Melodies Mash Ups (Big Day Out 2006)

MELODIE’S MASH UPs (2006 BDO Tour)
(Week One)
GET THOSE PAWS PRANCING
Does your pet struggle daily with loneliness or separation anxiety issues? Dogcatradio.com has come to the rescue!
Launched recently in LA, this heady mix of high camp and 80’s rock numbers is sure to ‘get those paws prancing’ so says
their presenters. While DACR may encourage your furry companion to ‘…let your humans know that Belinda Carlisle gets
your paws prancing…’, I think their audience may just be a kookier version of the upright mammal kind. Do your paws a
favour though and tune in, even if for nostalgic value. This is one station where the advertising will surely not get you knob
twiddling with annoyance. http://www.morusarecords.com/dcr.htm
NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS
Well we all know that October is breast cancer month but now there’s something for the lads and the crown jewels. The
super clever peeps at the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia are doing an annual fundraiser to raise awareness by
getting yo man to grow da mo! Look I normally run from da furry man but there are some superfurrylovers out there and I
think that if you haven’t already, check out entries and mo’vice at www.movember.com.au before Movember is over.
PLAYLIST
With technology breathing entertainment down every orifice 24/7, I am overjoyed to know that random acts of great music
(besides the odd busker than can actually entertain) do exist. Recently during a remote hot flick between cable re-runs and
network reality shows, my internal tuner zero’d in on Foxtel’s menu music. Blimey, if it wasn’t the hottest set I had heard
outside of a club in years! Big kisses to the music programmers over at Foxtel keep it up I am loving your work!
MOVE OVER SOLITAIRE
http://www.nonstop.lv/files/bubblewrap.swf
LISTEN UP
Picture it - you are strolling through a forest late one night and sounds akin to Suzie Quatro gang banging the Violent
Femmes stand those neck hairs to attention – ah no stop…. Cameron Crowe I am not…. It’s really the sound of Sleater-
Kinney and their seventh offering “The Woods” that got my freak on. It wasn’t just my hair either, my boss even said “are
you murdering someone out there?” after the baptism by fire howlings of ‘The Fox’ initiated me to the way of the SK. It’s
riotgrrrrlrock at its finest and one has to ask what took Australia so long? It is because we are bloke central downunder or
because to get good stuff out of the US you have to go deep or wait years for it to seep out into the real world. It’s mod, its
modern, its rock and all things in between.
MOVE OVER BLOCKBUSTERS, GIMME THE CLASSICS
Today’s films are all about the action, the effects and the hotties….I choose to remember the good old days and particularly
the dialogue. This week’s Mash Up classic line comes from Warren Beatty trying to woo his gal, Goldie Hawn, in Shampoo
(1975) “I’m fucked up but I will make you happy”. Well a) at least he’s honest and b) it worked in real life did it not? Cue
Annette and her big bag of sprogs despite the fact that the last chick he purportedly shagged was Madonna.

BLAH BLAH BLAH
The best thing about MoBDO is talking to the artists that get you in the door. So in order for time and vastness of the acts
each year, I very cleverly made up a one size fits all template of blahblahblah questions and this week stuck em to Dei
Hamo…..
MM: How many times have you been to the BDO? (either as punter or performer)
DH: about 5 times.
MM: What are you hoping the fans are going to get out of this tour from you?
DH: I hope the punters get to see another side of Hip Hop with my music and stage show. I’m about having lots of fun with
the crowd and making sure everyone is enjoying themselves.
MM: Is there a 'best' thing you think that you deliver when performing?
DH: I’ve been told my 'best' trait as a performer is how I connect with an audience, just by talking and joking with them in
between songs.
MM: What are the best things about the Aussie/Kiwi audiences?
DH: Best thing about Kiwi audiences is that they love live music, and love the out oors so you've always got an outgoing
audience. The best thing about Aussie audiences is that they are passionate about their music and love to dance. An added
bonus is that we get to see a bit of Australia at the same time. Gotta love it!
MM: Have you participated in any other festival, or are you a festival virgin?
DH: I performed at last years Home Bake in Sydney, we had so much fun.
MM: Best rumour you ever heard about BDO?
DH: That there wasn't gonna be a BDO this year. (haha)
MM: If you could resurrect any dead person to perform with you, who would it be?
DH: The late Great... BIGGIE SMALLS
MM: Best/worst things about interviews?
DH: The best thing I guess about interviews is that readers/listeners who enjoy your music, or who are curious about you
can get a feel for who you are as a person. The worst thing about being interviewed sometimes is when the interviewer
hasn't done any research on you, and asks stupid questions. (MM…just as well this is a template…phew!)
MM: When not working on your own music, what music do you like to relax to?
DH: When I’m not working I love listening to slow jams and a lot of old skool soul, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, etc
MM: If you weren't doing music, what trade would you have?
DH: I've always wanted to be a chippie (Carpenter). I love the fact that they can build their own homes.

