The Sex Pistols Featuring Frank Carter - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney. 08/04/2025.
Proving no-one is irreplaceable.
The Beasts - Manning Bar, Sydney Uni. 22/02/2025.
James Baker’s farewell.
John Kennedy & the New Originals - Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney. 18/01/2025.
Always a great fun gig and nice to have had JFK holidaying back in Sydney for a couple of gigs.
Fowl Weather Vein - MoshPit Bar, Sydney. 06/03/2025.
First gig back on stage after a long hiatus. Watch out for this band!
SXY XMS and the Smoking Ruins 17/05/2025 – Gasoline Pony 29/03/2025.
Two of Sydney’s most enjoyable live bands. Genuine inner-city cred. Every gig these bands play is a real good time.
Dave McCormack & the Polaroids – Union Hotel, Newtown. 28/09/2025.
This band is always great fun to see, always putting a smile on everyone’s face. Great songs, great fun.
Joeys Coop – Union Hotel, Newtown. 13/04/2025.
One of this country’s greatest bands. Such a great live sound and their songs are fantastic.
The Apartments - Red House 09/11/2025
This was having Peter Milton Walsh’s beautiful music playing in your loungeroom with a few close friends.
The Wraylettes & FAHM – Petersham Bowling Club 07/09/2025A wild Sunday afternoon from these two wonderful bands. So much great music and good fun.
Crème Brulee – Golden Barley 13/06/2025
A genuinely great band playing sets of the best songs from our past. Every gig is a party.
Sydney Punkfest – Crowbar 02/11/2025
Fuck the Neighbours, a band of great musos assembled to play classic Australian punk and post-punk songs. A live punk jukebox. Descent Into Chaos was the main support and wow!, this three piece were exceptional.
Other really enjoyable gigs from 2025.
Great bands and musos and I’m looking forward to seeing these people continue to play in 2026:
Victoria, The Nature Strip, Ashley Naylor, The On & Ons, Hovering Spooks, The Clean Break, Smudge, St Peters, Drugs In Sport, Looch Lewis & the Press Gangsters, The Cannanes, The Sugar Beats, Spurs For Jesus, Handsome Young Strangers, The Stallers, Infinity Broke, The Electorate, Charlie Owen, Bernie Hayes, Peter Simpson & the Infinite Mirrors, Sick Fizz, Thee Cha Cha Chas, Love Me, Dave Orwell and the DMR, Snarski Circus Lindy Band, Rubber Necker, The Crystal Set and
10 Albums I most enjoyed
The Green Circles’ self-titled album. Get it here.
FÄHM’s self-titled album. Get it here.
Peter Simpson’s “Good Times Gone Bad”. Get it here.
The Autumn Hearts album “Mr Sunshine”. Get it here.
The Gnomes album “Introducing… The Gnomes”. Get it here.
Loose Lips album “Last Laugh”. Get it here.
The Prize album “In The Red”. Get it here.
The On And Ons album “Come On In”.
The Unknowns album “Looking From The Outside”. Get it here.
Reissue of 2025
The Hollowmen album “So Long”. Get it here.
10x Vinyl Singles I most enjoyed
The Stems - “Deep Freeze”. Get it here.
The James Baker Beat with Dom Mariani - “Friday Night Friend”. Get it here.
Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes - “Walking”. Get it here.
Licklash - “Party Line” from “Big Smile” - 4 track 7-inch. Get it here.
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - “Shapes And Forms”. Get it here.
The Wraylettes - “Mash Potato Party” from “Wraydioactive”. Get it here.
Bugg Music - “Very Sick Very Cute” (5 track 7-inch). Get it here.
Digital singles
Girl Monstar - “Blue Cats with Green Eyes”. Get it here.
The Hovering Spooks - “Andy Says”. Get it here.
Fowl Weather Vein - “Black Rose For Maria”. Get it here.
