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ROCK The Church "Sometime Anywhere," Arista TD
Now this is a surprise. The last album by The Church, the trance-inducing "Priest=Aura," sold about as well as cheesecake at a convention for the lactose-intolerant. Then longtime member/guitarist Peter Koppes exited. And with main men Steve Kilbey and Marty Willson-Piper living on opposite ends of the planet _ Sydney and Stockholm, respectively _ it looked like this Church was closing for good. But here's "Sometime Anywhere," featuring the core of the group, Kilbey and Willson-Piper, singing and playing as if nothing happened. If anything, for those who only know The Church from the hit single "Under the Milky Way," "Sometime Anywhere" is arguably the band's most-dense, least-commercial work yet. Kilbey's voice and Willson-Piper's guitar sometimes are distorted, and the presence of violin often adds a vaguely Middle Eastern feel. "Day of the Dead," "Lost My Touch," "Angelica" and "Eastern" are Kilbey and Willson-Piper at their most willfully obtuse and playfully noisy. But, fortunately, the twosome hasn't forgotten that it's capable of writing absolutely mesmerizing, psychedelicized pop songs, and there are some wonderful ones here: the placid single "2 Places at Once" (in which Kilbey and Willson-Piper uncharacteristically split vocals), the chiming "Business Woman" (featuring one of Willson-Piper's most simple but elegant guitar lines) and the soaring "Authority." The result isn't The Church's best album _ "The Blurred Crusade" and "Heyday" remain at the top of the list _ but "Sometime Anywhere" is a worthy follow to the ignored "Priest= Aura." Welcome back, guys. You might enjoy if you like: vintage Kinks and Byrds, House of Love. By CARY DARLING/The Register, THE CHURCH: Call Register InfoLine to hear samples from "Sometime Anywhere" at (714) 550-4636, category 5730. JAZZ Diane Schuur and B.B. King "Heart to Heart," GRP This interesting matchup is a considerable departure for both of these venerable artists. Schuur is most adept at singing ballads, and King, of course, is a blues powerhouse. But here, it's Schuur who's often in the most bluesy vein, and King who finds a "sweet" voice on much of the ballad material. The result is neither a great Schuur album nor a great King album _ but, as a musician friend of mine used to say, "It's kinda purdy, ain't it?" Both singers are in fine voice, and it's obvious that they had a lot of fun on the project. And it's nice to hear King do a little more pure singing than on his typical outings. At the same time, it also would have been nice to hear a little more of his guitar. The best cuts are a clever, funky "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Try a Little Tenderness," on which the pair offers some neat interplay. In addition, Aretha Franklin's "Spirit in the Dark" is quite soulful. On the other hand, some of the straight ballads, such as "Glory of Love" and "At Last," are little more than pieces of fluff. You might enjoy if you like: Billie Holiday, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Rosemary Clooney. By STEVE EDDY/The Register SCHUUR AND KING: Call Register InfoLine to hear samples from "Heart to Heart" at (714) 550-4636, category 5730. ART
BLACK &WHITE PHOTO; Caption: VARIATION ON A THEME: B.B. King finds himself filling the role of balladeer to Diane Schuur's blues stylings on `Heart to Heart.' // CHURCH MEN: Marty Willson-Piper, left, and Steve Kilbey spin pop hooks unfettered by commercialism. NS GCAT : Political/General News | GENT : Arts/Entertainment IPD REVIEW MUSIC RECORDINGS PUB Freedom Communications, Inc AN Document ocr0000020011029dq6300mor SE FRIDAY HD TWO LEFT IN CHURCH KEEP CHEMISTRY GOING BY Fred Shuster Los Angeles Daily News WC 260 words PD 15 July 1994 SN The Plain Dealer SC CLEV ED FINAL / ALL PG 41 LA English CY (c) 1994 The Plain Dealer. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights reserved. LP
And then there were two. When we last heard from the Church, an Australian band whose psychedelic guitar-driven pop is fuel for a cult following in this country, there were four members, then three. Now, it's down to just guitarist Marty Willson-Piper and singer Steve Kilbey. TD