MM: Everyone has their off days, how do you motivate yourself to perform when you'd rather stay in bed?
DH: Great question! (haha) When I'm in bed I'll reach for my remote and play a Jay Z track on my stereo. That normally
does the trick.
NEXT WEEK MELODIE PLAYS STICK ON Q&A WITH PHIL FROM FAKER
(Week Two)
CHOOSE LIFE
Wham may have brought the moniker ‘Choose Life’ to the public psyche but it became ingrained thanks to 1996’s
“Trainspotting”. Which Trainspotting character are you? http://members.aol.com/groovydougie/quizzes/trainspotting.htm
(take special note of the calculation button)
LISTEN UP
Jazz and the sound of sirens? Just some of the unusual sound combos from hip hop act Colossus on the recent double CD
offering ‘West Oaktown’. From old school rap to the sounds of a high hat like a cool summer breeze (imagine the likes of Ice
T if locked up for a summer in Ibiza) this London to LA export doesn’t fail to delight. Melodie fav’s include “Thripney Bits”,
“Brotha’s Tryin To Be” and the pseudo Prince-like “If You Knew My Mind”. This album has something for everyone, not just
the hip hop stalwarts.
SCHOOL PLAYS
Were you ever a Nicole or Russell in the making? Most of us will never rise to the grand heights of Oscar-dom but many will
have fond memories of starring (or indeed set-painting) roles in such clangers as “Valley of the Voodons” (well that was
mine) or “Oliver”. Got a drama or school play issue to resolve? Do it American styley.
http://www.gurl.com/react/dod/dilemmas/0,,608277_668144,00.html
POST OF THE WEEK
Not content with email or perhaps text, evidence from the Big Day Out forum suggests that this is the best way to keep your
‘friends’ and the world is at large aware of what serious issues you are facing on a weekly basis. My post of the week
amusement comes to you courtesy of Monica and the thread “I’m Moving”. Best retorts from le_peter_griffin. Music, anyone?
FOR THE ARTYFARTYGADGETORIENTATED
God I love a gadget or a cool invention. Artists, parents (is your fridge door buckling?) and people afraid to put screws in
their walls will love these http://www.doma-australia.com/magnart.htm
Support Australian-made!
CHRISTMAS TIDBITS….
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer
each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter (this is the Northern Hemiphere we are talking) which
is usually late November to mid-December). Female reindeer retain their antlers until after they give birth in the spring.
Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, every reindeer from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to
be a girl. Stands to reason of course though, only a woman would be able to drag a fat-ass man in a red velvet suit all
around the world in one night and not get lost. (Thanks Maddog).
SAVE SOME BLOODY TREES
Could someone tell me why people still send Christmas cards??? The Bellrays have it exactly right. A funky singing Xmas
card and no dead trees to show for it. Get lost Hallmark, I want to “Shag for Xmas”!
http://www.thebellrays.com/e-card/

