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  • graham steel 2025
    Another busy year in the gig circuit in 2025. Plenty of gigs were attended. Plenty of old and new bands were viewed and enjoyed. It was also a year where seven Newcastle bands took on the domestic and global radio land.

    Over the past six months Drugs in Sport, Melvic Centre, Autumn Hearts, Joint Pains, East Coast Low, Lachlan X. Morris and FÄHM ended up being played by more than 450 syndicated radio stations across 11 countries, including Cambodia and Mexico, with a total of over 2800 plays (that are known!! - most are on a regular rotation now) that consumed over 9000 minutes of airtime and made 32 Top Tens and produced four number-ones.

  • andy says creeping jean cvrAndy Says b/w Creeping Jean – The Hovering Spooks (Dominion Recordings)

    This is a fantastic debut release from this Sydney supergroup comprising ex-members of Sunnyboys, Sardine V, Dropbears, Linme Spiders, Wedding Parties Anything, The Saints, Celibate Rifles and the New Christs.

    “Andy Says” is a homage to/observation about Andy Warhol (who else?) that bustles along with the self-assuredness that you’d expect, given the band’s pedigree. It’s a superb piece of lyrically sharp pop rock, propelled by neat guitar interplay from Cub Callaway and Richard Burgman, and Phil Hall’s wonderful vocal.

    Flip it over for the cover of a Kinks B side given the “Prehistoric Sounds”-era Saints treatment in the outro, with horns and vocal again from Phil Hall. It’s not as wired as the paranoid original but it works regardless.

    Stream itor procure a vinyl copy here and apply the supplied banana to the cover art. A word of warning: once you do you won't have a spook's chance of removing it.

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  • bowlo arvo glenn morrisGlenn Morris of The On and Ons.

    The On and Ons
    (aka Clyde Bramley's 70th Birthday Bash)
    + The Hovering Spooks
    Marrickville Bowling Club, NSW
    Sunday, September 15, 2024

    Sunday afternoons at the Bowlo have become a Sydney institution for live music goers of a certain vintage. This one had the added attraction of being a celebration of On and Ons bassist and all-round nice guy Clyde Bramley’s 70th birthday, so there was ample reason for the big crowd in evidence.

    First up, The Hovering Spooks and the bands that their members haven’t played in can be accommodated on the big end of a pin. These Spooks bill themselves as psych but that label’s about as imprecise as they come these days. How about pre-proto-punk dressed-down glam?

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The Living Eye


Right eye
The New Christs
+ Jupiter 5
+ The Stallers
Marrickville Bowlo, Sydney
- June 19
Tickets

Sister Paul (JP)
Australian Tour
MAY
21 - Kindred Studios, Yarraville, VIC (lunchtime)
22 – Medusa, Geelong, VIC
23 - Trash Cult, Eaglehawk, VIC
24 - Social Club Balnarring, Balnarring, VIC
25 - Northcote Social Club, Nothcote, VIC
28 - The Espanade Hotel, St Kilda, VIC
29 - The Painted Lady, Ballarat, VIC
30 - The Belgrave Hotel, Belgrave, VIC
Tickets

Black Flag
Australian Tour 2026
MAY
30 – Crowbar, Brisbane
31 – Vinnies Dive Bar, Gold Coast, QLD
Tickets

Lydia Lunch
The Songs of Suicide and Alan Vega
featuring Andrew Coates (Black Cab)
JUN
14 - Meow, Wellington, NZ (as part of Lōemis)
17 - The Tote, Melbourne (with Black Cab)
+ Belle Phoenix & Jeffrey Wegener
18 -  The Tote, Melbourne (with Black Cab) 
+ Tongue Dissolver
20 - Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane
21 - Factory Floor, Sydney
+ Rebel Yell
24 - Ed Castle, Adelaide
+ Messianic Gloss
25 - The Milk Bar, Perth
+ Streets of Separation
Tickets

FEAR
Australian tour
JUNE
26 - Marrickville Bowlo - Sydney
27 - Thrashville Festival - Hunter Valley
28 - La La Las - Wollongong
JULY
3 - The Tote - Melbourne
4 - Vinnies Dive Bar - Gold Coast
5 - The Brightside - Brisbane
Tickets

Indie Sounds of the Harbour City Vol 2
Launch Tour
JUL
3 - Dissent Bar, Canberra ACT
4 - Ryans Hotel, Thirroul
5 - The Marlin Hotel, Ulladulla
10 - Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
11 - Six String, Erina
12 - Deadsset, Darlinghurst, Sydney
17 - Lou Lou Room, Wynnum, QLD
18 - Coffs Harbour Hotel, Coffs Harbour, NSW
19 - Blah Bar, Lismore, NSW
24 - Crowbar Sydney
25 - Vi-Nil HQ, Ourimbah, NSW
26 - Link & Pin, Woy Woy, NSW
31 - The Vic, Orange, NSW
AUG
1 - Crossroads, Dubbo, NSW
7 - Diamond Dogs, Dapto, NSW
8 - Wings & Tins, Dee Why, NSW

Amammoth + None For One
+ Old Heathens + Buzz Wagon
+ The Limited + Headspacer
+ My Velvet Exit
Lazy Thinking, Dulwich Hill, NSW
2.30-11PM
- July 25 

Smoked Salmon
Totally Sick!! Tour
JULY
24 - Mojo's, Fremantle, WA
25 - Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
31 - Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC 
AUG
1 - Shotkickers, Thornbury, VIC 
2 - Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA 
6 - La La La's, Wollongong, NSW 
7 - Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham , NSW 
8 - Link & Pin, Woy Woy, NSW 
9 - The Oak Tighes Hill, Newcastle, NSW
(free)
14 - Tanswells, Beechworth, VIC
(free)
15 - Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT    
21 - Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS 
22 - Royal Oak, Launceston, TAS 
28 - Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD 
29 - Blah Bar, Lismore, NSW 
30 - Cabarita Beach Club, Cabarita, NSW (free)    
SEP
4 - Young St Tavern, Frankston, VIC 

The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper
Ed Kuepper 50 Years Retrospective
JULY
30 - Avoca Theatre #
31 - Canberra, The Street
AUG
1 - Wombarra Bowlo
6 - Adelaide, The Gov 
8 - Melbourne, National Theatre 
9 - Barwon Heads Hotel 
15 - Fremantle, Freo Social
20 - Brisbane, The Princess
21 - Coffs Harbour, The Jetty Theatre
22 - Murwillumbah, Regent Theatre
27 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre 
Tickets

Huxton Creepers
12 Days To Paris Tour
AUG
7 - Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
+ Icecream Hands 
8 - Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury, VIC 
+ Icecream Hands  
14 - Marrickville Bowling Club, NSW
+ The Johnnys  
15 - Marrickville Bowling Club, NSW
+ The Johnnys
16 - Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
(afternoon show)
+ The Johnnys 
21 - Norton Music Factory,
Caloundra, QLD
+ The Johnnys  
22 -  Crowbar Brisbane, QLD
+ The Johnnys
+ Mick Medew and Ursula 
23 - Wallaby Hotel, Mudgeeraba, QLD
(afternoon show)
+ The Johnnys 

The Damned
Final Damnation 50
Australia and New Zealand
SEP
8 - AUCKLAND, Powerstation
10 - SYDNEY, The Opera House
11 - BRISBANE, The Tivoli
13 - MELBOURNE, The Forum
Tickets
Pre-sale: Wednesday April 22d at 9:00am Local
General Public: Friday April 24 at 9:00am Local

 

 

 

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