Yet, the pair managed to write enough songs for "Sometime Anywhere," the new Church album on Arista. "Originally, we were worried about the chemistry being different, so we just started messing about together in the studio," said Willson-Piper. "Once we got started, we knew everything was going to fall into place." When founding member Peter Koppes announced he would leave after the group's 1992 Australian tour, "we weren't sure if the band was going to exist anymore," Willson-Piper said. During the making of the current album, the two remaining musicians experimented by switching instruments. "On some tracks, I would play bass and Steve would play guitar or piano or whatever," Willson-Piper said. "I couldn't even tell you who played what on many of the tracks. It helped bring new ideas and expanded our songwriting." The Church, formed in 1981, has released nine albums to date and will play in Los Angeles this fall. ART
PHOTO: NO CREDIT The Church dropped from four to three members. Now, only two - both sitting, Marty Willson-Piper, left, and Steve Kilbey - are left. Founding member Peter Koppes, top, left the group after its 1992 Australian tour. PUB Plain Dealer AN Document clev000020011028dq7f00rgj HD Radio likes what it hears in 'Bohemia.' (Mae Moore's alternative folk album) BY Larry LeBlanc WC 796 words PD 30 October 1993 SN Billboard SC BBRD
PG 1 VOL Vol. 105, No. 44, ISSN: 0006-2510 LA English CY COPYRIGHT 1993 BPI Communications LP TORONTO--In keeping with TriStar Music's philosophy of releasing absorbing music of different genres, it's fitting that the label's premiere release is Canadian Mae Moore's lushly layered alternative folk album "Bohemia." Produced by Steve Kilbey of the Church, and released in the U.S. the last week of August, "Bohemia" was recorded in Kilbey's studio in downtown Sydney, Australia, and features 11 songs by the Victoria, British Columbia-based singer/songwriter, including three co-written with Kilbey. TD
Support in the U.S. for the title track has intensified recently at album alternative and modern rock formats. According to Buziak, about 60 album alternative stations in the U.S. are playing the track. "It's shaping up to be a real record that people like a lot," says Bob Buziak, president of TriStar Music. "We're heading toward top 10 in the |album alternative~ format and we're up to 16 adds at commercial alternative. It'll take us 30-plus to really make an impact, but every week we're having major stations becoming really interested. We're also getting substantial airplay on CHR speciality shows." Released in Canada on Epic by Sony Music Canada in October 1992, "Bohemia," the followup to Moore's impressive 1990 Canada-only debut "Oceanview Motel," has sold more than 30,000 copies in Canada to date, 20,000 short of Canadian gold. Initially, Sony Canada issued the title cut as a focus track followed by "Because Of Love," "Coat Of Shame," and, recently, "The Wish," the latter featuring singer Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip. Despite widespread press acclaim for the catchy, impressionistic title track, written by Moore in all of 20 minutes and packed with references to jazz innovator John Coltrane and writer William Burroughs, many Canadian album rock and adult contemporary radio programmers balked at playing what they perceived to be a rap record. "That was the only way they could classify it, which has made me wonder about the state of Canadian radio," laughs Moore. "'Bohemia' is not that extreme. However, we also did get play on stations we hadn't previously, so everything balanced out." Despite the cool response to the title track from Canadian radio, TriStar nevertheless picked it to introduce Moore in the U.S. "There never was any question that we were going to lead with 'Bohemia,'" says Moore's co-manager, Keith Porteous of Gangland Artists. "If we're top 20 in modern rock, and top 10 in |album alternative~, we're going to try for a crossover and go after a CHR single." To launch the album in the U.S., Moore performed last summer in New York at the New Music Seminar. For now, TriStar will refrain from having Moore perform heavily in the United States, according to Buziak. Instead, the label is opting to strategically promote her through key radio station visits, interviews on syndicated radio and TV shows, and performing in selected gigs. On Nov. 4, Moore is slated to attend the Hitmakers' alternative convention to meet with a number of alternative radio programmers. This will be followed, according to Buziak, by an opening spot at the Bottom Line in New York Nov. 8 and promotional