I’M BORED
You will note that I am a bit of a web purveyor (or is that surveyor?) however I am a modern girl after all and we can’t all
make people aware of EVERYTHING unless we tell them about it. Still, apart from the eons of information (dull, useless or
just dull), the internet never fails to provide one with something to allay daily mundaneness anyone may be experiencing.
Check it http://www.widro.com/throwpaper.html
IDOL CHIT CHAT
The “Australian Idol” hoopla maybe over for another year but the rubber jaws within the industry continue to slander so I
figured it is time to put my three cents worth in.
1¢ - If you don’t want the show to rate and therefore stay on telly, why watch and therefore bitch?!
2¢ – Apparently a whopping six figure sum hits industry coffers due to music licensing for the show and APRA/AMCOS
record a profit year for once. Is this just a coincidence???
3¢ – How does a swim instructor get tuckshop lady arms anyway?
BLAH BLAH BLAH
This week we stuck the MoBDO template to Faker, Phil responds…..
M How many times have you been to the BDO? (either a punter or performer)
P I've played at a couple on the smaller stages a few years ago but never the main stage. I busked (very
unsuccessfully) at the BDO where Nirvana played but never got in. mmmmmmmm.
M What are you hoping the fans are going to get out of this tour from you?
P This will be the first time we have played in such a huge environment and we're really excited. We've been working
really hard and the band sounds hot but we will be fresh as, so hopefully fans will get a sense of our excitement. I
assume it will be pretty early in the day but we want people to dance like crazy......!
M Is there a ‘best’ thing you think that you deliver when performing (aside from the trax man!) or is each performance
totally organic?
P Being on stage in front of a crowd that is having a ball and loving the music is the best. You can't help but have fun
and put all your energy and emotion into the performance. You get what you give.
M Best part about the Aussie/Kiwi audience? Or if the first time- what have you heard about Aussie/Kiwi audiences?
P The best thing about Aussie audiences is that usually when they are there, you are in Australia, and c'mon........
Austraila is unreal! We haven't played in NZ yet, ..........
M For the overseas acts, it’s such a long way to travel, is there anything/anyone you would like to import particularly for
this trip?
P Iggy Pop,..... oh he's already gonna be there!!!!!!
M Have you participated in any other festival, or are you a festival virgin?
P How can you be a music fan in Australia and not have been to a festival! Oh, but yeah I've played at a few.
M Best rumour you ever heard about BDO?
P I saw a live sex show at the Lilly Pad once?!?!!?!?
M It’s going to be pretty hot diggity downunder when you are here, what’s the worst weather conditions (whether
freezing cold or blistering hot) you’ve played?
P Rain is pretty scary with all the electrics but it's usually the singer that cops it .......I think....

M Best way to recover after a performance?
P A good party with dancing and tequila.
M If you could resurrect any dead person to perform with you, who would it be?
P Jimmy Hendrix.
M When not working on your own music, what music do you like to relax to?
P Tom Waits. Just before this I was saying to Paul how I just love his music and then he came on the radio seconds
later. Cosmic. He's just one of a kind.
M If you weren’t a rock star/rock stars, what trade would you have?
P Airline Pilot. “Good morning passengers, today we will be flying really fast and really high and I've got the stick
......unreal!!!!”
M Everyone has their off days, how do you motivate yourself to perform when you’d rather stay in bed?
P Bananas. If I am having trouble getting out of bed it's all about rewards. Bananas and a good coffee, (usually made by
me) and a cigarette I can usually drag myself up for.
(Week Three)
THANK GOD THAT’S OVER
I am not alone in being thankful that the year with its triumphs or tragedies is at its close. With the New Year looming it is de
rigeur amongst us to make that ever important (and often discarded) resolutions list. This New Year’s I’m breaking that
tradition and have already looked back over the last twelve months at what I’d learned as well as the habits (good or bad)
that have crept it! My 2005 list is (sparingly) populated thus:
• I can actually make my bed before leaving the house.
• One coffee for breakfast is sufficient.
• Reflect upon the day instead of watching TV all night or start it similarly thanks to my daily ‘’Om’
(http://www.dailyom.com/)
• Vomit without crying. Ok I agree, a bit juvenile, but seriously I am envious of the two finger wonderstars and feel it
worthy of a medal that I don’t want my mum straight afterwards.
If your New Year’s celebrations aren’t complete without a resolution or two, get some tips here for effective resolution
setting http://www.mygoals.com/content/goal-setting-article-002.html
KNEES UP
No party is complete (particularly for the over 40’s) without one of those inane party dances, think the Hokey Pokey (or Cokey
according to the Brits), the Macerena…the list goes on. For those of you with two left feet or lost for some dance inspiration
checkout http://nfo.net/lnx/ldance.html#INSTRUCT. Can anyone do the Melodie Mars Two Step? Two steps forward, two
steps sideways, twirl (drop drink) and fall into friends arms or on floor. Have you done a Melodie Mars or got a dance of your
own to share? Get posting http://forum.bigdayout.com/viewforum.php?f=1.
SHOULD ALL AQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT
There are lots of people I would like to forget about this year i.e. the Hiltons, the Simpsons, the Pitt-Jolie’s (you get my drift)
although no New Years celebration is complete without the obligatory strains of ‘Auld Lang Syne’. Derived from a poem by
the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns, ‘Auld Lang Syne’ loosely translated means 'Old Long Ago' and is about love and
friendship in times past. Do celebrate your love and friendships (past or present) this New Year and be Melodies friend and
cancel your subscriptions to those dross celeb rags, pretty please?

