Birdman box set just a shot away
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The planned Radio Birdman CD box set of previously released albums paid with bonus material from the vaults is now tracking for a late July release, it has been announced.
Cheetah Chrome takes to the streets
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It’s an entirely name-worthy pairing: Los Angeles’ best punk rock and roll band, The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, are teaming with Dead Boys guitar legend Cheetah Chrome to hit the road in the USA.
Rolling Stones not On Fire for now
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The Human Riff is on hold. The Rolling Stones have postponed the Australian and New Zealand leg of their 14 ON FIRE tour following the tragic death of Mick Jagger's girlfriend L’Wren Scott.
Vale Scott Asheton, Stooges drummer
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Tributes are pouring in for Stooges drummer Scott Asheton who passed away over the weekend, aged 64.
Half Machine from the Sun: The Lost Tracks from '79-'80 - Chrome (King of Spades Records)
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Naming - what we call things - is important. Especially in music, where a few thoughtless letters conjure up a musical dead end, a drab boring vista of endless garbage. I’m sure we all have our favourite term to hate.
Hikikomori - HITS (Conquest of Noise)
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HITS are an important band: for those who really care about Australia Rock, the history, the character and breathtaking urgency that some bands at certain times can produce.
Not My Girl/Goose Step b/w In My Jungle - Chinese Burns (Swashbuckling Hobo)
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“Not My Girl” shakes like “96 Tears” free-falling out of a 30th-floor building. It takes just as long to hit the bottom. I like it best of the three tunes on this 45.
Everybody b/w Executive - The Dangermen (Swashbucklling Hobo)
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No-nonsense gutter rock’s attack on society’s elites gets a little dirtier with this sterling 45 from Brisbane.
The Mountain b/w Supernatural - Stink Bugs (Swashbuckling Hobo)
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Here’s a freaked-out, lo-fi, mindfuck of a 45 that does Brisbane’s reputation for sonic mayhem no harm. Ex-Hekawis and Shutdown ’66 bassist James Pierce leads the trio on this monstrous single.
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