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Punk Rock Explosion

February 20th 2007 13:01
Not much else doing on this blog at the moment, so I thought I'd put up this spiel I got sent to me...

PUNK ROCK EXPLOSION

Black Market Records presents the 7th in a line of highly successful punk rock shows at the Lewisham hotel on Friday 2nd March. Grease yourself up and strap on your drinking hat for yet another night of tip-top Aussie punk rock and drunken tomfoolery.

The show will include $5 Jagerbombs, along with a selection of some of Australia’s most talented independent punk rock bands led by Brisbane legends The Black Market (as seen on ABC TV’s ‘Rage’ and heard on Triple J’s Short.Fast.Loud, appearing as part of their national album release tour).


Joining them are all of Sydney’s finest; Steppin’ Razor, Sniperival, Front Your Enemy and Doin It For The Money, as well as Chaz. H. Scally from Penrith and TopNovil from Wollongong. As usual the show will be at the Livehouse, one of Sydney’s finest live venues (and best kept secrets).

The Livehouse (aka The Lewisham Hotel) is located on the corner of Parramatta Rd and Old Canterbury Road and is fast becoming the proud home of the next generation of Sydney’s ska-punk scene.

Bands start at 8:00pm but be sure to get there by 5:30 for $3.00 local beers and free striptease performances from the beautiful Bombshell dancers. It adds up to almost 10 hours of the finest entertainment you’ll find in Sydney for a price as low as $12. So put on yer skankin’ boots and get yourself down to the Lewisham Hotel Friday March 2nd to be a part of Sydney’s fastest evolving live music scene.

Check out the Bands on Myspace
Sniperival

Front Your Enemy
Doin' it for the Money
The Black Market
Chaz. H. Scally
Steppin Razor
Topnovil
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Stereo City EP

December 7th 2006 10:57


A few months ago Stereo City finally brought a CD out. It was definitely about fucking time!

Unfortunately it’s only five songs… but luckily they included ‘Real Revolution’, otherwise I think some heads may have been busted. This song is brilliant, anyone who’s seen them will tell you this, it’s a real standout track and it sends shivers down my spine when I see it live.

It’s also testament to the band’s ability and the CD’s great production that the rest of the tracks hold up too… ‘Graze’ is a great song, and so is the opener, ‘Bridges’. This is snotty punk with a big rock sound, really solid and if you haven’t heard this band at all then you’ve been missing out.

Stereo City recently lost their drummer, Bibs, and are currently looking for a new one. They have a replacement at the moment (Koby, guitarist from Bagster, switching it up on the drums) but I'm not really sure how many shows they'll be doing until they get a new drummer. They're a tops band so hopefully they'll be fully back into the swing of things soon enough!
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Plonker - Emergency Punk Response

November 27th 2006 06:21


This is the second (and last?) E.P. from Darwin’s ‘premier’ punk band, the absurdly-named Plonker. It’s a bit more refined than their first E.P. When Librarians Attack (which whilst recorded in a more lo-fi way also retained some of the rawness that goes hand-in-hand with this kind of punk-rock).

Emergency Punk Response is more poppy, a few ‘woahs’ here and there, lots of three-chord action and 77-style solos. It’s certainly more focused than their last E.P. (which was probably a little too eclectic to be truly labeled as a ‘punk’-sounding release, though I’ve noticed that the ‘everything-but-the-kitchen-sink’ approach is usually reflective of bands from isolated areas) but I don’t think it really benefits from this. Also, the backup ‘woahs’ are a little weak in parts, lacking energy, and I’d be interested in hearing it live for a comparison.

It’s not a bad E.P. by any stretch, I liked the lyrics and I love the vocals – Australian-sounding but not self-conscious about it, and there’s a general quirkiness to the songs that keeps things interesting. Oh, and the CD’s artwork is hilarious. Worth checking out for the songs ‘Raincoat’, ‘Plonker Theme #1’ and the requisite gimmicky secret track. To be honest though, it’s not the sort of thing I really listen to these days so I probably wouldn’t replay this CD that much.
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Rex Banner and singer part ways!

November 22nd 2006 02:39


Sydney melodic fast punkcore dudes, Rex Banner, have parted ways with their singer Adam. When I say 'parted ways', I pretty much mean they kicked him out. Obviously, there are personal reasons and reasons of difference or whatever that are between him and the band, but with all that aside, it's a real shame as Adam was a great singer and he suited them to a T


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Bagster - Brutiful

November 16th 2006 05:44


I don’t understand the relevance of this EP’s name. Can someone tell me? Obviously, it’s a pun on ‘beautiful’. Is that it? Am I missing something? Am I expecting too much from a pun


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Some Sydney bands to check out

November 1st 2006 09:35
Here's a couple of bands from around Sydney, most are from the Western Sydney area cause that's my hood. Yo.

The Subverts
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Yidcore - If I Were A Rich Man

October 22nd 2006 12:26
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Extra Limb Interview

October 20th 2006 10:48


Extra Limb... what is the extra limb that you speak of?
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Kampei

October 10th 2006 08:31

Kampei – Back to the Day Job
There are 8 songs squeezed onto this debut from Kampei, and all snappy punk/pop ditties that are easy to like too. It’s hard to pick favourites, but I will anyway… “Credibility”, “Closed Down” and “Back to the Day Job”. They mix it up a bit with a few jazzy bits and stuff like that, and they’re definitely their own band – Australian-sounding female vocals are hard to come by in the genre and it’s not all power chords and that kind of shit either, so yeah I like it heaps. The lyrics also cover a wide range of topics from the serious (band’s who jump from trend to trend) to the anecdotal (“Karaoke King”) and the farcial (“Under Suspicion”, I assume it’s not based on fact!) The CD’s not as good as the band are live (what is these days?), but it’s close enough to own


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The Focus

October 5th 2006 10:42
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Cosmic Psychos show!

October 4th 2006 10:36
This is a review I wrote after seeing the Cosmic Psychos play in Sydney late last year. Sadly, the guitarist from the Psychos died just recently, so this was probably the only time I'll ever see them.


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Very Much Robot!

September 27th 2006 07:00
Very Much Robotic


Very Much Robot songs - click to hear, check out the song 'Broken Romeo' in particular


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Bewilderbomb

September 26th 2006 07:14
This is an interview with Brisbane punk band Bewilderbomb, who have recently decided to call it a day after many years of keeping it real. STEVE is the vocalist, HEAD is the drummer, and KRAM is the guitarist, and this interview was conducted earlier this year (so just ignore anything that's irrelevant).

Bewilderbomb songs - click to hear songs


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