LISTEN UP
Since everyone is on holiday in record company land and I don’t have anything new to review, I decided to talk about my
favourite album of the year “Bright Like Neon Love” from Melbourne outfit, Cut Copy. Already garnering raves from the likes
of Franz Ferdinand and Mylo, this album is stylish and savvy presenting with overtones of Depeche Mode/New Order in
“Future” and melodies rivalling those of early Madonna and Fleetwood Mac. Personally, I haven’t been that excited about an
album since the first ‘Northern Exposure’ and pick Cut Copy as the act to blow away BDO audiences in 2006. Word.
THREAD OF THE WEEK
“Post a pic of yourself with your underwear on your head”. Gross but ultimately amusing. Special thanks to Mr T and
Deftoniac.
RECYCLING
Lose those Xmas cards and wrapping paper the eco-friendly way check out recycling centres near you here
http://www.recyclingnearyou.com.au/
TERMINALLY BORED
Stuck to your desk for those in between days? Timewasters apply here http://www.2dorks.com/atwork/redsquare.htm
GET YOURSELF A VOICE
The phrase “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country” is about the only thing I can
agree with Americans politically on. Before we hurtle towards a future as the 52nd state, its time for more Australian’s to
realise just how important their voice is to our country. GetUp! Action for Australia are doing just that, tackling politics head
on from the recent industrial relations reforms to defending our rights as citizens, GetUp! are making sure that Australian’s
are being heard. Sign up for updates and see what you can do for your country. http://www.getup.org.au.
RANDOM ACTS OF MUSIC
Take a leaf out of your local night spot’s book and do your own home entertainment music with visuals. My favourite
“Baraka” (1992) set it to the sounds of Dance Hall Live from Oahu. Have you got some cool movie meets music
suggestions? http://forum.bigdayout.com/viewforum.php?f=1
BLAH BLAH BLAH
This week we catch up with Bondi rockers, Cog, Luke gives Melodie the schtick.
M How many times have you been to the BDO?
L This will be my third time performing and I have been to three as a punter.
L I’m hoping they get everything they hoped for; I will give 110% no matter who shows up. COP THIS!
M Is there a 'best' thing you think that you deliver when performing?
L I don’t think there is a best thing, I think we just go out there and try to give them the best that Cog has to offer, and if
they like what they hear it only drives us to go harder so everyone’s a winner.
M Best part about the Aussie/Kiwi audiences?
L Well the three of us are half-breed Aus/Kiwi mongrels so I think they’re great and I've always enjoyed playing to
everyone no matter where they’re from.
L Yeah, we have done a couple. A lot of smaller local type festivals in a variety of places and some of the bigger ones
like Homebake, Falls Festival, Pyramid, Offshore.

