That almost-reunion we told you about of Perth punk pioneers The Victims is bearing fruit with a recording session preceding a one-off show.
Original members Dave Flick (aka Hoodoo Guru Dave Faulkner) and mercurial drummer James Baker were joined by Hard Ons bassist Ray Ahn for a gig at Perth’s Rosemont Hotel on August 9, billed The Television Addicts. You can see some footage below with more after the fold.
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It’s been brow-beaten, down-trodden, emasculated and generally forced underground but hard ’n’ heavy rock and roll has never been fully wiped out these last 20 years.
Purists will tell you that it still exists in the cracks and crevices of grimy back-streets in a select number of cities. They’ll go on to say that the so-called power trio format is its most genuine manifestation because it allows each element to stand out in the sharpest of relief.
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If you’’re aware of the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project you’ll already know the quality of the acts contributing to the ongoing series of musical tributes to the late Gun Club frontman. Here’s another salvo, this time in the shape of a double A-sided seven-inch single pairing a punk rock supergroup of sorts with a super garage rock group from Scotland.
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Chances are that your command of the Norwegian language is as limited as mine and that your knowledge of the Finnish underground music scene is even more bereft. That’s why the finer details behind this moody seven-incher by Finnish band Riitaoja on a tiny label from Norway will probably forever remain darker than a late evening stroll in an Arctic Circle winter.
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This is a strictly limited edition (250 copies) double-headed tribute to Aussie icons Beasts of Bourbon and GOD that hits the spot like a depth charge in a bathtub.
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Punk rock from Adelaide? No. This is a actually great little pop record.
Take the CD’s opener, "Nothing For You". If it weren’t for the times (of buzzsaw fuzz guitar) and the haircuts (ok) you’ve got yourself a tight, fast, witty and pointed powerpop outfit.
Simple.
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The recent passing of legendary American guitarist Dick Wagner is as good an excuse as any to look back on his long and incredible career. Philadelphia-based record label head, manager, writer and all-round music maven Geoff Ginsberg conducted a landmark I-94 Bar interview with Dick in 1999. It's reprised below. - The Barman
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Organisers have announced the line-up for the seventh annual River Rocks festival in the Victorian city of Geelong (aka Gee-troit) and it's a good 'un.
Heavyweight stoner rockers Tumbleweed (pictured), rock royalty Kim Salmon & The Surrealists and Brisbane's peerless HITS head a gun line-up of 20 bands over over two stages at the Barwon Club on November 15.
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They're releasing a new single, "Grey-11", from their acclaimed 2012 album "Songs Of The Third & Fifth" so The Mark Of Cain have announced their first Australian tour since March last year.
It will take in the usual hot spots and also includes a return to Newcastle (for the first time since 2002) and a trip to Hobart for the first time in almost 20 years.
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I-94 Bar presents
The Johnnys
+ White Knuckle Fever
+ The Strike Outs
MoshPit, Erskineville, NSW
Sep 22
Tix
Punkfest presents
The Johnnys
+ La Fetts
+ Cross Town Collective
+ Shandy
+ Mick Medew & Ursula
The Zoo, Brisbane
- Sep 23
Tix
The Johnnys
+ Is MAN KIND?
+ The Panasonics
Vinnies Dive, Southport
- Sep 24
Tix
The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper
SEP
20 - Canberra, The Street Theatre
21 - Sydney, City Recital Hall
28 - Brisbane, Princess Theatre
29 - Gold Coast, Twin Towns
30 - Sunshine Coast, Imperial Hotel
Tickets
I-94 Bar presents
"Searching for Charlie Owen"
Charlie Owen (solo)
+ Penny Ikinger (solo)
MoshPit, Sydney
- Oct 28
(with MD Horne & Matt Allison)|
Tickets
Charlie Owen (solo)
+ Penny Ikinger (solo)
Smiths Alternative, Canberra
Tickets
Bailtones (JPN)
Australian Tour
OCT
4 – Old Bar, Fitzroy, VIC
5 – Brightside, Fortitude Valley, QLD
6 – The Duke, Enmore, NSW
7 – Zombie Cannibal Stay Gold, Melbourne, VIC
Psychotic Turnbuckles (USA)
Japan Tour
OCT
14 - Helluva Lounge, Kobe
18 - Pop Pizza, Kyoto
19 - Club Heavy Sick, Tokyo
21 - Halloween Ball, Shiunjuku Loft, Tokyo
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