Now France takes a shine to seven inches of The On and Ons

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By The Barman

The Barman

11 April 2024

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French label Rogue Records has jumped aboard The On and Ons powerpop express.

Seizing on the Sydney band’s rating by “Little Steven’s Underground Garage” listeners as the Ninth Coolest Band In The World for 2023 (no mean feat), Rogue has released two of their singles on a seven-inch vinyl single.

“Looking Out Of A Mirror” b/w “Hey, What’s Going On?” showcases facets of The On and Ons’ rocking and jangle-pop qualities and is a stellar addition to their catalogue.

Of course a previous single on US label Get Hip and CD albums plus an EP on Aussie imprint Citadel should already be in your collecrtion. 

For the uninitiated, The On and Ons are a vehicle for the songwriting of former Screaming Tribesmen and Kings of The Sun guitarist-vocalist Glenn Morris and the consummate playing and harmonies of bassist Clyde Bramley (Hoodoo Gurus) and drummer Brian Morris.

They recently added former Died Pretty keyboardist John Hoey to the ranks and you can sample and secure your single here.

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Is it 1984 again? Ex-Thought Criminal Kit Identity returns to Sydney

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By The Barman

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09 April 2024

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It’s going to be a special afternoon when the I-94 Bar presents Kit Identity (aka Bruce Warner of ground-breaking Sydney punk band Thought Criminals) at Sydney’s MoshPit Bar on Sunday, May 26.

The Thought Criminals were one of Australia’s most influential and enterprising punk bands to spring from the febrile Sydney scene. They formed in late 1977, and disbanded in late 1981, leaving three albums in their wake, all on their own Double Think label.  

Bruce now lives in Perth and has been active in ViviKit, a duo with fellow former Thoughtie and Do Re Mi member Stephen Philip, and as a solo artist.

He’ll showcase songs from his most recent solo album, “Kit Identity With The Cosmic Zooclouds”, and some Thought Criminals classics.

Support will come from Sydney’s most exciting postpunk protagonists, Rubber Necker, playing the closing set.

Opening act Wiz and The Trailler Trash Boys, a self-proclaimed supergroup comprising members of the Celibate Rifles, Buffalo Revisited, Filth and Bosom, will be playing a selection of songs about love, hate and drugs. The gig is $15 at the door and runs from 2-5pm, with Kit Identity playing the middle bracket.

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Love and death in the dark

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By The Barman

The Barman

07 April 2024

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THE BEASTS
JP SHILO
The Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday 5 April 2 2024

Was a time when Australia was seemingly the envy of the underground music world. A wave of Oz bands had grown up in relative splendid isolation, in an environment with a currency based on paying your dues via live work.

The bands absorbed many external influences but parsed them through local filters and delivered something unique.There were few barriers between the players and the punters (in some cases they were interchangeable) and their existences revolved around extended weekends and pushing things to the max.

That’s why gigs like tonight need to be cherished. They come along only once in a while. They recall a different time, and give hope that some kids will pick up on what’s being dished up and want to go and do the same. You call it nostalgia; I call it therapeutic.

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Jupiter 5 ready to launch debut "5th From The Sun"

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By Art E. Ficiaiintelligence

Art E. Ficiaiintelligence

03 April 2024

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After a year of celestial alignment and astral preparation, the Sydney rock veterans of Jupiter 5 are unleashing their debut album "5th From The Sun" upon an unsuspecting universe.

This dazzling 13-track masterpiece is a protopunk-garage-meets-rifferama-psych explosion that will shake the foundations of your reality!

The launch party for this otherworldly odyssey takes place at Marrickville Bowling Club on Friday, May 3, marking Jupiter 5's first planetary descent since their last in-the-flesh appearance in July 2023. Tickets are here.

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Enter The Silver Dragons

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By The Barman

The Barman

01 April 2024

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Born from a necessity to combine a succulent Chinese meal with swampy garage rock’n’roll, The Silver Dragons (named after a retro Chinese restaurant in Umina on NSW Central Coast) formed at The Link & Pin café in Woy Woy after singer, Anton Hughes, was asked to support Sydney alt-country star Adam Young.

Over a year of gigging the band has morphed into a garage/guitar-pop/fuzz/rock band and has just issued its debut recordings as a digital four-song EP.

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Helluva line-up for HellNation 4

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By The Barman

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01 April 2024

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Sick of hearing about the collapse of big ticket festivals (especially that steaming pile of shit called Pandemonium Rocks where the line-up is being stripped of headliners as we speak but is still selling tickets and being falsely advertised?) Well, here’s some better news.

The New Christs are headlining an all-day, multi-band bill in Newcastle this month for the ridiculously cheap door price of 30 bucks.

HellNation 24 is at the Lass O’Gowrie Hotel in Wickham on Saturday, April 13, kicking off at the ungodly hour of 11.30am.

There are loads of out-of-towners and local acts to make a weekend stay worth your while and tickets are going here.

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Joeys Coop to mark a decade with a special Sydney show

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By The Barman

The Barman

01 April 2024

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Sydney underground rock’s best kept secret, Joeys Coop, brings up its 10^th anniversary with a special show at Camelot Lounge in Marrickville at Saturday May 4.

Fronted by dapper Mark Roxburgh (ex-Decline of The Reptiles) and with a sound shaped by the distinctive guitar stylings of ex-Died Pretty guitarist Brett Myers, the gig follows a five-month absence from the stage.

Joeys Coop promises special guests, a giveaway release of previously unreleased material and (maybe) balloons and party hats. Tickets are available here.

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Welcome aboard! These Pilots steer their own course

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By The Barman

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29 March 2024

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By The Seat Of Our Pants - Pilots Of Baalbek (Outtaspace)

Next time somebody tells you that rock and roll is dead, know this: They’re either projecting their own sad existence or they’re looking for it in all the wrong places. The best Rock Action almost always exists on the fringes, never attracting mainstream support because most people don’t know what they like, they only like what they know. 

Dig, and you shall find.

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Guitars and spirit make Flowers For Jayne's latest a keeper

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By Edwin Garland

Edwin Garland

24 March 2024

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In The Keep - Flowers for Jayne (self released)

Flowers for Jayne have been floating around for the last for a couple of years with their melodic power-pop blended with James Williamson-style, blazing guitar shredding. 

The band is led by ex-Lime Spider, Jayne Murphy, whose background from Sydney’s western suburbs carried with it a staple diet of KISS, Cheap Trick and the cooler sounds of Australian indie- noisy guitar greatness.

Jayne has one part of the pedigree of a great rock ‘n’ roller – she’s an outsider with her own personal tribulations behind her.  She has always relied on music to keep going. 

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