GQ_Australia_-_February_2017

FEBRUARY 2017GQ.COM.AU 37

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AVATARISTHETOP-GROSSINGFILMOFALLTIME,

RAISING $2.8bn. YETGONE WITH THE WINDSOLD THE

MOST TICKETS (225m), WHILEAVATAR RANKS 24TH (78m).

WORDS: JAKE MILLAR; NOELLE FAULKNER.

FESTIVAL SEASON

FORGETTHESINGLETSANDSOUTHERNCROSS

TATTOO CROWD. THESE EVENTS ARE THE BEST

WAY TO GET A DECENT LOCAL CULTURAL FIX.

MOFO

WHAT:The annual summer event at Tasmania’s

MONAalwaysdeliversahostofbrilliantlocaland

international acts. As well as a special performance

by Canadian singer Peaches, this year’s festival

ofmusicandartsdeliverstwoofheavymusic’s

biggest names – Faith No More singer Mike

Patton, who fronts tētēma, and Tool’s Maynard

JamesKeenan,who’sperforming with Puscifer.

WHERE:Hobart, TAS

WHEN:January 18-22

mofo.net.au

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL

WHAT:This year’s impressive program covers

visual arts, theatre, opera, film and more.

ButthehighlightisRufusWainwright,setto

performaone-offconcertonMarch18.The

show sees him present his debut operaPrima

Donna,aswellasselectedworksfromRufus Does

Judy, Wainwright’s recreation of Judy Garland’s

classic1961showatCarnegieHall.It’stheonly

chance to see him in Australia, so get in fast.

WHERE:Adelaide, SA. (Obviously.)

WHEN:March 3-19

adelaidefestival.com.au

SUGAR MOUNTAIN

WHAT:A mixture of arts and music, the latest

Sugar Mountain line-up is headlined by Blood

Orange, responsible for one of 2016’s best

albums,Freetown Sound.He’sjoinedbylocaland

international acts, including British rapper Little

SimzandAussiesBigScary,MethylEtheland

Jaala. Organisers are also bringing back Sensory,

a restaurant that combines food, sound and visuals.

WHERE:Melbourne, VIC

WHEN:January 21

sugarmountainfestival.com

TROPFEST

WHAT:Afterbeingsavedfromextinctionwhen

fundingdrieduplastyear,2017seesfounder

John Polson celebrate Tropfest’s 24thanniversary

in Parramatta. Launched by heavy-hitters

SamNeillandGeorgeMillerbackinAugust,

all films must be under seven minutes and include

a “signature item” to ensure they are created

specifically for the festival – this year, keep

aneyeoutforpineapples.

WHERE:Sydney, NSW

WHEN:February 11

tropfest.org.au

Continuedfromp27.It delivers

acollectionofchilled-out,

sophisticatedsoundsandrhymes

lacedwithnostalgia, family values

and poetry.

“I started poetry when I was

young,” explains Coyle-Larner, his

speech soft and fast. “Rapping came

offthebackofthat.Alotofpeople

diditatschool,someleft it behind,

Igotstuckwithit.”

Coyle-Larner credits his drama

school background and mother for

hisloveoflanguage.“Ilovethe

way Shakespeare used words. It’s

somethingIgetfromMum,”he

says.“Shewasintoactingandwords,

andhowtheycanbeputtogetherto

move people in ways that I can’t be

explained, really.”

AmajorpartoftheLoyle-Carner

storystemsfromtheartist’sADHD

anddyslexicdiagnosis,frombeing

the misunderstood kid to dealing

with that through creative writing,

to his current side-hustle, running

cookingclassesforkidswithADHD

outofaLondonkitchen.

“Beingdyslexic,Istruggledwith

writing critically, but I could always

writecreatively,”hesays.“With

creative writing, you’re not judged

asmuchonspellingorformor

structure;anymistakesalmostadd

tothepoem.Itwaskindofmylittle

placewhereIcouldgetaway and

colour outside the lines.”

Yes te rd ay’s G o nepaints a full

portrait of the artist. He talks

aboutlifeandfamily,withhis

mothermakingaspoken-word

cameo. To him, it sounds like

home, his rhymes focusing on

vulnerability over bravado. “It’s

asnapshotofwhatit’slikebe20

in London; the depressors, the

positives, the negatives,” he explains.

“[WhenIstartedout]Iwas

making music for myself and for

friendswhowouldlistentoit.They

knowmeandknowwhatI’mliving

for. It was nowhere near the kind of

Great Gatsbylifestylepeopleassume

youhaveasarapper.Alotofmy

favouriterecordsarebyartistssuch

asMosDef,whohaveshownthatit’s

OKtoopenup.Tobehonest,there

wasneverreallyamomentwhere

Iwantedtowriteanyotherway.”

Yesterday’s Gone is out January 20