visits to Philadelphia, Asbury Park, N.J., Albany, N.Y., and Boston markets. "There was a positive response from everybody who saw her |at New Music Seminar~," says Buziak. "We had gotten her record out to some key radio people and some independent people we work with promotionally, and the response was tremendous. Steve Kilbey has this wonderful, atmospheric production of Mae's songs which creates a feeling and sound which works for people." Rosalie Howarth, music director of album alternative station KFOG in San Francisco, says, "'Bohemia' is a very nice current 'medium' that's shaping up nicely. We've only been on it for a couple of weeks. It's not a hot record, but there's a curiosity call almost every time we play it. It has a clean, cool kind of sound. It has a wonderful texture on the air. It's cool without being cold. She has a real strange, slightly eccentric voice, kind of a combination of Suzanne Vega and Joni Mitchell or Shawn Colvin's older sister. But she's not edgy either, like some of the female singers out there. We think the album is pretty deep, too. We're looking at other tracks to go on." With "Bohemia" starting to receive attention in the U.S., Moore is rehearsing for an American tour, while working on a soundtrack for a documentary on teenage pregnancy, and writing songs for a followup album. ART
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LA English CY Copyright 2008 News Ltd. All Rights Reserved LP dawson's clique KIMYA Dawson (above), who is still enjoying surprise Top 20 status in Australia through her contributions to the Juno soundtrack, will tour in June. TD
The former member of the Moldy Peaches will do her lo-fi, oh-so-indie and introspective thing at the Northcote Uniting Church Hall on June 17. Tickets for the all-ages show go on sale on April 1 at www.moshtix.com.au Dawson's own album Remember That I Love You is out now. church offering STEVE Kilbey, singer with Aussie icons the Church, releases his Live DVD tomorrow. Captured at an Auckland gig last year, the DVD features spine-tingling renditions of Church classics Almost With You and Under the Milky Way. Kilbey will ride briefly through town to launch the DVD, playing at the Toff in Town on April 6. rising sons LOCAL roots manouverers Xavier Rudd and Old Man River will appear at Japan's Summer Sonic music festival in August. The Japanese must like their unwashed Aussies -- the John Butler Trio played at the same festival last year. They join Justice and Paul Weller on the two-day bill. elbow room BRITISH miserablists Elbow have a fun workplace distraction at www.elbow.co.uk -- run your mouse across their logo to create your own lovely piano piece. Elbow's new album, The Seldom Seen Kid, is out on April 5. RF
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`YOU do self-edit more over time, you are able to be more objective about yourself because you don't take yourself so seriously," says Jamie Hutchings, one of Rear View's favourite Australian songwriters. "When you are younger you are more self-absorbed, and as you grow you get the courage to talk about other things than those in your direct experience. You are able to sculpt other things in the imagination." TD
Hutchings has delivered a series of excellent albums with his band Bluebottle Kiss and is now getting down to the business on the long-awaited follow-up to his first solo album, The Golden Coach. Along with Steve Kilbey of The Church, he's in Brisbane this week for appearances at the Queensland Poetry Festival. The two will be discussing the art of songwriting at an intimate session in the Judith Wright Centre tomorrow, playing a selection of their songs and talking about the ever-mysterious process of creating them. Looking back, Hutchings can see how his style of writing has developed. "I wanted to write in a more literary way, to emotionally identify with those imaginary scenarios more, the way a person would when writing a novel. Obviously there are parts in a book that have to be accurate, you have to have the skills to make the imaginary world credible. "In a song you don't have to do that. You can be impressionistic without being too concerned with reality. And you have the advantage of having the sound of the music to help out the impression." Hutchings and Kilbey appear at the art of songwriting forum, tomorrow, 11am-1.30pm. Hutchings plays an acoustic set at tomorrow night's launch, 7.30-10.30pm, amid