormack has produced each track you will also hear that Wayne Conolly and “Master” Magoo have lent a hand here and there, as, well now old mates and cohorts to love to work together, even on the smaller projects. They too cannot help themselves but have something to nibble whilst having a pre dinner drink! New name to some, Wes Chew makes an appearance in the recording process.

First cab off the rank is the gorgeous I Don’t Even Know Where To Start With This Kind Of Music, an instant McCormack classic along the lines of Beck’s Sea Change. It is a hazy meditation on loneliness, music and the passing of time. Backed on this track by his long suffering backing group, The Polaroids and mixed by Magoo, McCormack’s rarely sounded better.

Next up we have two tracks recorded in one evening with a pick up band in Kings Cross. The song writing and the playing is wild and free, just the way we like it. Text Book and A.V.O. have to be heard to be believed. Track 4, Hey Lord sees McCormack entering into some quasi-religious material. Think Tom Waits catching a bus with the Flaming Lips and you’ll be about half way there. At last, the truth about fame and fortune, track 5 Rockstar.

We wrap the whole thing up with I Won’t Let You Down, a beautiful string soaked ballad that let’s us all know McCormack is still out there, singing the blues the way only a Brisbane boy can.

Watch out for the David McCormack Retrospective featuring songs from 1990 to 2008 including songs from the Cassingle in October.

Friday July 18th - The Brass Monkey, Cronulla

Tickets from the venue 02 9544 3844

Sunday July 20th - The Heritage Hotel, Wollongong

Tickets from the venue 02 4284 5884

Friday July 25th The Troubadour, Brisbane

Tickets from Oztix or 1300 762 545

Saturday July 26th - Joe's Waterhole, Eumundi
Tickets from the venue 07 5442 814 and Backbeat 07 5479 5115

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Tamam Shud

July 16th 2008 05:37

Tamam Shud

Goolutionites and the Real People

The words tamam shud are taken from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and they mean: the very end. The band Tamam Shud were gigging around the East coast of Australia in the 1960’s and their music was heavily supported by film maker Paul Witzig who used much of their work in his ground breaking surf movie Evolution and others.

Newly released on CD for the first time Goolutionites and the Real People includes eight bonus tracks including tracks from the surf movie Morning of the Earth and a selection of live recordings from a gig at the Regent Theatre, South Yarra 1971.

The album is fresh and funky in so many ways. The line up over their relatively short life was: Lindsay Bjerre [gtr,vcls] 1967-72, Peter Barron [bs] 1967-72, Dannie Davidson [dr] 1967-70, Larry Duryea (aka Larry Taylor) [congas], Tim Gaze [gtr, vcls] 1970-2, Bobby Gebert [kbds] 1971, Richard Lockwood [sax, flute, clarinet] 1972, Nigel Macara [dr] 1970-72, Kevin Sinnott [dr] 1970, Kevin Stevenson [reeds] 1970, Alex 'Zac' Zytnic [gtr] 1967-70.

The band has obviously been influenced by 60’s musicians Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Doors and the whole San Francisco movement that discovered and popularized LSD, and their cover notes to this brilliant album aren’t afraid of saying so. Just one 76 minute session listening to Goolutionites and the Real People is likely to make you feel like you’re there, off your face and ready to hit the Uni Bar. It’s down right excellent!

Young cynics may hear it as music to destroy the planet by, but that’s not really the case. Australian youngsters in the 60’s and 70’s were just starting to protest against a lot of the darker things becoming obvious, including war, old growth forests, over population, the slaughter of whales and the mining of uranium… there were plenty of issues to protest against and a great willingness to create Australian experiences that were just as real and valid to the individual as the American or UK experience – thus – music that is honestly Australian but sounds like so many bands from far away in space and time. The lyrics are just as cutting now as they may have been back in the day – possibly more so because in so many ways this is a time capsule for Australian kids particularly to get a grip on what has come before them.

With so much diversity on the Australian music front these days, and the enormous influence of our multicultural society has had on the breaking out of new sounds it’s great to go back and hear something like this.

I highly recommend it to anyone who likes funky acid-rock with an authentic retro feel to it. One of the slickest and entertaining albums to come out for some time, Goolutionites and the Real People is a cracker!

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