It's a different drumbeat for this ex-Lime Spider

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By The Barman

The Barman

04 May 2025

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He’s best known around these parts as the explosive drummer for the classic line-up of the Lime Spiders but Richard Lawson has moved down a radically different musical path since then.

He's evolved into a multi-instrumentalist, contributing to more than 25 recordings across many genres.  His latest project is a collaboration “How To Read A City, Your Place of Last Resort”, recorded by Acacia Quartet at Richard's Four Winds studio in Bermagui, New South Wales ,  

Exploring themes of love, loss, and storytelling through intricate harmonies and lyrical intonation as well as unusual instrumentation, “How To Read a City” comes to WestWords Parramatta on Thursday May 29 at 6.00pm for its live premiere. Tickets are free but it’s best to reserve places here.

• lime spiders
• Richard lawson
• elizabeth watson
• simon marnie
• How To Read A City, Your Place of Last Resort

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Generic labels and algorithms are irrelevant on an Adelaide Saturday night

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

04 May 2025

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_{Ripley Hood fronts Velvet Parade.}

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The Cold Field
Electric Badger
The Metro, Adelaide
Saturday, May 3, 2025

In his recent review of “Adjustment Disorder”, The Institutionalist’s new album, the reviewer states: "Post-punk is a stupid term. It’s even dumber than Punk. But everybody can get their head around it, right?"

Well, the algos on the various streaming/attention services certainly require such absurd categorisation to flourish. Partly because you know, a fuckin' robot is a fuckin' robot, with no concept of reality - because the terms of reality are defined by humans, and robots can't think, much less define shit. Can you imagine a robot, all on its own, suggesting that a ferry be called “Boaty McBoatface”. for example?

You should be able to walk into a pub with a bunch of bands playing, like I did last night to see Electric Badger, The Cold Field, and the Velvet Parade, and, instead of identifying what genre each band was, to simply get down and enjoy the music, the performers, and the quite varied expanse of what is, essentially, forms of rock 'n' roll.

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New Chris Masuak 45 pre-orders open

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By The Barman

The Barman

04 May 2025

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The scorching “The Kiss Off” b/w “Carny Marriage” is the farewell single for Chris Masuak And The Viveiro Wave Riders on US label Savage Magic Records, and we’re selling a limited number via the I-94 Bar Bandcamp site where you can also have a listen. Pre-orders are open now. 

Chris “Klondike” Masuak should need no introduction, with a heritage that includes service in Radio Birdman, the Hitmen, the Screaming Tribesmen, the New Christs and his own Klondike’s North 40, The Raouls and the Juke Savages.

• hitmen
• new christs
• radio birdman
• screaming tribesmen
• chris masuak
• viviero wave riders
• chris masuak's dog solider

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Book shows the ex-Barracudas singer is still sailing a sea of possibility

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

04 May 2025

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Travel In Peace. Word and Image
by Jeremy Gluck
(Incunabula)

You remember the 1970s and 1980s. Band appears with different, infectious single. Then a few more. Then ... they develop, they change direction ... and finally splinter off. Some maintain their creative imperative, releasing occasional (often astonishing) items which don't make the hit parade but... often resonate far more satisfyingly than those callow original singles. 

It's as if the relentless click-clack-clatter of their internal engine just cannot be stopped, and they jump tracks in search of a different destination, another way home...

Now, to change the subject completely...

• drop out with the barracudas
• travel in peace

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"Ghost" EP is majesty in a Velvet glove

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By Robert Brokenmouth

Robert Brokenmouth

28 April 2025

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Ghost - Velvet Parade (Kasumuen Records)

In what promises to be a huge weekend, this Saturday (May 3) Velvet Parade will be in Adelaide ahead of their Japanese tour, supported by The Cold Field and Electric Badger. 

Velvet Parade is Cold Harbour's Vincent J. Kramer is on guitar, Fraudband's Don Drum is on drums, The Coves' Pete Azzopardi is on bass, Ashley Jones (from Matt Malone and The Holy Spirits) is on keys, and (former Adelaide boy) Ripley Hood on vox ...

Sorry, why is Rip a former Adelaide boy?

Well, he found the railway station, is what I heard...

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• kasumen records
• ripley hood
• velvet parade

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Born Out Of Time is back

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By The Barman

The Barman

27 April 2025

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The Born Out Of Time mini-festival has been dormant since COVID times but is returning to Melbourne to deliver some savage Antipodean sounds.

Saturday May 17 is the date to be at the Town Hall Hotel, North Melbourne, for a bill featuring Gas Babies, The Tommys, Dino Bravo, young upstarts Howl, plus a mystery band.

It’s primo rock ‘n’ roll proudly presented by Munster Times Zine, I-94 Bar and Off The Hip. The shindig kicks off at 5pm, and entry is free. Delish pub grub is available from 5-9pm. See you there.

• i-94 bar
• munster times
• born out of time
• townie
• the tommys
• town hall hotel
• gas babies
• dino bravo
• howl

The Cruel Sea tells Mick Harvey: "This Is Not The Way Home"

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By The Barman

The Barman

27 April 2025

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If Ash Naylor is Australian rock and roll’s Mr Everywhere for holding down spots in The Stems, Paul Kelly’s band, The Church and his own outfit Ash Naylor’s Spaceship, elder statesman Mick Harvey can lay claim to being its Busiest Utility Player.  

Harvey has played with The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Crime & the City Solution, his own bands and more recently with The Saints ’74-78 and now adds The Cruel Sea to his resume.

• the birthday party
• mick harvey
• the cruel sea
• straight into the sun

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Asteroid B612's single arrives

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By The Barman

The Barman

26 April 2025

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"Park Bench Gods", the first single from the forthcoming Astroid B612 album “Roads, Stars”, is here. John Morrison made the clip for what's described as" a raucous, full-throttle return to form that captures the essence of what made Asteroid B-612 an underground cult favourite". If streaming is your thing, play it here.

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• park bench gods
• roads, stars

Frankly speaking, this solo debut is gold

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By Ronald Brown

Ronald Brown

26 April 2025

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Living Between The Lines - Frank Meyer (Kitten Robot) 

Hello Barflies! Have I got a ripper album for you...“Living Between The Lines” is the first Frank Meyer solo album and it is a wonderful record  

Frank, of course, is a founding member of The Streetwalkin Cheetahs, and guitarist for Handsome Dick Manitoba (ex-The Dictators), legendary LA punk band Fear, and vocalist for James Williamson (Iggy and the Stooges) in  James Williamson & The Pink Hearts.  

His other bands include Spaghetti & Frank, Trading Aces, Highway 61, Sweet Justice, and Thor. So he has lots of form.

• bellrays
• james williamson
• cherie currie
• streetwalkin' cheetahs

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