Mouthing Off

FRIDAY FIX llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ntnews.com.au GIG REVIEW Prog rock ringmasters His buttoned-up geekfreak persona By JIMMY D Northern Lights tour. ings, he seems in danger of stood out Karnivool do a fine line in being overwhelmed by the Karnivool modern prog rock: labyrin- band’s sonic onslaught. On Live at Discovery thine twin guitars by Drew stage — although he was too and ‘‘Themata’’, thundered Nightclub Goddard and Mark Hosking, often lost in the sea of guitars off the stage, but — like Wednesday, October 27 impeccable six-string bass by — his value became clear: his many bands before Jon Stockman, complex buttoned-up geekfreak per- them — Karnivool were let SO WE went to that silo of rhythms by drummer Steve sona stood out in a manner down by the soupy front-of- broken audio dreams, Dis- Judd — all fine players who not unlike Maynard from house sound. covery, to see Perth heavy know their craft well. Tool. Tracks from the new al- Local support act Terracot- rockers Karnivool on their Frontman Ian Kenny was bum Sound Awake, plus ta Pigeons won fans and im- Karnivool frontman Ian Kenny first trip to Darwin on their the real surprise; on record- older tunes ‘‘Shutter Speed’’ pressed with a solid set. COMEDY Mouthing off HIS array of sound ef- ‘‘I saw the movie fects have entertained Australia, and thought I thousands, but they have to go back again.’’ PUB: have also got Michael Winslow has cut out Winslow into hot water. quite an impressive ca- It was his sound ef- reer for himself thanks NT NEWS fects on Police Academy to his ability to create which made him a ‘‘10,000’’ sound effects. household voice. As well as earning a But Winslow told Fri- cult following for his day Fix it hadn’t always iconic character in the made people laugh. Police Academy series, ‘‘It can get you in he has leant his golden DATE: trouble,’’ he said. tonsils to Space Balls, ‘‘There are sounds Cheech & Chong and the that I’m not allowed to Gremlins. Winslow said do any more. Like the his days of conventional 29-OCT-2010 one of a flight attendant stand-up comedy were a call button on aero- thing of the past as his planes — because they shows evolved, becom- can’t tell where it’s coming more creative. ing from.’’ ‘‘Nowadays you can’t Winslow will perform just stand in front of a in Darwin for one night microphone,’’ he said. as part of his extensive ‘‘It’s stand-up comedy tour. He said he was ex- with sound.’’ PAGE: cited to be coming back Michael Winslow is at to Darwin — his last the Darwin Entertainment visit was in the ’80s. Centre tonight. Tickets are ‘‘I’m looking forward $56 at the box office, by 48 to this, it’s my first time visiting darwinentertain back in 15 years,’’ Wins- ment.com.au or calling COLOR: low said. 8980 3333. Sound effects master Michael Winslow er180502 EVENTS C Art, M Y music, K a fine mix ART and music will exist alongside each other at an iconic Territory watering hole this weekend. All roads will lead to The Railway Club in Parap to- morrow for the Dr Karanaka’s Print Stravaganza street photography exhibition followed by a concert from the Swamp Jockeys and Stegapussy. The photography exhibition is travel- ling around the world, and features contemporary art photography from the street, portrait, and urban land- scapes. The photography exhibition opens at 4pm, and the bands NOW SHOWING start at 9pm tomor- NOW SHOWING er180503 row. Entry is $5. er180504 48 NT NEWS. Friday, October 29, 2010. www.ntnews.com.au.

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