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22 reader submission:
philip papadis
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Thank You For Playing
Ladies
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of you out there with a finger in Next issue’s theme, is “Positive
a musical pie, who would love Impact.”
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Drop me a line if you have
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A little bit club, a little bit
Rhythm and
toasted, a little bit jam, Music
Sandwich is the digital music
NOISE publication which lets you share

your work with the world.
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Cover
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I confess. all types of music and events. audio, photography, reviews or González.
Where the content is generated events you’d like to share with Read the
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Contributors: Mike Woodruff,
If we don’t get 150 fans, then Blanca González, Amanda Gray,
So I thought to myself: how we don’t publish and we haven’t Philip Papadis, Stacey Childs.
about having an issue of disco wasted any time. Nothing lost!
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what kind of response it gets. This will provide a great few pages:
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submissions and referrals for get involved,
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Amanda
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manda Ratcliffe is
making a name for
herself as a photographer in the
New Zealand music scene. “It’s very much the local music “I admire any musician who feels
scene in New Zealand that has totally comfortable with
Photographing established and seen my work as a themselves to go out there and
emerging musicians at a variety photographer noticed and in do what they believe in – even
Coming up in the next of venues and locations, she is turn, made a writer and radio DJ if it’s something that people
few pages: a familiar face on the Hamilton out of me,” she said. don’t understand at the time.
music scene. Behind the Those are the ones who inspire
Reader Submission: camera, Amanda is also an Always on the hunt for new me and make me want to push
Philip Papadis talent, she particularly enjoys myself and forget about fitting
online album/gig reviewer,
radio DJ, MySpace blogger and watching local musicians’ first into a certain mould,” Amanda
Melinda Hunt
NZ music advocate. performances at smaller venues. says.
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As musicians can be nervous “There was a lot going on at the

and self-conscious in front of time, so in some of the photos
the camera, Amanda takes a they’re yelling at people across
documentary approach to band the room. Viewers connect with
shoots. This raw style captures pictures like this because the
impromptu moments on and off subjects are doing what any
stage. A particularly memorable other person would be doing in
shoot was the Knives At Noon the same situation.”
EP release gig.
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With her photographs and

reviews appearing on NZ
based music sites and her own
MySpace page, a Hamilton
radio station approached her to
develop a dedicated NZ Music
show. Despite citing the most
irritating noise as her own voice,
her programme has evolved
into a solo show, ‘Manda’s
A trip to New York in 2006 was Mixtape’ on Waikato
a turning point in her University’s Contact FM.
creative direction. Up until then
she was “sampling the waters” “The show has seen me organise
and seeing what was a couple of gigs around town
achievable. Seeking publication which has been an amazing
of her photographs, she was experience and something that
asked to provide a gig review I’m planning on doing again in
to complement them. the future,” she said.
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Music isn’t just rhythm and “There are so many styles to “There are so many
noise to Amanda, her life embrace in the ever-changing styles to embrace
revolves around it. world of music that I almost
Unsurprisingly music and the always feel like a kid in a candy in the ever-changing
people behind it are her main shop at gigs,” she explained. world of music that
inspirations, followed by
photographic elements; A particular song she has been I almost always feel
movement, colour and light. listening to recently is ‘Summer like a kid in a candy
Girl’ by Elliot Brown and The
Her own eclectic music tastes Candy Caps. shop at gigs.”
vary by the hour, spanning
genres and oceans depending “It’s bright and innocent and
on her mood. One minute she’s reminds me of the stuff my
rapping with the Beastie Boys, Dad used to blast in the garage
the next rocking out to the next door to my bedroom while
Datsuns. working on his hot rod when I
was a kid.”
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obstacle to success. that it’s really quite incredible publish the first issue.
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“Misha Marinkovic aka M-Lyso is a Photographic documentry by Phillip

classically trained pianist who has Papadis www.myspace.com/exposedframe
taken his practiced talents to the
realm of electronic music
production and DJ-ing.” “We went to see my husband’s
brother and his girlfriend, who
bought a house just before
Christmas. When I was there
last time they hadn’t moved in,
but now the house is a home.
They’ve done a lot of work -
painting, sanding, gardening
and more - and there’s still lots
to do. But the house is
beautiful, and very welcoming.”
Kristina, Sweden.
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“M

y partner-in-crime
Tad and I are
working toward something a
little different. We have not
defined exactly what yet,
though we have some good
ideas.”
So far Mel and Tad have

identified food, hiking and
knitting as having the ability to
make them feel happy and
productive.
Knitting you ask…

