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  • keith claringbold 2025

    GIGS 

    The Schizophonics at the Factory Floor in Sydney
    And no, Craig, I can’t name three songs and it doesn’t matter one iota.

    The Fadeaways at Marrickville Bowlo, Sydney
    Great fun.

    Barry Adamson-Factory Theatre, Sydney.
    It was a looooooong time since I last saw Barry, playing bass for Magazinein 1980. He was great then and is great now.

  • Top 12 Gigs

    01 Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea - City Recital Hall, Sydney. 31/05/2025.
    Set list full of older songs and deep cuts. 

  • indie sounds sydney2 poster
    The release of Vil-Nil Records’ “Indie Sounds From The Harbour City Volume 2” is imminent, and a tour to support it has been announced.

    A stack of Sydney appear on the LP and CD. The roll call is Hard Ons, Van Ruin, The Darrans, Mezcaltones, Nunchukka Superfly, The On and Ons, The Jane Does, Tshitaki, Fowl Weather Vein, Disgraceland, Division 4, Jupiter 5, Pocketwatch, and  Little Incursions.

    Album pre-sales are open here. Don't be tardy. It will sell out, just like its predecessor. 

    The accompanying tour is extensive, taking in Sydney, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, the Central West, Wollongong, the Central Coast and the Shoalhaven, as well as a gig in Brisbane. Bands appearing include The Jane Does, Fowl Weather Vein, Jupiter 5, The On and Ons, DISCGRACEland, Owen Guns, Loose Surface and I Hate People.

  • fowl weather vein cvrFowl Weather Vein – Fowl Weather Vein (Vi-Nil Records)

    The years 1978-82  produced the greatest explosion of music in the last century. Only the mid to late 1960s rivals it. Some called it New Wave, others came up with Post-Punk.

    Record companies were opening cheque books as fast as new labels arrived and there was the buzz of a DIY ethos. More importantly though, the period produced an artistic tidal wave surfed by one-hit wonders and more enduring artists whose music careers have continued for decades.  

    Consider the massive diversity of a crop that included Wire, Echo and The Bunnymen, Pere Ubu, The Fall, The Pop Group, XTC, The Cure, The Jam, Siouxie and The Banshees, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Blondie, Psychedelic Furs, Gang of Four. There was also the rise of Ska. There were was no single blueprint or style, just an explosion of creativity.