James McCann gets Hit By Love

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By Matt Ryan of Munster Times

Matt Ryan of Munster Times

25 November 2023

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Much-travelled James McCann (ex-The Drones, Harpoon, James McCann And The New Vindictives, James McCann's Dirty Skirt Band, Nunchukka Superfly) is back with a new LP, a new band name - and even a different first name.

The Melbourne-based singer-guitarist’s latest recording, “Hit With Love” – under the moniker JJ McCann Transmission - is 12 cracking, original tracks that combine elements of ‘80s hard rock, pop and post-punk, and a few that are almost impossible to compare to any others.

Produced by Rob Younger, “Hit with Love” is another solid entry onto McCann’s already exceptional back catalogue. For me he’s one of the country’s great singer/songwriters of the last 20 years. We spoke with JJ via telephone.

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An order of hard-boiled Boris for breakfast

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By The Barman

The Barman

21 November 2023

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Japanese heavy rock pioneers Boris are joining forces with J-Rock legend Kiyoharu for a 2024 Australian tour billed as "Heavy Rock Breakfast".

Boris are known for their relentless pursuit of sonic excellence in heavy rock. The four-piece Boris line-up of Takeshi, Wata, Atsuo and drummer Osamu are playing the Golden Plains Festival in Victoria and the Ωhm Festival in Brisbane, as well as headlining shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle.

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Dumb Country meets Dark Country

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

19 November 2023

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_{Sonic Garage.}  

When I first was approached to vote in Australian elections, the government agency sent me a letter, with a form. I recall the form beginning something like, “I wish to enrol as a voter...”

But I didn't wish to enrol. At all. All I could see were wankers playing at some artificial game of one-up-manship, kids in a schoolyard, without a great deal of integrity or affection for their constituents and no moderating teacher in sight. 

Perhaps, 40-what years ago, I was being unfair.

Anyway, I read the instructions, which - bizarrely - insisted I complete the form in black pen.

So, not really knowing how to deal with this - I thought I'd get into shit if I didn't complete the form - I did complete the form, but in blue pen, and sent it off.

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Masuak and Los Revelators take it back to pop roots

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

19 November 2023

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Revelation – Los Revelators (Los Revelators)

Kamloops? Sounds like what a car mechanic has for breakfast, right?

Nope. It is, in fact, a place. In Canadaaaa!

Placenamesa? Australia has a few beauties: Grong Grong, Iron Knob, Woy Woy, Sydney. 

But, I mean, Canada, right? They really know how to give a town a name, don't they?

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Ex-D4 rocker Dion Lunadon hits the road with new record

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By The Barman

The Barman

17 November 2023

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Onetime frontman for high-energy New Zealanders The D4 and now a New York-based noise-rocker, Dion Lunadon, has a new album out, and a European tour underway with his band, TCB. The tour will be capped by an album launch at TV Eye in Queens, NYC, on December 7. 

The "Systems Edge" LP was released via In The Red Records on November 14. It’s available physically and digitally here.“Nikki” is the latest video single.

Dion says about the video, “The video is a cut and paste homage of snippets from artists involved in what some call the Cinema Of Transgression movement in NYC. The grime and grit of that time/genre perfectly embodying what I would consider the setting of the song."

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
NOV
16th - Ravenna IT, Bronson
17th - Rome IT, Init
18 - Firenze IT, Ex Fila
19 - Marseille FR, L’Intermediaire
20 - Barcelona ES, Razzmatazz 3
21- Madrid ES, Funhouse
22 - Bilbao ES, Rocket
23 - Bordeaux FR, La Maison d'Allez Les Filles
24 -  Perigeaux FR, Le Moulin Du Rousseau
25 -  Nantes FR, Little Atlantique
28 - Hanover DE, Lux
29 - Copenhagen DK, Beta
30 -  Berlin DE, Urban Spree
DEC
1 - Saarbrucken DE, Horst
2 - Winterthur CH, Gaswerk
3 - Bern CH, Hush Hush

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Too much monk business

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By The Barman

The Barman

15 November 2023

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Monks in Sexyland – The Owen Guns (Booker/Bastard Records)

Is it an EP, a mini-album or a long player from a bunch of minimalists? “Monks in Sexyland” clocks in at just eight songs over 13 minutes but who cares what tag you give it. It’s a burst of good old school punk rock Fun with a capital ‘F’.

If you’re wondering about the title, speculate no more. The I-94 Bar does the hard re3search so you don’t have to. An Australian monk by the name of Venerable Chhet went to court two years ago in a bid to stop A Current Affair airing a TV story about the alleged use of a church credit card at a chain of sex stores.

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KId Congo Powers to return in '24

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By The Barman

The Barman

13 November 2023

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Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds are returning to Australia in April 2024.

Kid Congo has one of the most enviable rock n’ roll resumes in existence. He was a founding member of cowpunk blues outfit The Gun Club, guitarist for legendary psycho-billy purveyors The Cramps, and played with Australia’s own, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.

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Superb book proves Florida was once more than a retirement home

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By JD Monroe

JD Monroe

13 November 2023

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Punk Under The Sun: Punk & New Wave in South Florida 
By Joey Seeman and Chris Potash
Hozac Books

I was never really drawn to Florida like so many of my ex-friends and former peers, I always called it "Ohio South" cause you know it's all the same insufferable tv brainwashed right wingers from Ohio who seem to migrate there.

Never liked Marilyn Manson or Disneyland all that much, or even Jimmy Buffet yeehaw beach culture, but weirdly a lot of musicians from all my favorite Murkkkan bands have Floridian roots.

Probably my fave band besides Generation X,Pretenders, and Beasts Of Bourbon was basically born there before relocating to Hollywood: a band called the Coma-Tones, who were, according to my famous old amigo the Sleazegrinder: "Like Jim Morrison singing for Guns N Roses". The vocalist Gio was approximately as excellent as Texacala Jones or early Tex Perkins, the guitar player Jimmy James went on to play for Junkyard and the Hangmen, and he's featured in the book. 

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Back from the dead (and it's not even Easter)

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By Ron Brown

Ron Brown

12 November 2023

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Resurrected – SSD (self released)

Based out of Hervey Bay in Queensland, SSD played every bar they could fine in the 1980s. They toured constantly, playing a mix of covers and some originals until way too much alcohol - and life - got in the way. So they decided to call time on the band…but not their friendship.

Fast-forward to 2023: SSD’s former members all found themselves living in good old Melbourne town - so why not record those originals that were written so long ago? Thank fuck they did because this six pack of tunes is a blast from start to finish.

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• resurrected
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• darren marlow

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