Complete History of Rock and Roll Episode 6 - Louie Louie

Written by The Barman on 13 May 2014.

Brokegrove Lads issue Mick Farren tribute song

Written by The Barman on 13 May 2014.

Sometime I-94 Bar scribe Ken Shimamoto has birthed a new band online. Brokegrove Lads is a psychedelic improv rock group with musicians from Fort Worth and Albuquerque and their first release is a single, composed in tribute to late Deviants vocalist, writer and Pink Fairies alumnus Mick Farren.

Penny plays Perth

Written by The Barman on 13 May 2014.

One of Australian underground music’s most special, enduring and well-travelled talents Penny Ikinger will play shows in Perth and Fremantle for the first time in May, en route to Japan to record with Deniz Tek.

A Stooge re-surfaces

Written by The Barman on 12 May 2014.

There's not much more information than what's on the poster but onetime Stooge Jimmy Recca (now living in L.A.) is playing a show in Arlington, Virginia. If you want to know about Mr Recca and his Stooges history, you could do no better than reading this interview by Ken Shimamoto originally penned for Easy Action Records.

Incantations - New Christs (Impedance)

Written by Bob Short and The Barman on 11 May 2014.

The New Christs have a long history running through possibly the most convoluted list of line-up changes any band has endured and still retained a moniker.  This has meant new albums have held a certain fear factor.  What will they sound like this time?  Can anything they do compare to the towering peak of “Distemper”?  Let’s face it.  If that’s your five-star album, you have a lot to live up to.

Obadi Diablo - Suzie Stapleton (Beast Records)

Written by Edwin Garland on 11 May 2014.

No one really sounds quite like Suzie Stapleton. Being an original artist, that is a supreme compliment. Suzie also really takes risks with her music - and that is another compliment.

Bob Short's Complete History of Rock and Roll Episode 5

Written by The Barman on 08 May 2014.

 “Songs Radio Birdman may not have taught us but probably reminded us were pretty damn cool...” - Bob Short's History of Rock and Roll Episode 5.

Bluebottle Kiss' Jamie Hutchings goes for broke

Written by The Barman on 08 May 2014.

He was a fixture on the Aussie live circuit until recently and Bluebottle Kiss main-man Jamie Hutchings is returning to the fray with a new album and band, Infinity Broke.

Misanthro-PC - The Pro-Tools (Conquest of Noise)

Written by Robert Brokenmouth on 07 May 2014.

Adelaide has a history of swaggering, scrunching rock and roll bands who manage to spit out one single or EP and vanish into the backwater. Acid Drops and Die Dancing Bears, for example. Few are lucky enough to release an LP and get away with it like, say, The Primevils and the Exploding White Mice.