New Christs announce European, Australian dates

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By The Barman

The Barman

06 May 2025

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The New Christs have confirmed a UK and Europe tour in August 2025 – their first gigs on the Continent in 11 years.  The 18-date tour kicks off in Manchester, UK, on August 19 and includes Glasgow and London before making its way to Italy, France and Spain.

Closer to home, tickets are on sale for their Sydney show with The On and Ons on June 6 here and they’ll play with Tumbleweed at the Hamilton Station Hotel in Newcastle on June 21. Tickets for that gig are here. 

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Vale James Baker. Born To Be Loved.

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By The Barman

The Barman

06 May 2025

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The term “legend” is readily applied in rock and roll it but it belonged to James Baker. Drummer, at various times, for the Hoodoo Gurus, Scientists, The Victims, Beasts of Bourbon, The Dubrovniks and The Beasts, James succumbed to cancer at home in Perth last night, aged 71.

Tributes have been flying around the Interwebs all day and two of the best come from Melbourne and Sydney. They bear repetition here.

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Budd team with some heavy hitters for run of split-single shows

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By The Barman

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05 May 2025

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The current iteration of ‘90s alternative rock band Budd (right) are releasing their new split seven-inch single with Geelong band Smoke Witch ahead of a run of New South Wales and Victorian shows.

Budd has lasted through numerous line-up changes, since the heady days of the early ‘90s, releasing four albums and three EPs that captured the of grunge, stoner rock, punk, and hard rock.



Originally from Brisbane, the current Melbourne-based line-up is original guitarist Jeremy Finlayson, with drummer Cris Wilson (Warped, Hoss, Johnny Casino, Legends of Motorsport) and bassist Kez (Holocene, Autohaze, Sunset Strip, Magnolia Strip).  

“Banger” is the single and you can hear it here.

Budd will be joined at the NSW shows by Sydney heavy blues/doom rock band Hekate, Melbourne's Spitting Chips (ex Cosmic Psychos members), and reunited ‘90s Sydney band Drill, who will also head to Melbourne for release shows in Geelong and Melbourne.

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9  – Link & Pin, Woy Woy 
w/ Hekate + Spitting Chips
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10 - Moshpit, Sydney - 2 SHOWS!
Afternoon show w/ Spitting Chips + Drill
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Evening show w/ Hekate + Spitting Chips
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11 - La La La's, Wollongong
w/ Hekate + Spitting Chips
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23 - Stone Vault Studios, Fyansford (Geelong)
w/ Smoke Witch + Drill (NSW)
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24 - Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar
w/ Smoke Witch + Drill (NSW)
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Who needs kryptonite when you have an EP full of Wraydioactivity?

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By The Barman

The Barman

05 May 2025

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Wraydioactive! – The Wraylettes (Fyrbyrd Records)

It’s four songs across a seven-inch vinyl EP and because it’s a homage to the late Link Wray (who deserves to be everybody’s Guitar God) played by the world’s only all-girl Link Wray tribute band, it sounds a lot like Link Wray.

You should know that Link Wray was a man of varied talents. His 1958 hit “Rumble” was just one claim to fame. Not only was he The King of overdriven and distorted surf guitar instrumentals, he worked across swamp rock, country and rockabilly.

On his one and only Australian tour, he pinned crowds to the back walls of venues like Sydney’s Metro Theatre with volume that would have put Thorpey to shame.

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It's a different drumbeat for this ex-Lime Spider

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By The Barman

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04 May 2025

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He’s best known around these parts as the explosive drummer for the classic line-up of the Lime Spiders but Richard Lawson has moved down a radically different musical path since then.

He's evolved into a multi-instrumentalist, contributing to more than 25 recordings across many genres.  His latest project is a collaboration “How To Read A City, Your Place of Last Resort”, recorded by Acacia Quartet at Richard's Four Winds studio in Bermagui, New South Wales ,  

Exploring themes of love, loss, and storytelling through intricate harmonies and lyrical intonation as well as unusual instrumentation, “How To Read a City” comes to WestWords Parramatta on Thursday May 29 at 6.00pm for its live premiere. Tickets are free but it’s best to reserve places here.

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• elizabeth watson
• simon marnie
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Generic labels and algorithms are irrelevant on an Adelaide Saturday night

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

04 May 2025

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_{Ripley Hood fronts Velvet Parade.}

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

In his recent review of “Adjustment Disorder”, The Institutionalist’s new album, the reviewer states: "Post-punk is a stupid term. It’s even dumber than Punk. But everybody can get their head around it, right?"

Well, the algos on the various streaming/attention services certainly require such absurd categorisation to flourish. Partly because you know, a fuckin' robot is a fuckin' robot, with no concept of reality - because the terms of reality are defined by humans, and robots can't think, much less define shit. Can you imagine a robot, all on its own, suggesting that a ferry be called “Boaty McBoatface”. for example?

You should be able to walk into a pub with a bunch of bands playing, like I did last night to see Electric Badger, The Cold Field, and the Velvet Parade, and, instead of identifying what genre each band was, to simply get down and enjoy the music, the performers, and the quite varied expanse of what is, essentially, forms of rock 'n' roll.

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New Chris Masuak 45 pre-orders open

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By The Barman

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04 May 2025

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The scorching “The Kiss Off” b/w “Carny Marriage” is the farewell single for Chris Masuak And The Viveiro Wave Riders on US label Savage Magic Records, and we’re selling a limited number via the I-94 Bar Bandcamp site where you can also have a listen. Pre-orders are open now. 

Chris “Klondike” Masuak should need no introduction, with a heritage that includes service in Radio Birdman, the Hitmen, the Screaming Tribesmen, the New Christs and his own Klondike’s North 40, The Raouls and the Juke Savages.

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• radio birdman
• screaming tribesmen
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Book shows the ex-Barracudas singer is still sailing a sea of possibility

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

04 May 2025

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Travel In Peace. Word and Image
by Jeremy Gluck
(Incunabula)

You remember the 1970s and 1980s. Band appears with different, infectious single. Then a few more. Then ... they develop, they change direction ... and finally splinter off. Some maintain their creative imperative, releasing occasional (often astonishing) items which don't make the hit parade but... often resonate far more satisfyingly than those callow original singles. 

It's as if the relentless click-clack-clatter of their internal engine just cannot be stopped, and they jump tracks in search of a different destination, another way home...

Now, to change the subject completely...

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• travel in peace

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"Ghost" EP is majesty in a Velvet glove

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

28 April 2025

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Ghost - Velvet Parade (Kasumuen Records)

In what promises to be a huge weekend, this Saturday (May 3) Velvet Parade will be in Adelaide ahead of their Japanese tour, supported by The Cold Field and Electric Badger. 

Velvet Parade is Cold Harbour's Vincent J. Kramer is on guitar, Fraudband's Don Drum is on drums, The Coves' Pete Azzopardi is on bass, Ashley Jones (from Matt Malone and The Holy Spirits) is on keys, and (former Adelaide boy) Ripley Hood on vox ...

Sorry, why is Rip a former Adelaide boy?

Well, he found the railway station, is what I heard...

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