M Best rumor you ever heard about BDO?
L That AC/DC were headlining. Fuck yeah.
M It’s going to be pretty hot diggity during the tour, what's the worst weather conditions you've played in?
L Just recently in Perth we had to cancel one because the stage started falling down whilst the band that was on before
us was playing. It was quite scary and very windy.
L Water, Gatorade and a styvo!
L John Bonham
M Best/worst things about interviews?
L Best thing is if I have to do it instead of loading in, and the worst thing is if they don’t press record, there is definitely a
limit to which you can talk about yourself before your head goes up your own arse.
L Salmonella Dub, Kora or Bob Marley
M If you weren't rock stars, what trade do you think you’d have?
L A chippie or something in the merch’ area of things.
M Everyone has their off days, how do you motivate yourself to perform when you'd rather stay in bed?
L It’s easy. I think about what could go wrong if I don’t do what I need to in order for a little peace of mind before the
show.
NEXT WEEK MELODIE PLAYS STICK ON Q&A WITH CUT COPY
(Week 4)
SHAKIN YER THANG
Well its 2006 and just as you thought the chrimbo season of excess was over and the detox diet begun, the blaze of
festivals is upon us! Not sure where to go and when? Make sure you pick up the Dec/Jan issue of MAG
(musicaustraliaguide.com) and check out their Summer Festivals Guide. This handy (and let’s not forget free!) guide to
what’s happening musically around the nation is available monthly at all good music and retail outlets.
LISTEN UP
Been to Narnia lately? Chances are you would have seen Coco Rosie there cavorting with the wood nymphs. ”Noah’s Ark”,
the latest offering by this seriously kooky duo, is a beguiling mix of jazz, Bjork-esque coos and at times opera and
bluegrass. From the falsetto cries of “Beautiful Boys” to the aching symphony of “Oh Sailor”, this odd masterpiece speaks to
you from every colourful note within it. Run off and join the burlesque circus in a magic wonderland and don’t forget to take
“Noah’s Ark” with you.
THREAD OF THE WEEK
Train travel can suck at the best of times but a short thread to vent can alleviate the pain or indeed make it funny. The
thread of the week goes to “Attn: Kids under 7 on Shittyrail peak hr trains”. Plaudits to rob, Digustipated and The Institute for
turning the banal into the amusing.
HOW BORED ARE YOU?
http://www.urban75.org/useless/bored.html

BLAH BLAH BLAH
Tim X from Cut Copy gives Melodie the Q & A lowdown.
T Once as a performer… 4 or 5 times as a punter.
T Less talk and more rave.
M Is there a ‘best’ thing you think that you deliver when performing?
T We try and not think about it too much otherwise it can come across as a little contrived. We try and make it as
visually engaging as possible.
M Best part about the Aussie/Kiwi audience?
T So god damn vocal!! We love it!
M For the overseas acts, it’s such a long way to travel, is there anything/anyone you would import for the tour?
T Melatonin capsules.
T This is our second Big Day Out. We’ve also done Homebake, Livid and Splendour in the Grass. In the UK we’ve done
Glastonbury and Wireless plus a few festivals in Europe
T That the artists challenge the promoters to arm wrestles to determine whether you get paid or not.
M It’s going to be pretty hot diggity when you are here, what’s the worst weather conditions?
T 40 degree heat at some festival in Sydney. Our instruments started melting and I started hallucinating that Dan was
Patrick Bateman and that he was going to take a knife to me at the end of the show.
T Rider
T Al Jolson
T Best: Making up stuff about the other guys in the band.
Worst: Repeating myself
T The Hungry Ghosts
M If you weren’t a musician, what trade would you have?
T Part time gambler, full time heartbreaker.
M Everyone has their off days, how do you motivate yourself to perform when you’d rather stay in bed?
T Think that people have actually paid money and made the effort to come and see you. It’s never really hard to
motivate ourselves. We love performing.