Mel began knitting a few

years ago when she was
going through a tough time,
starting with a few loops and
a couple of clicks, she moved
on to making small, useful
things like hats, washcloths
and scarves. She now actively
modifies complex designs to
better suit her own shape or
preferences, and has even
begun knitting her own
designs, publishing the
patterns for other knitters to
use.
“This is the most satisfying

thing for me - to make
something real with my hands
from an idea in my head.”
She points out that knitting

has its own particular rhythm
which she finds very
addictive. “Click-click-shoosh-
click. My needles make a
soothing sound as I wrap the
yarn to make stitches and pull
it through the loops of the
previous row. I feel like I want
to send you an audio clip for
this!” (And she has, check
it out to the left of this text
box).
Mel finds the sounds and

repetitive motions, the simple
activity and the textures
involved in knitting very
therapeutic. “The feel of a soft
or hearty yarn in my fingers is a
wonderful tactile pleasure.”
She also finds pleasure in

hiking. “When I am in a funk
and my knitting can’t get me
out of it, going for a hike is the
only thing that will cure me.
Waking up in our tent is one of
my favourite things, though it
doesn’t happen nearly enough.”
Mel and Tad are planning a

six-month hike along the
Appalachian Trail, which runs
2,178 miles from Georgia to
Maine through beautiful
mountain ranges. They are also
planning some travel out of the
States, to volunteer and learn
more about other countries and
cultures.
One of their ideas that Mel

hopes one day they can put in
place, is to build on her love of
yarn and fibre and their shared
passion for locally sourced food,
by perhaps starting a locally
supported fibre co-op/spinnery
or a self-supporting organic
farm where they provide most
of their own food and do some
knit-design work on the side.
But as she mentioned at the

beginning of the interview: Mel
and Tad are working towards
something a little different.
What that is hasn’t
been decided yet, but
they are excited to find
out.
If you would like to vote for You can read more about Mel on
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You For Playing Ladies!
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usic festivals are
undoubtedly one
of the best ways to enjoy and
discover music. Where else are
you going to see so many
different acts with the big-and-
famous mixing with the
up-and-coming?
Equally, good festivals are the

perfect place to take the
industry's pulse. Who is
headlining the main stages?
Who is everyone looking
forward to? Who is a
disappointment and who is a
pleasant surprise? Festivals
show the state of the industry
and can hint at its future.
The 2009 Latitude Festival was

a perfect example of these
things.

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Latitude happens once a year in

rural Suffolk in England, and it's
an eclectic festival to say the
least.
Marketed as “more than a just

a music festival,” the line up
also includes theatre, poetry,
literature, comedy and film.
This year the acts ranged from

retro groups to the latest indie
bands. Latitude also highlighted
the success that female
singers are enjoying at the
moment.
Although females have been

leading some of the coolest
bands and most successful solo
shows for a while, I feel like
they haven’t been getting the
recognition they deserve in the
music industry.
So I wasn’t surprised when the

strongest performances this
year came from women. Sure,
there was Thom Yorke from
Radiohead, The Doves, Pet
Shop Boys, Mika, Patrick Wolf
and many others, but it was the
women that everyone was
talking about.

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Only days before their
nomination for the Mercury
Prize (the annual prize for the
best album in UK and Ireland),
both Natasha Khan (of Bat for
Lashes), and Lisa Hannigan
played at the festival.
Bat for Lashes' ethereal songs

translated perfectly into a lively
performance. Her live show has
moved from mellow in earlier
appearances into a rhythmic
act with a strong beat, showing
that she's not afraid to evolve,
a trait that's proving true of
many women who are finding
recognition in music at the
moment.
Lisa Hannigan wasn't as lucky

with her slot; the rain spoilt her
show, but she still proved that
she is one to watch.
Natasha and Lisa joined Speech

