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COVER STORY

MARIELLA HARVEY-HANRAHAN

The Best Of The West

For over a decade now, Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan has poured her heart and soul into the WA fashion industry, building the Perth Fashion Festival from the ground up. Today, Thursday, September 9, Harvey-Hanrahan and her team launch the 2010 Festival, which is set to take over various locations around Perth ’til Wednesday, September 15.

CHILDREN COLLIDE

Deep Impact

Melbourne-based rock outfit Children Collide has melded the scientific with the esoteric on recently released sophomore album Theory Of Everything - not that such an apparently schizoid blend is anything new for the band. As JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD learnt after catching up with frontman Johnny Mackay, ahead of their performance at the One Movement Music Festival on Saturday, October 9, with Children Collide a weird event or oddball moment is never too far-off.

JOE CIPRIANI Addicted To Ink

They say life, death and taxes are unavoidable, and apart from these constants, there aren’t too many things in life that remain certain. However for the past 25 years, Perth residents, shopkeepers and publicans have come to know that a big bundle of magazines marked ‘X’ will land on their doorsteps at the same time every week – bringing them the week’s guide to music, entertainment, and lifestyle.

THE KEY OF X

THE REVOLUTION WILL BE PRINTED

After more than 150 years living in the shadows of its more flamboyant eastern siblings, Perth was finally ready to reset the national balance in 1985 – and it had a not-so-secret weapon called . JULIAN TOMPKIN revisits the front line of the culture wars, the battle for Perth and the birth of a media revolution.

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE

CLUB Devil Music

For a leather and denim-clad band renowned for broody and rather masculine garage blues, replacing your long time drummer with a pretty Danish brunette is not be the most obvious choice.

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NEWS

ROLL A CUBAN

If you fancy bringing in the New Year with some banging electro, disco and house, then check out Cuban Club 2011. The event, held at the Flying Squadron Yacht Club in Nedlands, features some of the best DJs in the country, including Sydney headliners Bag Raiders. Bolstering the bill is top Perth DJ Micah, who will be supported by Sambalicious, Will Udall and Andy Sadler. And there are plenty more artists yet to be announced, so stay tuned. The event kicks off on New Year’s Day and to get tickets head to lloydevents.com.

QUARRY QUANDRY

Due to popular demand, many of the acts set to grace the stage as part of the Live At The Quarry season have added extra dates. Whimsical folk singer Lisa Mitchell has added another show on Thursday, November 11; John Williamson has added a Wednesday, December 1, performance; Clare Bowditch & The New Slang have added a Thursday, December 9, show and Mark Seymour And James Reyne have committed to an extra set on Saturday, January 29. To secure tickets to these extra shows you’ll need to get in fast; head to liveatthequarry.com.au to get yours. We’ll see you there!

WET AND SLIPPERY

Eighties rock legends Bon Jovi are set to invade Australia in December as part of their Circle World Tour.

TURNING JAPANESE

Mega successful local lads Birds Of Tokyo are back home at the beginning of October for their self-titled album tour.

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CD REVIEWS

GOO GOO DOLLS

Something For The Rest Of Us

Warner Brothers Records

As a three piece starting out in Buffalo, Goo Goo Dolls shared the punk spirit and knack for a melody of early records by The Replacements.

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FASHION

FABULOUS FREO FASHION

Most West Australians know Fremantle for its historic buildings and buzzing café strip but few realise that the port city is also home to a vibrant fashion community full of talented creatives. To celebrate this year’s Perth Fashion Festival, the folks from the Fremantle Fashion Collective have banded together to makeover Victoria Hall, promising a highly conceptual exhibition featuring an array eye catching garments and accessories.