NEXT WEEK MELODIE PLAYS STICK ON Q&A WITH SHIHAD
(Week 5)
HAIR WE ARE
First there were the charity jockeys now it's hair jockeys (minus neon sash) stalking train station
exits in search of bad barnets to suck into one of their many hair voucher scams. I'm sure many of
you have encountered said mob of spiked, coloured and fro'd skulkers sporting come on lines such
as "...ohhhh looks like you've got some low lights there..." and "who does your hair, are they a top
salon?". Having been assaulted by said hair jockeys once too often of late, I took it upon my
cheeky self to advise that my luscious locks came courtesy of Coles Supermarkets at the purse
snapping price of $4.07 and could their hair vouchers deliver such a bargain? That statement sent
my HJ off crying into his hair wax but hey, really what will they jockey next? Got a shocker of a
jockey line to share? Thread yo’self at http://forum.bigdayout.com/viewforum.php?f=1
MY CELLULOID LIFE
Ever wondered if your life was a film, what would it be? Well yes for most of us, it’s a case of just
keep dreaming, but thanks to Blogthings (the new kings of name generated all-sorts) you can have
an imaginative taste of what that might. Amusingly mine is “A Cult Classic - quirky, offbeat, and
even a little campy - your life appeals to a select few if someone's obsessed with you, look out!
Your fans are downright freaky”.
http://www.blogthings.com/ifyourlifewasamoviewhatgenrewoulditbequiz/
Sorry people I don’t accept fan mail.
IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS
Being the uber-writer that I am inspiration comes at interesting times (or more often than not, not!)
and you need that ubiquitous piece of paper to jot down that wee grey cell before it disappears.
Truly, what the feck did we do without post-its? Although invented in 1974, post-its didn’t start
making the rounds until 1980 and have today amassed billions and copycats the world over. Postits
are even now electronic (Apple). It’s amazing just how many little things have become big
things. Got a cool invention or idea to share? www.ideafinder.com
LISTEN UP
Music can change the world and while it may be fashionable to do it with a wrist band or other
fundraiser in the likes of Band-Aid, Live 8, Wave Aid sometimes its just the music itself that lends
itself to reaching humanity globally. I speak of course of the Golden Pride Choir, the group of
Tanzanian childen who sing for hope and the right of people to have education to the protection of
the earth. The remarkable story of these children from a remote African village is told in the moving
documentary “From Rags to Rhapsody” while their voices can be heard on their CD “Mapambano”
(Swahili for Struggle). Be inspired http://www.goldenpridechoir.org/about.html
BLINDLY BLIND
I love E-News, and particularly when those Rivers girls slander the frocks and slacks of the rich
and tasteless during award show nights. I have to agree there are limits to such ridiculous
behaviour and have a couple of summer pet peeves in this regard. Firstly, (and I just can’t say this
loudly enough) “Ladeez, I Don’t Want To See Your Bloody G-String!”. That Brooklyn-bridge riding
above the waistband of your jeans/wrestling those wobbly bits beneath your transparent (summer
staple) boho skirt, is wrong-dot-bloody-com. And no gentlemen, you too are not safe from my
vitriol. God (or some other foolish being) allowed you to evolve (and I use that term very loosely)
into an upright sentient being so the need to cultivate your toenails for wild pig wrestling or other
such means is not necessary in the noughties. Clip those b*stards or I hope you trip up and stub