Debelle (who was also lined up
to play at Latitude but didn't
show up due to technical
problems), La Roux, and
Florence and the Machine as
the five women out of the 12
nominees for the Mercury Prize,
in a year that has seen more
female nominees than ever
before.
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“At 61, Grace Jones
put on an amazing
act full of drama and
wardrobe changes,
a pole dance and a
hula hoop.”
Chrissie Hynde, leading lady of they love them, with Ditto

The Pretenders also made an inviting people on stage, and
appearance at the main arena Grace coming down to greet
that didn't disappoint fans the crowd in true diva style:
young or old. She commanded a security
guard come over and carry her
Two other very different on his shoulders.
divas also performed: Beth
Ditto, from Gossip and Grace That these two women are
Jones. defying conventions in terms of
age and body image shows that
They each performed in their women are not afraid to be who
own strong and extravagant they are in order to be
ways. Both were late and both successful.
were instantly forgiven once
they appeared, with Grace Ditto has always been proud
asking “Are you ready for my of her body and, at 61, Grace
hurricane?” and Ditto inquiring Jones put on an amazing act
“Do you have an attitude, full of drama and wardrobe
Latitude?” The two of them changes, a pole dance and a
Grace Jones in full swing. showed their fans how much hula hoop.
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Alongside such big acts, many Contrary to what most may

others confirmed the think, their audience is not
importance of women in the exclusively girls, men are
future of music. Regina Spektor, listening and liking it too.
Ladyhawke, Lykke Li, Little Women taking control and their
Boots, Paloma Faith, the sound is appealing to everyone
all-female choir Gaggle among and inspiring the next
others, put on incredibly strong generation of bands.
performances. Even in the
smallest arenas and the "non When finishing her show at
music" tents, there were ladies Latitude, Regina Spektor
to watch: Katie from Sky thanked us all for
Larkin; Jessica Delfino, an listening. I say "Thank
American comedian that sings you all for playing ladies!"
hysterically funny and poetic
lyrics whilst playing an Photos and article by Blanca
assortment of instruments; or González. www.cuttingsofablog.
Ruby and her Whorses, already blogspot.com
revolutionizing the stage at
only 16. The female If you would like to contribute
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Women are now producing articles/reviews/photos/
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KHALIL
K

halil was born in
Washington, D.C to
Islamic proselytes (new
converts to a faith doctrine).
He says “growing up Muslim
gave me a conscious mind.”
His plan to build on his

upbringing was to reach people
through basketball, not music.
“I didn’t grow up wanting to be
a musician. I ate and slept
“Thinking about it
basketball. I played every day. I now, I feel like a
remember being aware of
injustice and wanting to change
walking stereotype:
it. My way was going to be by basketball and hip
making millions in the NBA and
then building community
hop. Wow.”
centres to help kids who had
fewer chances than me.” While in college, Khalil’s parents
split up causing a
Music found its way into his life psychological shake-up in his
through writing, something he fundamental structures, and a
had always done. A friend with serious head injury while playing
a computer programme, and basketball crushed his dreams
some encouragement from of going pro.
other friends, keep Khalil
producing material, whenever “After that, I dropped out of
basketball didn’t intervene. school… I had a lot on my mind,
so I picked up the pen and
“Thinking about it now, I feel like started writing again and
a walking stereotype: basketball recording. And now I couldn’t
and hip hop. Wow.” imagine life without music.”
“I’m not concerned

with the so-called
‘hard-core’ image
that these cats
portray, because 99
percent of the time,
it isn’t real.”
Khalil’s first hip-hop LP, “The

Calm Before the Storm,” moves
seamlessly between digital
drums, jazz melodies, strong
bass lines and piano features,
while still maintaining a vocal
focus.
“I want to show people that you

don't have to compromise and
fake your damn life story to
reach the masses with your
music. I'm not concerned with
the so-called ‘hard-core’ image
that these cats portray,
because 99 percent of the time,
it isn't real.”

