Top Tens for 2021: Ashley Thomson of Sydney '80s punks The Kelpies
Shooting up vaccine while saying, “’scuse me while I kiss the sky
Wavves – “Hideaway” album. I play it every day for months. Loved ‘em since “King of The Beach”.
Private Function - Best rock/punk band in Australia and also the funniest. Their live shows are action from start to finish.
Ceremony – There has been an astonishing progression over the last 10 years. Think Husker Dü/Replacements, but they have gotten to this neon, cool place at the moment. Their old shows on YouTube are killer.
A kid I made, Spike Vincent, made this beautiful song called “Time Machine”, it’s in skateboarding movies etc. I love it.
Watching this year’s Stones tour on YouTube and the Beatles doco (I love both of ‘em.)
Started a new label called Rolled in Glitter Records: “You can’t shine a turd but you can roll it in glitter” . I will be raiding my vaults. Vanity label extreme.
How my close friends were supportive during virus crazy time.
Shane McGowan doco “Fairy Tale in New York”. It gives me rising sad tears every time.
Also fuck all you, you rusted on Radio Birdman heads!!!
Starcrazy (album launch) + Pocketwatch + Sereia Darlin’ Nikki’s, St Peters, NSW - Oct 19 Tickets
Kim Salmon’s Smoked Samon How Did They Ever Manage Tour OCT 11 - George Lane, St Kilda - Tix 13 - Wheatsheaf, Adelaide - Tix 19 - Bearded Lady, Brisbane - Tix 24 - Tanswells, Beechworth - Tix 25 - Smiths, Canberra - Tix 26 - Django @ Camelot, Sydney - Tix 27 - Frank's Wild Years, Thirroul - Tix NOV 1 - Hybrid Wave House, Fremantle ("In conversation with Kim Salmon" appearance) - Tix 2 - Lyrics, Perth - Tix 3 - Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle (Free Entry) 9 - Merri Creek Tavern, Melbourne - Tix
Penny Ikinger and the Not France and Spain Tour OCT 13 - L'Alimentation Générale, Paris, w/ Glenn Burns (AUS) 17- Funhouse, Madrid w/ Jibaros (ESP) 18 -La Casa De Sabica, Pamplona 19 - VIII. ZZ Rock Jaialdia, Zumarraga 26 - Skate Parc Le Moulin du Rousseau, Périgueux, FR (solo) w/ Kosmik Twaregs (ESP) Tickets
Hard-Ons' 40th Anniversary Australian Tour Oct - Nov 2024 OCT 18 - Soapbox, Brisbane, QLD 24 - Sussex Inlet Tavern, Sussex Inlet, NSW 25 - La La La’s, Wollongong, NSW 26 - Paddo RSL, Sydney. NSW 27 - Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle, NSW 31 - Altar, Hobart, TAS NOV 1 - - The Tote, Melbourne, VIC 2 - Singing Bird Studios, Frankston, VIC 3 - Red Hill Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC 4 - Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC 7 - Amplifier, Perth, WA 8 - Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough, WA 9 - Froth & Fury, Adelaide, SA Tickets
Los Chicos Australian Tour 2024 OCT 31 - Old Bar, Fitzroy, VIC w/ Mesa Cosa + The Breadmakers - tix NOV 1 -The Tote. Collingwood, VIC w/ The Hard-Ons * - tix 2 - Volta, Ballarat, VIC w/ The Meanies * - tix 3 - Red Hill Hotel, Chewton, VIC (arvo) w/ Hard-Ons - tix 3 - St.Kilda Bowls Club, VIC (evening) w/ Private Function* 4 - Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy, VIC w/ Mach Pelican * - tix 8 - Marrickville Bowlo w/ New Christs + Crankees * - tix 9 - River Rocks, Barwon Club, Geelong - tix 10 - River Rocks Rehab, Barwon Club, Geelong - tix * plus Human Toys (FR)
Buzzocks Australian Tour OCT 25 - Brisbane - The Triffid 26 - Adelaide - The Gov 27 - Fremantle - Metropolis 31 - Newcastle - King St Bandroom NOV 1 - Sydney - Metro Theatre 2 - Melb - Northcote Theatre 3 - Lorne - Lorne Theatre 4 – Castlemaine - Theatre Royal Tix
Chimers Australian Tour OCT 3 - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney w/ Party Dozen NOV 8 - Old Bar, Melbourne w/ Bench Press + No Hoper 9 - River Rocks Festival, Barwon Club, Geelong 10 - Poison City Records in-store (afternoon) 20 - Freo Social, Fremantle w/ The Saints ’73-’78 21 - Old Habits, Perth w/ Spacerhead + Lounge Tourist + Ten Cent Tiger 23 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane w/ The Saints ’73-’78 SOLD OUT 24 - Sonic Sherpa in-store (afternoon) w/ Kellie Lloyd (solo) 24 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane w/ The Saints ’73-’78 SOLD OUT 25 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane w/ The Saints ’73-’78 29 - Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul w/ The Saints ’73-’78 DEC 7 - Trocadero Room, Sydney w/ Antenna + Cammy Cautious & the Wrestlers + The Sevilles 15 - The Tote, Melbourne JAN 31 - La La La’s, Wollongong + special guests
Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders Victorian Tour NOV 6 – PBS live to air 7 – Trash Cult, Bendigo, VIC 8 – The Tote, Collingwood, VIC 9 – River Rocks, Barwon Club, Geelong 10 – St Kilda Bowls Club, St Kilda, VIC 11 – Last Chance Bar, Melbourne, VIC
The Saints ‘73-‘78 NOV 13 - Adelaide Hindley St. Music Hall + Double Agents 15 - Castlemaine Theatre Royal (SOLD OUT) + Parsnip 16 - Melbourne Northcote Theatre (SOLD OUT) + The Double Agents 17 - Melbourne Northcote Theatre + Alien Nosejob 20 - Fremantle Freo Social + Chimers 22 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre + Kim Salmon & The Surrealists 23 - Brisbane, Princess Theatre (SOLD OUT) + Chimers 24 - Brisbane, Princess Theatre *new show* + Chimers Tickets
“Pig Out On Punk #2” I Hate People + The Owen Guns + Nunchukka Superfly + Flowers For Jayne + The Dark Clouds + The Pingers Marrickville Bowlo, NSW - Dec 14
The Stranglers 50 Years In Black 2025 Australasian Tour MAR NZ 13 - Powerstation, Auckland 15 - Meow Nui, Wellington 16 - Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch AUS 19 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney 20 - The Tivoli, Brisbane 22- Forum, Melbourne 23 - The Gov, Adelaide 25 - Astor Theatre, Perth Tickets
Shooting up vaccine while saying, “’scuse me while I kiss the sky