readings from poets including John Tranter and Shane Koyczan. Kilbey appears at A Thousand Kisses Deep, a Leonard Cohen tribute on Saturday 9-10.30pm. All performances at the Judith Wright Centre, Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley. Ticket info 3872 9000. THE Klaxons upset favourites Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys and Bat For Lashes to take out the Mercury Prize in the UK this week for their Myths of the Near Future album. The judges said: "Rock meets pop meets dance -- Klaxons take us on an ecstatic musical adventure." A Klaxons tour to Australia originally set for about now was postponed because of their Mercury nomination. They play The Tivoli on October 27, a show that's already sold out. There has been confusion about whether an all-ages show for the afternoon will go ahead. It's on hold at time of going to press but negotiations are still going on to unravel a scheduling clash. The Australian Music Prize has developed as our version of the Mercurys, helping focus attention on rising bands (inaugural winners The Drones) and worthy ones (2006 winners Augie March). For more info on The Amp 2007, check out www.australianmusicprize.com from October 1. RF
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MUSIC Officer of musical truth TD
The Melbourne Fringe festival kicked off on Wednesday and this year's program hits a number of musical high notes. Dave Graney's acclaimed Point Blank show, playing at the Butterfly Club, features Clare Moore on vibraphones and bongos and Mark Fitzgibbon on piano. The performance is part-music, part spoken word - Graney strips back autobiographical songs such as No Pockets in a Jumpsuit, I Held the Cool Breeze and Lt Colonel,Cavalry to their essence, singing them unamplified and filling in the gaps with tales of his upbringing in Mount Gambier and his reign as the King of Pop before going it alone as an independent artist. He explains that Lt Colonel,Cavalry was inspired by an article written by British rock journalist Nik Cohn that described lounge singers across the US as the infantry holding up the sagging front lines of the entertainment war. Graney continues the theme on I'm a Commander by urging musicians to die for his song. "Music and entertainment is a war," he tells Sticky. "At a certain level, road crews are like pirate gangs, coming into port, attacking and securing a situation and holding it to their advantage, press ganging local layabouts into their crew for a day and then leaving the scene by darkness as if they'd never been there. There are songwriters and musicians, camp followers, infantry and the officer class." He also likens fleeting pop stars to soldiers - "they are told to go over the top and fight for a certain bit of land and, unbeknownst to them, to DIE", while the officer class are behind the scenes, summoning up the pieces of land and devising the battle plans. "Officers for me are Hank Williams and Jim Morrison. I check with them," says Graney. "All the people who play with me are officers. Everybody else, we pretty much consider infantry, especially the ones on the covers of magazines and on the radio. Michael Jackson was an officer who had a great officer in Quincy Jones on his staff. Prince is a five-star general." Graney says the local twist to this paradigm is that Australians have always been told that they are roughnecks and larrikins who do not take kindly to officers. "It takes real officers to command and prevail in this particular theatre of action. It's a civil war here, I guess." Intrigued? Catch the show at the Butterfly Club, 204 Bank Street, South Melbourne, every night at 9pm until October 7. Bookings: 8412 8777 or melbournefringe.com.au. Notes from the fringe Other fringe festival shows worth a look include the award-winning show The Rap Canterbury Tales, in which medieval-scholar-turned-rap-artist Baba Brinkman presents Chaucer's stories of lusty wives and jealous husbands, greed, morality, and revenge in a modern rap style with funky bass-lines and street-talk, at North Melbourne Town Hall until October 13. Also worth checking out is the play Music is My Sex at Abbotsford's Terminus Hotel, playing until Sunday, along with Fringe Spin at the North Melbourne Town Hall's festival Club, where five DJs do battle in 30-minute sets based on the theme "globe trotting". Battle of the blogs Forget the Kanye West v 50 Cent rap battle raging