Go - Little Murders (Off The Hip)

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By The Barman

The Barman

27 April 2014

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Guitar pop like this has no equal. Rob Griffiths has been writing and playing it longer than anyone can remember. Little Murders are a Melbourne institution and the current line-up is the longest serving. Each of these facts is connected.

• off-the-hip
• power
• pop
• powerpop
• rob
• little
• murders
• griffiths
• go!

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She Loves You But You're Dead: Niagara Detroit in Profile

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By The Barman

The Barman

26 April 2014

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_{Rick Chesshire cartoon}

January 27, 2008 - If the impending (2008) return to live performance by premier Detroit art-punk chanteuse Niagara isn't enough to get you excited, you're browsing the wrong website or you're a cadaver.

• punk
• ron
• asheton
• hitmen
• niagara
• destroy all monsters
• dark carnival
• stoogs
• colonel galaxy

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Only Want You For Your Body - Buffalo (Aztec)

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By Steven Danno-Lorkin

Steven Danno-Lorkin

26 April 2014

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Aztec Music once again has done a brilliant job with great remastering, a massive booklet with liner notes, band interviews and tons of photos. Plus 2 rare bonus tracks (a 7” edit/mix of "What’s Going On" and a live GTK recording of "United Nations"). Aztec have done such a good job that the bootleggers have actually had the nerve and audacity to cry unfair...Ha! Maybe the bootleggers should pay the band some royalties first, before complaining too much.

• peter
• dave
• buffalo
• tice
• wells
• only want you for your body

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Buffalo Dead Forever - Buffalo (Aztec)

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By Steven Danno-Lorkin

Steven Danno-Lorkin

26 April 2014

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I remember when I first bought this album. It would have been around 1974 or '75 on my first visit to Sydney's famous Ashwoods Records in Pitt Street (RIP). Being a poor high school student, the idea of cheap second-hand albums was cool beyond words! For about $2-3 each I scored Slade "Slayed", "Black Sabbath Vol 4" and, of course, Buffalo’s debut LP "Dead Forever".

• john
• dave
• buffalo
• tice
• forever
• pete
• wells
• baxter

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Mother's Choice and Average Rock 'n' Roller - Buffalo (Aztec)

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By Steven Danno-Lorkin and The Barman

Steven Danno-Lorkin and The Barman

26 April 2014

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All good things must come to an end and Aztec's reissue series on the mighty Buffalo is something that in a perfect world would never end (a world which would also include hangover free beer, amps that really do go to eleven and pizza that grows on trees).

Considered by some collector types as not being as valid as the earlier Buffalo albums, "Mothers Choice" and "Average Rock & Roller" are both very different to the hard and heavy jams as heard during the John Baxter (guitarist, songwriter) era of the group.

• dave
• buffalo
• mother's choice
• average rock 'n' roller
• tice

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Opinion: You can be a successful band without airplay

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By Anonymous Australian Band Member

Anonymous Australian Band Member

25 April 2014

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By An Anonymous Australian Band Member

Recently I was interested to read an article on a News Corporation website in which Justin Burford, from a lame pop band called End of Fashion, took aim at AustralIa’s national youth broadcaster JJJ.

• live
• band
• column
• end of fashion
• triple jay
• jjj
• airplay

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Stinky Lines, Avant Gardeners, Harry Howard and the NDE

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

25 April 2014

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If the '90s and early '00s were the era of young folk aping the look of punk junkies (see Buffy the Vampire Slayer), the Twenteens will be remembered as the era of OI! BEARDFACE! YOU! FACE THE FUCKING AUDIENCE! You are PERFORMING! YOUR BACK DOES NOT PERFORM! YOU FUCKING TWAT!

• harry
• howard
• nde
• live
• adelaide
• dave graney
• clare moore
• edwina preston

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New Christs preview new album "Incantations"

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By The Barman

The Barman

25 April 2014

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The New Christs are re-surfacing after knuckling down in the studio to work on their forthcoming album, “Incantations”. The band hits the stage at Beaches in Thirroul (in Wollongong’s northern suburbs) on Sunday night. Support band,The Escarpment, opens the evening at 5pm and admission is free.

Volcanic Rock - Buffalo (Aztec Music)

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By Ken Shimamoto and Steve Danno-Lorkin

Ken Shimamoto and Steve Danno-Lorkin

25 April 2014

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I copped this 2006 reish late (thanks ‘n’ a tip o’ the hat to Lou Ridsdale at Lance Rock Publicity), but the Barman is generously allowing me to weigh in with myYankee two cents’ worth.

• rock
• buffalo
• vocanic
• dave tice
• john baxter

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