Top Tens for 2021: Ashley Thomson of Sydney '80s punks The Kelpies
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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!!!
Peter Black solo tour FEB 5 - Society City - Wollongong, NSW Details 7 - Velvet Fog Records - Katoomba, NSW Details 13 - The Cave Inn, Brisbane, QLD Tickets 14 - Vinnies Dive Bar, Gold Coast, QLD (Matinee Show) Tickets 19 - Medusa Bar, Geelong, VIC Tickets 20 - Town Hall Hotel, Melbourne (two sets) Details 21 - Shedshaker Brewing Company, Castlemaine, VIC Details 27 - Hopsters Brewery - Sydney Details 28 - Flow Bar - Old Bar, NSW Details MAR 1 - Hiss and Crackle Records, Newcastle, NSW Details
Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes Service Station Chcken Tour FEB 27 – The Main Bar, Ballarat, VIC 28 – Union Hotel, Brunswick, VIC MAR 1 – Bendigo Hotel, Brunswick, VIC
The Gnomes Dive! Dive! Dive! Rock ‘n’ Roll Dive Bar Tour FEB 14 - Shotkickers, Thornbury (8pm) + Public House + Special Guests 20 - The Tote Front Bar, Collingwood (6pm) + Champ Ruby 21 - Kindred Bandroom, Footscray (8pm) + Stimpies + special guests
The Sugar Beats + Plastic Section Golden Barley, Enmore - Feb 20
TsuShiMaMiRe (JP) Australian Tour FEB 19 - Shotkickers, Melbourne, VIC 20 – Trash Cult, Bendigo, VIC 22– Young St Tavern, Frankston, VIC 27 - Shadows, Canberra, ACT 28 – Moshpit, Sydney, NSW
The Jackets (CH) Australian Tour FEB 25 – Shotkickers, Thornbury, VIC + Plastic Section + Burning Effigy + Special Secret Guest 26 - Vineyard, St Kilda, VIC (Door sales only) 27 – Mixtape Bar & Brewing, Marrickville, Sydney, NSW (moved from Marrickville Bowlo) + The Strike-Outs + pocketwatch 28 - The Bendi, Collingwood, VIC MAR 1 -– Trash Cult, Bendigo, VIC (arvo show) + Grinding Eyes, + The Damos 2 – The Last Chance, Melbourne, VIC Tickets
Cosmic Psychos "I Really Like Beer Tour" FEB 12 — Royal Oak, Launceston, TAS 13 — Forth Pub, Devonport, TAS 14 — Altar, Hobart, TAS Bleak Squad FEB 7 - Blue Mountains Theatre & Community Hub, Springwood, NSW 8 - East Perth Power Station, WA 12 - .Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat, VIC 13 - Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC 14 – Riverboats Festival, Echuca, VIC 19 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD 20 – Imperial Hotel, Eumundi, QLD 21 - The Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah, NSW MAR 4 - Canberra Theatre Playhouse, ACT 5 - The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW 8 - Golden Plains Festival, Meredith, VIC Tickets
On The Loose Presents Guitar Wolf Australian Tour MAR 14 - Perth, Seasonal Brewing Co. 15 - Fremantle, The Buffalo Club all WA shows with Aborted Tortoise 18 - Gold Coast, Vinnie's Dive Bar w/ supports TBC 19 - Nambour, The Ramp w/ supports TBC 20 - Brisbane, Season Three w/ Future Shocks & Evil Dick Industries 21 - Sydney, Factory Fusebox w/ supports TBC 22 - Wollongong, La La La's w/ Itchy & the Nits 25 - Bendigo, Trash Cult w/ supports TBC 26 - Castlemaine, Bridge Hotel w/ The Freedom Wave 27 - Melbourne, The Tote w/ Alien Nosejob & Cujo 28 - Frankston, Singing Bird w/ Split System & DJ Centipede & The Worms 29 - Balnarring, Social Club w/ Cry Cyclops Tickets
“Surreal Science” Music of the Scientists & Kim Salmon and The Surrealists APR 10 – The Corner, Melbourne Tickets 11 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney Tickets 18 – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA Tickets
Shooting up vaccine while saying, “’scuse me while I kiss the sky