across the US at the moment; two of Australia's most revered musicians - the Church's Steve Kilbey and the Saints' Ed Kuepper - have been having a little online tete-a-tete over the past week after the screening on ABC of the Saints' classic I'm Stranded as part of the Great Australian Albums series. "I watched the show on the Saints. Except for one good song - what a bloody awful racket!" writes Kilbey on stevekilbey.blogspot.com. "And how amazingly like Lord Byron (singer Chris) Bailey speaks. Ed (Kuepper) was lugubrious as usual, wry and lofty. What strange rock stars these two were," says Kilbey, before mimicking other Australian musicians for their over-the-top praise of the album on the show. "To hear these guys talk you'd think the Saints were like guitar-wielding Tchaikovskys or somethin', opening up some huge new possibility in life. I don't get it. I didn't then. I still don't." Kuepper responded on his MySpace site, saying it was "touching to see so many artists speak so freely and enthusiastically about my old band". "I also have to confess I didn't like much of that tepid, neatly anal little eighth-note, mincey 'new wave/new romantic' stuff that came into fashion a few years after the Saints split, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised if its keenest adherents and their advocates aren't too enamoured of me and my slightly more rough-and-tumble musical approach." Man from Japan After spending the best part of a decade playing in the Melbourne pop band Klinger, Dave Rogers relocated to Japan. He spent three years there, recording two albums, the last of which, 'Neath the Dark of Fuses Blown, was released to much acclaim last year. Now back in Melbourne, Rogers is busy recording his third album at his inner-Melbourne flat. It's a project that's not been without challenges. When Sticky checked in with Rogers this week, he was taking a break - "I was recording some acoustic guitars, but some roaring lawnmowers outside quickly put that to bed." Japan, he says, was not a soul-searching mission, just a chance to "do something different". "I went over there amazingly unprepared," he says. "I arrived in the middle of summer, so it was 35 degrees every day, with stifling humidity, and I had $800, which lasted about a week. I ate noodles every day. What you can't prepare for is the sense of dislocation. I thought a lot more people would speak English" The two records he made in Japan were recorded a year apart. "I had been used to going to live shows three to four times a week," he says. "In Japan, it's expensive to go out, and it's hard to find bands that don't look like they were inspired by Bon Jovi. But the isolation away from other musicians and the Melbourne scene gave me some freedom." Meantime, the job he was working teaching English was only 1-6pm on full-time wages. "I was able to make music every morning," he says. "I had a laptop and a couple of microphones. When I needed to do drums, I'd take a laptop to a rehearsal room, where amps and drum kits are set up." When he got home, Rogers says, he suffered some "reverse culture shock". He spent a few months on his parents' property in Geelong before moving back to the city. "Once I got back to Melbourne, it was great to be part of things again, and just reconnected." Rogers is playing his first headline show of the year tonight at the Wesley Anne in Northcote. He and his band will also appear at Queenscliff's Music Festival in November. Not over the hill yet We all know that it's a long way to the top if you want to rock 'n' roll. Trekking up Mount Everest seems to be taking the adage a bit too far. But that's what a bunch of rockers from bands including the Stray Cats, Squeeze, English Beat, the Alarm and the Cult are doing for Everest Rocks, a 14-day trek to the base of Mount Everest, in support of cancer research group the Love Hope Strength Foundation. Jimmy Barnes was going to join the hike but had to pull out after recent heart problems. Tex Perkins will now join the musicians at the end of their journey in an all-star concert at Kathmandu, and Sticky will be there to report on the event. MTV are filming the trek and gig. We're hoping for an all-in rendition of Howlin' Wolf's Sitting on Top of the World. In the meantime, catch Perkins and the Beasts of Bourbon in a killer line-up at the Forum tonight with Magic Dirt and Rowland S. 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