STACK #168 Oct 2018

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Issue 168 OCTOBER 2018

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ISSUE 168 Oct ’18

48 THIS MONTH AT JB Our Roving Reporter roams far from home, and the new monthly vinyl chart contains a few surprises. 50-55 ALBUM REVIEWS Our Album of the Month goes to a deserving icon, but we also have feelings about John Butler Trio, Connan Mockasin, Cher, Adrianne Lenker, Hellions, Basement, Eves Karydas, David Guetta, Gregor, Loretta Lynn, Oh Pep!, Paul Kelly, Revocation, Bob Evans and heaps more. compilation All For You: The Best of Cold Chisel – released on vinyl for the very first time this month – sound as vital as when they were first released, says Jeff Jenkins. 56 VINYL REVIVAL: THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL The songs on the

18-19 assassin’s creed: odyssey Assassin’s Creed is headed to Ancient Greece in 2018. We found out everything you need to know. 22 forza horizon 4 Alright? The Horizon series is headed to beautiful, historic Britain.

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Music Pages 31 – 57

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08-09 regulars We speak to Dan from JB Hi-Fi Brighton and chat to DarkViperAU for our monthly streamer profile. 10-11 red dead redemption 2 Yee-haw! The Red Dead sequel is finally here, and we had a bit of hands-on ahead of the game’s release. 14-15 call of duty We speak to the devs about bringing battle royale to Black Ops IIII .

32-42 INTERVIEWS + BULLETINS We shot the breeze with

Cloves, Paul Kelly, Cat Power, Thundamentals, The Living End, Kav Temperley, Tom Morello, and Mr Jebediah Esquire himself, Bob Evans. 44-45 JOHN BUTLER TRIO John Butler gives us a peek behind the Marshall stack and discusses some of the themes and tales behind the brand new album from his Trio, Home .

28 out this month Red Dead Redemption 2 , Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII , Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey , Forza Horizon 4 , Starlink: Battle for Atlas and loads more.

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Extras Pages 4–5 / 14 / 16–17

DVD & BD Pages 18 – 38

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series ahead of the release of season seven. 26 SPINNING MAN It’s Pearce (Guy) vs. Pierce (Brosnan) in this noirish thriller. We spoke with director Simon Kaijser. 28 THE RIDER This affecting docu-drama follows an injured rodeo rider who’s determined to get back in the saddle again. 30-34 REVIEWS Solo: A Star Wars Story, Skyscraper, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, The First Purge, My Friend Dahmer, Wentworth: S6, Ash vs. Evil Dead: S3 and more.

4-5 EXTRAS Solo: A Star Wars Story fun facts; Tessa Thompson is red hot right now; must-see film and TV in October; Aussie director John V. Soto opens The Gateway . 14 FEMALE FILMMAKERS In a special Halloween edition, we profile four notable women that have successfully dabbled in the mad and macabre. 16-17 BOB J Our resident film historian looks back at Hitchcock’s classic thriller North by Northwest (1959).

18-19 SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Production designer Neil Lamont on creating the world of this Star Wars spin-off. 20-21 THE WALKING DEAD We caught up with veteran special make-up artist and TWD producer/director, Greg Nicotero. 22 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 Andy Samberg returns for the third installment in the animated monster franchise. 24 AMERICAN HORROR STORY We look back at this wonderfully twisted anthology

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Cinema Pages 8 – 12

8-9 FIRST MAN La La Land ’s Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling reuinite for this Neil Armstrong biopic. 10-11 A STAR IS BORN STACK caught up with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga ahead of the premiere at TIFF 2018.   12 REVIEWS The Predator, Smallfoot , plus a sneak peek at what’s in cinemas this October.

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