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Peaches presents her fifth studio album in typically unapologetic, eccentric fashion. Thematically, the release stays true to her past offerings, focusing mostly on sex (the arrestingly-titled Fuck the Pain Away being a case in point). Yet by enlisting the help of big-name pals Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism and Soulwax, Peaches imbues I Feel Cream with a fierce new electro edge, while smudges of disco and pop and even a hint of balladry thrown in for good measure. We applaud Canadas electro queen for her pioneering risqu disco. Hannah Beesley
A Landmark Exhibition from the Met, May 30September 20 Dont miss the Queensland Art Gallerys retrospective of the year, with more than 70 impressionist and realist paintings from New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art. Expect key works from the most illustrious American and Australian artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries, including John Singer Sargent and Charles Conder. QAG, Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland, (07) 3840 7303; www.qag.qld.gov.au.
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DONALD CUMMING, frontman of NYC It band THE VIRGINS, chats with BAZAARs Hannah Beesley as the band prepares to go on tour.
Harpers BAZAAR: Where did the band get its name from? Donald Cumming: I just wanted it to be fun. We wanted a rocknroll name nothing too highbrow or avant-garde. It just seemed really appropriate. Everyone said, You cant put the in your [band] name, thats so over, and of course that was all we needed to hear. It was done. HB: If you could work with anyone, who would it be? DC: I would rock out with Norman Mailer. HB: Who are your influences? Tour-ready: The Virgins. DC: There are so many. Rocknroll, hiphop from the 90s, the Boyz n the Hood HB: Can you get away with more now that and Juice soundtracks, the Rolling Stones, youre in a band? David Bowie, The Band, Skip James. DC: Ive been behaving like I was in a band my Everything, man. Im a big music fan. whole life. People told me, Dude, youd better HB: Do you like to party? learn to play the guitar, cos youre an asshole. DC: I do. My favourite recently was a bowling HB: So, whats next for The Virgins? party. I discovered a skill bowling strikes. DC: Eleven weeks of touring. Were touring the It would be useful if I could apply any science UK and Europe, the west coast of America, to it. But I hate the shoes. playing at festivals in the summer, going to HB: What is your favourite outfit? Japan and then coming to Australia in July, DC: I like to wear blue jeans and boots. Ive got which Im really excited about. a pair of cowboy boots. I got them in Nashville. I HB: Whats on your social calendar when youre like a nice shirt, especially flannel shirts. Im in Australia? Any great parties lined up? casual and practical. I have a jacket with a fur DC: All you gotta do is invite us and were there. collar. It doesnt cut a great silhouette, but it The Virgins self-titled debut album is out now. keeps me pretty warm.
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Merriweather has a lot to prove. The honeyed vocals of the Melbourne-born protg of golden-boy-DJ Mark Ronson were heard on the irrepressible hit Stop Me all summer long. But what happens when you strip away the superproducer support? With his debut album, Love & War, Merriweather confirms he can stand alone with equal poise. Admittedly this is no life-changing record, but it is an entertaining jaunt through a diverse range of topics. The production owes more than a nod to the house of Ronson, with its brass-punctuated hip-hop beats, but Merriweathers voice is catchy and charming and the tunes grow on you with each listen. HB
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Before you roll your eyes at the mention of yet another DJ, meet Michel Gaubert sound designer and visionary. This Parisian is Michel Gaubert with Karl Lagerfeld. certainly not your typical nightclub hustler, and his music selections are heard on just about every runway in Paris, Milan, London and New York, not to mention the compilations he mixes for iconic Parisian store Collette. He also selects the tunes for Karl Lagerfelds 100-plus iPods, which led to a collaborative album with the Kaiser, My Favourite Songs. Gaubert first met the designer while working in Paris record store Champs Disques, where Lagerfeld was a regular. Lagerfeld, impressed by Gauberts cool recommendations, invited him to design a soundtrack for a show, and he found himself catapulted from club scene to stardom. So why do designers trust Gaubert with their ideas? I have a particular way of understanding music, he says. I like to get into designers heads, understand their ideas and bring to them what I think would work. Noelle Faulkner
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