the fook out of your toe. Fashion police(woman)dom has never been so good
http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Fashion/
AHHH BUT FOR THE CHILDEN
One of the benefits of growing older is to be nostalgic about your youth and the fun stuff you used
to do. Be it playing elastics, t-ball or marbles, having kids in your life (be they yours or relative), it’s
amazing just how many things we experienced in childhood that become etched into the psyche.
Some of my favourite childhood memories include the songs you used to sing at school, on bus
trips and so forth. Can you remember all the words to ‘Incy Wincy Spider’, ‘Three Blind Mice’ or
‘Ten Green Bottles’?
WORD DU JOUR
I love a good colloquialism or word that’s just not necessary but fun. With the rise of Wikipedia we
can all get a non-Oxford speaking thrill. My fun word of the week comes courtesy (surprisingly)
from Burger King and is ‘Bagglers’. Bagglers are the french fries (or chips for the locals) that have
escaped from their container and stranded themselves in the bottom of the bag. I am a Baggler
hunter that is for sure.
THREAD OF THE WEEK
Running the single life myself, I have to say that I totally appreciated the “Cute Boy Appreciation
Thread” this week. Nice pic noms (does your mother know you’re out?) and holly it’s criminal to
have that many cute friends. Check it at http://forum.bigdayout.com/viewforum.php?f=1
BLAH BLAH BLAH
Phil Knight of Shihad wears Melodie’s Q & A template.
P Played the whole tour three times, played Auckland five times and been as a punter to
Melbourne once.
P Well I guess this tour will be about relaunching ourselves as “Shihad” to the wider BDO
crowd and seeing our live show stepped up to the next level.
M Is there a ‘best’ thing you think that you deliver when performing?
P I think our best thing is doing our thing. Nobody plays Shihad songs as well as we do. And
Jon goes mental and we’re a tight punchy loud guitar unit.
M Best part about the Aussie/Kiwi audience?
P They’re spunky.
M For the overseas acts, it’s such a long way to travel, is there anything/anyone you would like
to import particularly for this trip?
P Bilbys.
P Who told you I was a virgin. Who? Mum?!
P That AC/DC and The Pixies were going to play.

M It’s going to be pretty hot during the tour, what’s the worst weather conditions you’ve played
in?
P I remember once playing at the Annandale in Sydney, supporting Rocket from the Crypt, and
it was 95% humidity that day. I thought I was dying from a terminal disease that day and it
had nothing to do with the heat.
P Go to bed.
P Nostradamus.
P Finishing them and doing them.
P ABC News Radio and ABC Radio National.
M If you weren’t a rock star, what trade would you have?
P I’m not a rock star. I’m just the funny guy that always stands at the back of photos.
M Everyone has their off days, how do you motivate yourself to perform when you’d rather stay
in bed?
P If it’s a crowd that’s never seen us before, then the challenge of winning them over. If it’s our
fans, then it’s our ethical and spiritual to duty to blow them away as much as possible.
NEXT WEEK MELODIE PLAYS STICK ON Q&A WITH SLEATER KINNEY
(Week 6)
BLAH BLAH BLAH
By the time you read this the Kiwi’s will be getting down and dirty on the first leg of the 2006 Big Day Out tour. Gearing up
the Aussie audiences, Melodies’ one size fits all Big Day Out questionnaire go sick this week with……….
Justin from End of Fashion
J: I’ve been to at least 4 or 5. Always the punter never the performer so the next one makes an exciting change for us.
J: This is going to be a great oppurtunity to play to much more diverse crowds. Especially the kids that we dont usually get to see
when we play over 18 venues. The audience is the most important element to live performance, when you get a great crowd you
feel like you can do anything.
J: Every performance is an organic entity and that’s where the energy and spontaneity comes form. If you can project a genuine
passion for what you do, people will respond to you accordingly.
J: We really know how to have a good time down here don’t we?

MM: Have you participated in any other festivals?
J: We’ve done a handful of festivals but the BDO is by the far the biggest and most exciting.
J: This is going to be the last one (I hear that every year).
MM: It’s going to be pretty hot diggity during the tour, what are the worst weather conditions you’ve played in?
J: We played in the snow once. That was crazy, nobody could move, the amps couldn’t warm up and we kept breaking guitar
strings.
MM: Best way to recover after a performance?
J: Steal Eskimo Joe's rider!
J: The black Michael Jackson.
J: Knowing people read this dribble.
J: I’m getting into Tegan and Sara at the moment. The new New Pornographers album is great too.
J: Welfare Technician
J: Even on off days, performing to people is a buzz. Once you're up there it’s all good.
Kim from The Presets
K: 5 times I think?
K: A cool Presets T-shirt, sore legs and bleeding hearts.
K: Intensity and Drama! We are like the Muppets doing the tour de France meets "Day of our Lives"
K: The bit when they say "Show Us Your Tits!"
K: Yes heaps, too many to mention.
K: The Pixies are playing, I think that ones been going for about 3 years.