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Jody Lloyd
He says that a previous EP

brought about a lot of feedback
from music industry exects
saying, “We love what you
do. You have a nice flow, nice
rhymes, nice production… But
why don’t you talk about
(basically, what every other
rapper is talking about) women,
jewellery, money, cars…?”
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ust outside my
window on Mohawk
Street (rated by Zagat’s as
N the best street name in North

America), there is a long
corridor of parking garages of
the apartment in front of mine.
D It’s just a drab tunnel of

concrete, fibreglass and
windows. Rarely anything ever
happens down there, but when
S Mike Woodruff lives in Los

Angeles. When not writing,
he enjoys playing basketball
and eating Flamin’ Hot
it does….Oh boy! All the sound
from whatever goes on in the
alley is funnelled by
incredibly tight acoustics right
Cheetos. You can find him on to my room. In fact, I’m
the internet at typing this right now in front of
www.mutinouswombats.blogspot.com
my window. A hummingbird is
twittering around an oak tree a
Read last month’s Mike’s
block away. The acoustics are
Space here.
THAT good.

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A wide variety of other sounds * American Idol Girl.

drift my way. Most of these
sounds are ordinary noises of American Idol Girl lived in the
the city. You know, sounds like apartment complex a while ago.
cars driving by, people walking She was the first person to
their dogs and the nightly discover the amazing acoustic
flybys of helicopters properties of our shared
patrolling the streets of alleyway, and routinely belted
Pasadena for hookers, hobos out number one hits for all to
and…hummingbirds? (I really hear. American Idol Girl
wish I could think of a third possessed a good voice, maybe
thing that started with an h.) a little flat in the higher ranges.
Unfortunately, she also
Every so often, though, some possessed a good work ethic.
not so ordinary noises I say this because for months,
punctuate the air, including: American Idol Girl lulled me to
sleep crooning various
renditions of Beyonce and Kelly
Clarkson songs until midnight. I
had no idea if she was actually
going to try out for American
Idol. In fact, I had no idea what
American Idol Girl looked like
because before I could find out,
someone else from across the
alley yelled at her to shut up.
To which she replied, “You shut
Coming up in the next up or I’ll shove that fucking
few pages: cactus in your window up your
fucking ass!”
Jody Lloyd
After that, she stopped singing
Last Issue’s Favourite
with her window open. I miss
American Idol Girl.

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* Korean Power Saw Man I only know he was Korean * Raccoons

because his van had Korean
There’s probably a better way writing on the side, and I know About once a month, two
of describing Korean Power Saw he used a power saw because raccoons fight in the back of
Man, but eh, it works. Just he used it all the time. I guess the alley. The first time it
remember that the man is they were doing renovation to happened, I didn’t know what
Korean, not the power saw. As the apartment, but I always was going on. Raccoons sound
long as we have that figured wondered what kind of work really weird when they get
out, we’re golden. required the use of a power saw worked up; a strange
for hours. The usual rhythm of combination of clicks and purrs
Anyway, Korean Power Saw Man a construction site involves the somewhere between a cat and
was stationed outside a garage sharp biting squeal of saws bird. When two of them start
for the whole month of July. digging into wood or metal, fighting, it sounds like a cat
followed by a repetitive dull catching a bird in its claws,
banging of hammers, then back except the sound doesn’t let
to the saws. The weird thing up because there’s no bird and
about Korean Power Saw Man there’s no cat.
was that I never, EVER, heard
anything but the power saw. He Just two raccoons smacking
would just cut away at things each other in the face over a
for hours, and by the end of the rotten chunk of hot dog.
month, I became convinced the
owner of the apartment ran a If I stay up late, they’re
lumber processing plant out of usually out and about by
his garage. Korean Power Saw midnight. From my window, I
Man left the other day though, have the perfect vantage point
so I guess business was slow. for the monthly fight.

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* El Leaf Blower Not many leaves fall to the

