Sydney bands rally for Mick Blood with all-star benefit gig

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By The Barman

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07 August 2014

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Mick Blood’s life was turned upside down in June this year when an altercation in a pub in his new home of Newcastle left him in hospital with serious head injuries. 

The vocalist for legendary Australian band the Lime Spiders suffered brain damage and faces a long road of rehabilitation and recovery.

The Lime Spiders were one of the most influential bands to spring from the fevered Sydney underground scene of the 1980s. After the success of their "Slave Girl" single on Citadel Records, they went on to sign a global record deal and toured the world.

Over the course of three studio albums, four EPs and a live record, the Spiders cut a swathe through the Aussie music scene, appearing on the soundtrack to the “Young Einstein” movie and earning praise from the likes of Jello Biafra, Iggy Pop and Joey Ramone.

The cream of the Sydney scene is now rallying behind Mick in his hour of need with an all-star benefit show scheduled for the Bald Faced Stag Hotel at Leichhardt in Sydney from 3pm on Saturday, September 27.

• Mick
• lime
• spiders
• blood
• benefit

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The Paintings On Your Wall Say Gambler! Gambler! - Peter Black (Citadel)

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10 August 2014

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It might be apt to drop in some Dylan to catch your attention from the get-go (“There’s something happening here and you don’t know what it is/ Do you, Mr Jones?”) but it’s not necessary. Cutting to the chase, Peter Black is using melodies and colouring here to make a solo album that’s his most captivating to date.

• Citadel
• hard-ons
• peter black
• blackie
• solo
• nunchukka
• superfly
• the paintings on your wall say gambler! gambler!

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Television Addicts record two songs and may tour

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10 August 2014

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That almost-reunion we told you about of Perth punk pioneers The Victims is bearing fruit with a recording session preceding a one-off show.

Original members Dave Flick (aka Hoodoo Guru Dave Faulkner) and mercurial drummer James Baker were joined by Hard Ons bassist Ray Ahn for a gig at Perth’s Rosemont Hotel on August 9, billed The Television Addicts. You can see some footage below with more after the fold. 

• punk
• perth
• television
• james
• baker
• dave
• faulkner
• victims
• flick
• ray ahn
• addicts

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Dreamtime - Dreamtime (Conquest Of Noise)

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10 August 2014

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It’s been brow-beaten, down-trodden, emasculated and generally forced underground but hard ’n’ heavy rock and roll has never been fully wiped out these last 20 years.

Purists will tell you that it still exists in the cracks and crevices of grimy back-streets in a select number of cities. They’ll go on to say that the so-called power trio format is its most genuine manifestation because it allows each element to stand out in the sharpest of relief.

• psychedelic
• stoner
• conquest of noise
• dreamtime

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Zonar Rose - Keith Morris, Ty Segall, John Dwyer and Steven McDonald b/w Girl It’s Me - The Primevals (Glitterhouse Records)

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10 August 2014

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If you’’re aware of the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project you’ll already know the quality of the acts contributing to the ongoing series of musical tributes to the late Gun Club frontman. Here’s another salvo, this time in the shape of a double A-sided seven-inch single pairing a punk rock supergroup of sorts with a super garage rock group from Scotland.

• primevals
• off
• jeffrey lee pierce
• redd kross
• ty segall
• thee oh-sees
• glitterhouse records
• zonar rose
• girl it's me

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Vahan Matkaa Viela b/w Lippalakki Suojana - Riitaoja (Dull City Records)

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10 August 2014

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Chances are that your command of the Norwegian language is as limited as mine and that your knowledge of the Finnish underground music scene is even more bereft. That’s why the finer details behind this moody seven-incher by Finnish band Riitaoja on a tiny label from Norway will probably forever remain darker than a late evening stroll in an Arctic Circle winter.

• vahan matkaa viela
• lippalakki suojana
• riitaoja
• dull city records

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Saturated b/w My Pal - Cellophane Suckers (Ghost Highway)

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By The Barman

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10 August 2014

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This is a strictly limited edition (250 copies) double-headed tribute to Aussie icons Beasts of Bourbon and GOD that hits the spot like a depth charge in a bathtub.

• beasts of bourbon
• single
• ghost highway
• cellophane
• suckers
• GOD

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Perdition - Not Just Another Anthology (Reactor Records)

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

09 August 2014

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Punk rock from Adelaide? No. This is a actually great little pop record.

Take the CD’s opener, "Nothing For You". If it weren’t for the times (of buzzsaw fuzz guitar) and the haircuts (ok) you’ve got yourself a tight, fast, witty and pointed powerpop outfit.

Simple.

• punk
• adelaide
• perdition
• reactor records
• not just another anthology

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Looking back: Dick Wagner in conversation with Geoff Ginsberg

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By Geoff Ginberg

Geoff Ginberg

08 August 2014

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The recent passing of legendary American guitarist Dick Wagner is as good an excuse as any to look back on his long and incredible career. Philadelphia-based record label head, manager, writer and all-round music maven Geoff Ginsberg conducted a landmark I-94 Bar interview with Dick in 1999. It's reprised below. - The Barman

• Lou
• Reed
• dick
• alice
• cooper
• bob ezrin
• wagner

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