K: Dj’ing in the snow is very difficult, had to do it at an international Snowboard competition a few months ago.
K: Get WWWWWWWASTED! Whatever you can get your hands on!
K: Adam and Eve, they sure knew how to party, and we are still paying for it.
K: Frankie Goes to Hollywood, those boys KNOW how to relax!
K: An archaeologist like Indiana Jones.
K: Hit the deck and do 40 push ups, but usually just Jagermeister or Agwa.
Joel from Wolf & Cub
J: Once as a performer, we played the local stage at Adelaide last year, and about six times as a punter.
J: Well our album will come out a little after it’s over so hopefully we’ll arouse some curiosity, maybe we will even shed some light
on the Adelaide scene.
J: I think it’s about convincing the crowd that you deserve to be there or that it’s the only thing that you really want to do. If I convey
that, I’d say it’s a pretty successful show.
J: Well crowds vary between cities but I suppose a universal trait would be they’re usually too drunk not to notice the mistakes.
J: We’ve played Meredith, but this our first time being apart of a touring festival.
J: That the Stooges were going to play.
MM: It’s going to be pretty hot diggity downunder during the tour, what’s the worst weather conditions you’ve played in?
J: We played in a thunder storm, aesthetically it was amazing but it was a bit scary, because the rain was getting close to our gear.
J: Space, sleep and seclusion.
J: Captain Beefheart.
J: They are time consuming.

J: I’ve been listening to film scores. ‘Akira’ and ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ get played a lot.
J: I’d probably work in a bank, not by choice.
J: I think about working in a bank.
Corin from Sleater Kinney
MM: How many times have you been to the BDO?
C: This will be our first Big Day Out. We did a tour of Australia about two years ago.
C: Hopefully we will play in front of some people who have never heard
of us, and get them interested in our band.
C: I think each of our shows is different, that's what keeps it interesting.
MM: What have you heard about Aussie/Kiwi audiences?
C: They are almost as rowdy as American audiences, very friendly.
MM: It's such a long way to travel, is there anything/anyone you would like to import particularly for this trip?
C: Indeed, I am importing my husband and my son!
C: We've been doing festivals since before you were born.
C: Naked pool parties.
MM: It's going to be pretty hot diggity downunder when you are here, is there an absolute limit to what weather you can perform in or
are you [all] just happy to get up there regardless?
C: I'm going to get one of those beer-cooler hats, Homer Simpson style.
C: Lots of water, a beer, and a ham sandwich.
C: Jim Henson so he could do the Muppets while we were playing.
C: Good questions, bad questions.
C: I just got the new Bettye LaVette record, “I've Got My Own Hell To Raise”, brilliant.
C: I'd either be a psychologist or an astrologist. I have a lot of gist.

C: I try to remember that someone in the audience has never seen us before.
MM: Do you have a lucky performance talisman?
C: Makeup.
And just for the sake of a bit of self-medication (or self-egocentarianism…yes I made that up!), Melodie plays rock god with
herself (after all I am a talented musician, no really)….
MM: How many times have you been to the BDO?
MM2: All of them. I’m exhausted.
MM2: An autograph if they figure out who I am.
MM2: Humour.
MM: What have you heard about Aussie/Kiwi audiences?
MM2: Forget heard, I myself am a Nozzie boozehound myself.
MM2: Reading, Splendour….do film festivals count? Cannes, Edinburgh, Melbourne dahling!!
MM2: That Duckpond wanted to lay me in a paddling pool full of mango during a Kamahl set.
MM: It's going to be pretty hot diggity during the tour, is there an absolute limit to what weather you can perform in or are you [all]
just happy to get up there regardless?
MM2: I can perform in any weather if the cocktails are good.
MM2: Alcohol and roadies (and no I don’t mean the portable drinks).
MM2: Jimmi Hendrix…I need to learn guitar.
MM2: Best…people are interested in what you have to say and worst….no one gives a shit.
MM2: Anything from the Verve Remixed Series.
MM2: Well as it happens, I have a few! Jack of all trades, master of none.
MM2: As Bubble would say “get paid”.
MM: Do you have a lucky performance talisman?
MM2: Alcohol.

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