ground at any time of the year,
Around most of Los Angeles, especially in the summer.
Hispanic dudes cruise around
town in small, dusty pick-up El Leaf Blower doesn’t care.
trucks filled to the brim with He’s there every Wednesday at
lawn mowers, weed whackers, 7 in the morning. At least he’s
hedge clippers and all kinds of consistent.
other landscaping equipment.
Including the dreaded leaf And at least I have an alarm
blower. clock every Wednesday
morning. This works out
Every Wednesday, at 7 in the because I have to move my car
morning, El Leaf Blower walks off the street, anyway. That’s
down to the end of the alley, my positive view of things. It
starts up the leaf blower, and helps. This is the magic of the
proceeds to spend a half hour city. The unpredictable
waking up everyone who forgot combination of circumstances
to close their window the produces a wide variety of
previous night. sounds that could easily
frustrate me, but they don’t
Of all the alley sounds, El Leaf because something else is
Blower is the most annoying, always in motion. Besides, none
if only because it’s the most of these sounds compare to
useless. The droning of the crying babies in an airplane.
blower echoes loudly up the From that, there is no escape.
walls, and for what reason? The
only plants in the alley are the None at all.
window cacti American Idol Girl
threatened to use as an anal I sincerely hope that is
probe. Even if there were trees one sound that never
there, it’s Southern California. makes it down the alley.
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f people are not
willing to sit up and
notice some of the things
clearly going on around them,
then I will endeavour to put
issues in a format that will grab
their attention.”
Jody Lloyd is a
rapper/music producer who
hails from Christchurch, New
Zealand, but has recently
moved to Melbourne, Australia.
“I never have and probably never

will have a big selling hit song,
but I can use what skills I have
to reach people on another
more personal level.”

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Jody’s career in music began Shortly after the record

in 1990, and he quickly found contract fell through, Jody
short-term success with rap began Trillion (a solo
duo Dark Tower. “We had our recording project) and She'll Be
first release in 1995. We did Right Records, an umbrella label
lots of stuff, tours, live TV that involves a swag of bands
performances, played two Big and solo artists. So far SBR
Day Outs, signed briefly to Records has released thirty CDs, Join Music Sandwich!
Universal and then got many of which were produced
dropped.” by Jody. A little bit club, a little bit
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Jody’s last Trillion album, His recent album LOOPS OF

‘SILENTinvisible’ (2007) took LOVE, the first to be released
over three years to produce under his real birth name, was
and featured more than thirty launched in Christchurch in May
local and international artists. 09, and will follow suit in
It “sadly fell on the deaf ears of Melbourne in September as part
the NZ music industry.” Which, of the Fringe Festival.
out of frustration, drove him
to Australia, where he’s slowly LOOPS OF LOVE is Jody’s first
been carving out a place for solo album and was inspired by
himself. artist Devika Bilimoria’s
photographic images (watch
“If I reach one or one hundred out for her interview in the next
people, then I am happy. If I am issue). In the writing stages of
not doing my part for humanity LOOPS OF LOVE, Jody shut
then I may as well not be here. himself in a dusty room with
When I am inspired by pen and paper and channelled
corporate/governmental social John Lennon for 22 days,
injustices, I write these eating cornflakes and Asian
awareness style songs. I take takeaways. The result is an
an issue that affects people, album described by Inpress
for example; aspartame, cell Magazine like this: “…woven
phones, vaccines, and throughout is an undeniable
fluoride, research it and rap sheen of intellect and
about it over a catchy beat. meticulous detail that stands in
They seem to go down really stark contrast to the moronic
well on YouTube.” dross that typifies hip hop
today.”
Click here to watch Jody’s single “Me and You” off YouTube.
Both Jody and Devika have a According to Jody, the shift to

keen interest in loops, both Melbourne was the best thing
musically and philosophically, he could have done. He has
and this provides the basis of managed to surround himself
the music and the album with like-minded creative
artwork. The meticulous detail people from many disciplines
extends to the packaging and in a communal art space called
presentation of each CD, which The Pigeon Hole. As well as his
is presented with twelve own album projects, he has put
reprinted coloured photographs his musical skills and contacts
by Devika, that relate directly to use in a variety of ways:
to the twelve tracks on the CD. producing tracks for local
emcees, composition and sound
design for a high-level Check out Jody’s website for
contemporary dance more info: www.trillion.com
production, filming live gigs and
producing music videos. He is
also involved in the Melbourne
Coming up in the next poetry scene and live If you would like to vote for
few pages: performances and guest Jody to appear in our print
appearances with local bands. issue, enter your email here and
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Last Issue’s Favourite “As long as I’m here I’ll once your email has been
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with a smirk. count per email and person.
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“I never have and probably never

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Jody’s career in music began Shortly after the record

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Jody’s last Trillion album, His recent album LOOPS OF

Both Jody and Devika have a According to Jody, the shift to

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