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  • nursery crimes bowlo

    They were a first-time band for many underage gig-goers in the 1990s so there’s a certain irony in  Melbourne hardcore exponents Nursery Crimes paying a visit to Sydney with a show at Marrickville Bowling Club on April 26.

    It will be a night of old and new with O.G. support in the form of Herbal Lunatics (Ben Brown singing songs of  his old band, The Hellmen) and Fun Again! (members of Bored! and Massappeal), with Northern Beaches upstarts The Darrans and newcomers Bugg Music opening proceedings.

    Nursery Crimes were Australian pioneers of all age shows in the ‘90s and many who saw them back in the day now have kids of their own. The good news is that U18s are good to be at the Bowlo if accompanied by a (responsible) adult.

    In their first life, Nursery Crimes were support-of-choice for international tourists like L7, Henry Rollins, Faith No More and Fugazi. They released two full length albums before breaking up the first time in 1994 and have reformed a handfull of times since 2006. This will be their first Sydney gig in 15 years and tickets are on sale here.

     

  • settle downSettle Down – Crankees (Evil Tone)

    The album does not fuck around so the review shall not: Sydney’s Crankeesencapsulate kicking against suburban ennui like Eddy Current Supression Ringdid 20 years ago, but won’t attract the same adoration because they don’t come from Melbourne.

    Where ECSR complained about boredom and negative ATM balances with what, at times, seemed like resigned ambivalence, Crankees sound, well, cranky. It’s punk rock that never tries too hard. The other truth is that “Settle Down” deserves to be heard further afield.