REVIEWS SECTION
Snakadaktal @ Flinders
Social Aug 16th
By Dominic Concar
The band kicked off the night with their
signature tunes Air, and Chimera, made
popular after their Unearthed High win
in 2011. Frontsperson Phoebe Cockburn
led the band with tight control over her
haunting vocals. As the band progressed
through their set with songs from new
Debut LP ‘Sleep in the Water’, Guitarist
and vocalist Sean Heathcliff took a step into
the spotlight. Switching places from being
support vocalist to leading, his stronger
voice was accentuated by Phoebe’s vocals.
As the band ploughed through their set,
more and more people streamed into the
venue and chilled out to the dreamy vibes
of the band. Snakadaktal commanded
the crowd to enjoy their tunes with wicked
guitar licks and a great performance on
drums. They ended up powering through
a whole hour and a half of solid live music
that left everyone wanting more.
Deadly Award Winners 2013
Congratulations to all of the talented
finalists of the 2013 Deadly Awards. Stik n
Move won the Most Promising New Talent
in Music Award, Jessica Mauboy took out
the Single Release of the Year Award and
Female Artist of the Year Award, Archie
Roach was given the Album of the Year
Award, Street Warriors secured Band of the
Year Award, Yung Warriors landed the Hip
Hop Artists of the Year Award, while Troy
Cassar-Daley was awarded Male Artist of
the Year. Congratulations once again, some
awesome talent out there!
Local Music Industry
Profile: Laurence Backer
If you ever get a chance to walk through
Townsville’s CBD with Laurence Backer,
you will see many people calling out to
him to say “hi”. Laurence Backer is a real
champ, a nice guy and a bloody hard
worker who deserves his name on a
plaque. His Music Industry commitments
mostly involve giving his time for free
to give much needed support to the
developing musicians of Townsville. He
also blogs and promotes local music,
supports TMPAS and The Court House
Theatre, runs a recording studio, he also
helps out shows when he is needed, AND
he hands out copies of The Music Rag
every month. He is also the best God damn
coffee roaster Townsville has ever seen…
Next time you are out and see Laurence
Backer, please buy him a drink and tell him
he is awesome, because he is. He may not
be changing the world, but he certainly is
one of the guys changing Townsville for the
better. Cheers Laurence, you rock!
With his up-coming guest performance in
the American nightclub scene on October
3rd, 4th and 5th in Kansas City, DJ Caldwell
can otherwise be found spinning the decks
in Cactus Jacks Saloon and James Cook
University’s Uni Club.
King – It Goes Around
Video Review
By Tabi Sari
Local band King first started making waves
when they recorded a video at the Rec
Room which was released in early April, this
has been seen over 7000 times.
Recently, King has been getting a good
attention, and their new Youtube video is
something the band should be very proud of.
Frog Mouth Creative
Agency Review
By Domanii Cameron
If you’re an artist in Townsville and
have been struggling to seek out some
exposure, then you should contact the
city’s newest initiative.Frog Mouth Creative
Agency is a student-based organization
that helps promote and develop local
artists, by offering various types of design,
photography, filming, video mapping and
promotional events.
Nicole Zicchino, Deborah Kvam, Jake
Reid and Sam Collings, have designed
the professional platform to help amateur
DJ Caldwell’s repertoire covers house,
electro, mainstream club remixes, and more
recently extending his signature crowdpleasing performances internationally. After
a repeat stellar performance at Fiji’s Electro
Music Festival,and his recent opportunity
to work withsouthern hip-hop artist Chingy,
DJ Caldwell has developed an impressive
international name for himself.
Within two weeks of launching their video,
it had been seen 4000 times which is a
great start. This relatively new band has
a lot going for them, they are actually in a
position to take their music to a national
and possibly an international level. It’s
exciting to see bands breaking the mould
and succeeding.
I genuinely hope that these guys make it
and I have faith that they will. To the guys
from King I’d like to say well done… and
also, if your dream doesn’t scare you, then
your dream is not big enough.
artists gain local recognition, so that
leaving Townsville to seek exposure
elsewhere wasn’t necessary. They offer
two different packages; ranging from
various graphic design and photography
components at a discounted rate to a
professional pack that includes a live
music video, promotional photography,
logos, social media design and so much
more.
So if you’re keen to finally be exposed
and get your name out there, then contact
the guys at Frog Mouth.
There will be a fundraiser on the 26th of
Sept at Event Cinemas with drinks and
nibbles. There will be another house party
@ Flinders Social 1st of November.
DJ Caldwell
Known for his trademark gold headphones
and energetic performances, local DJ
Ashley Caldwell delivers nothing less than
an electrifying experience whilst behind the
decks.
“My next step is to focus on producing
a number of tracks that provide positive
recognition on a broad scale, including
my recent hook-up with Studio Acapella to
remix Chingy’s new single, ‘Falling’” Said
DJ Calwell.
To follow his up-coming gigs and new
release tracks visit djcaldwell.com or
checkout his Facebook page.