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  • edge on the worldEdge On The World b/w Red Line - Howlin’ Threads (Mineshaft Records) 

    The Howlin’ Threads wear their collective influences on their sleeves but it's the A side of this, the follow-up to their debut EP, that finds them pushing the stylistic boat out.

    Summoned to life by Adam Bowler’s toms, “Edge On The World” recalls the Iggy and James of “Kill City” - or even an early Died Pretty - in its sonic approach, deploying some expansive saxophone from guest Noah Hampson to mix things up. Guitarist Dylan Webster rides a wave of wah wah pedal with a keyboard wash fattening the sound.The B side is more straight-forward and rocks along nicely.

    Mark Hunstone recorded it with veteran sideman Bruce Callaway (Ed Kuepper, Saints and the first studio version of the New Christs) mastering it. Score a copy at the band's Bandcamp.

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  • of the sea cvrOf The Sea – Howlin’ Threads (Meinshaft Records)

    An EP with a generous serving of guests, “Of The Sea” is nothing if not true to Howling Threads’ Detroit-via-Darlinghurst musical roots. Which sits just fine around these parts.

    If you don’t know already, Howlin’ Threads is a trio whose members are located in and around Canberra and Wollongong. Dylan Thomas (guitar and vocals) and drummer Adam Fermo were in notable Newcastle band The Fools in the ‘90s while bassist Matt Houstonwas briefly in Tumbleweed.

  • howlin threadsHowlin’ Threads - Howlin’ Threads (Meinshaft Records) 

    The ability of rock and roll bands to shed limbs that regenerate themselves is a thing of eternal wonder. From the The Undermines, out of Canberra - and many years prior, The Fools, from Newcastle - spring Howlin’ Threads, a no-nonsense guitar band from the Wollongong and Canberra regions, packing a self-titled debut EP.

    These “Howlin’ Threads” are yet to play a show - they were supposed to debut in June in Wollongong before The ‘Rona had other ideas - but clearly have their shit together in the studio. Their music ticks boxes familiar to any I-94 Bar patron. It’s flashing back to high-energy Sydney, circa the late ‘80s with nods to all the usual suspects, but a notch above the imitators that abounded back then.

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New Christs
Europe Tour
AUG
19 - Bologna IT
21 - Shake Club, La Spezia IT
22 - Molotov, Marseille FR
23 - Secret Place, Montpellier FR
24 - Le Moulin du Rousseau, Perigueux FR
28 - Relache, Bordeaux FR
29 - Festivalle Tobalina, Quintana Martin Galinde ES
30 - 16 Toneladas, Valencia ES
31 - Stereo, Alicante ES
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4 - Sala El Sol, Madrid ES
5 - Sala Milwaukee, El Puerto de Santa Maria ES
6 - Hogaza Rock, Alfacar ES

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"Badlanding" Album Launches
AUG
17 – Royal Oak, Tighes Hill, NSW
23 – In-store @ Hiss and Crackle, Wallsend, NSW
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23 - Link & Pin, Woy Woy, NSW
+ The Strike-Outs + The Dark Clouds
24 – MoshPit, St Peters, NSW
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Hugo Race and Michaelangelo Russo
100 Years Tour
AUG
23 – Brunswick Ballroom, Melbourne
SEP
12 – Odessa, Creswick, VIC
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Van Ruin
French Tour 

SEP

5 - La Petite Rade, Le Havre

6 - La Trinquette, Rennes       

11 - Le Ravelin, Toulouse       

12 – TBC, Perpignan

13 - La Cigale dans la fourmilière, Nègrepelisse

18 - Shapers Club House, Marennes

20 - Irish Pub, Frontignan

26 – L’Armony, Paris

27 - La Griffe, Lille      

“Ramones Appreciation Night”
The Dark Clouds
+ The Strike Outs
+ Arturos
MoshPit Bar, St Peters, NSW
- Sep 12

Cherie Currie Australian Tour
with Hot Machine
SEP
5 -  Rosemount, Perth
6 - Crown and Anchor, Adelaide
11 - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
12 – Sydney Crowbar
13 – Brisbane Crowbar
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Soundpressing presents
Datura4 
+ The Spivs
Iron & Resin Garage, Currumbin, QLD
- Oct 24
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The Soft ‘n’ Sexy Sound Tour
Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes
OCT
3 - Factory Theatre, Marrickville, Sydney
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4 - Waves, Wollongong, NSW
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5 - The Street Theatre, Canberra
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10 - The Corner Hoyel, Richmond, Vic
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11 - Bundy Hall, Bundalaguah VIC
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24 - Freo Social, Fremantle WA
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25 - The River Hotel, Margaret River WA
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31 - Brisbane Crowbar QLD
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NOV
1 - The Imperial, Eumundi QLD
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2 - Mo's Desert Clubhouse, Gold Coast QLD
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7 - Byron Bay Theatre NSW
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8 - Bellingen Memorial Hall NSW
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13 - King Street Bandroom, Newcastle
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15 - The Lounge, Chatswood NSW
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21 - The Gov, Adelaide SA
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28 - Royal Oak, Launceston TAS
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29 - The Pier, Ulverstone TAS
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30 - Longley International Hotel, Longley TAS
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Ther Saints ’73-‘78
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+ Frangipanis + Dancingwater
+ Platonic Sex + Velociraptor
Roma St Parklands, Brisbane
- Oct 25

“4ZZZ Joint Effort 50”
Dave Warner’s From The Suburbs
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+ The Survivors
+ XERO
+ The Black Assassins
+ Pineapples From The Dawn of Time
Hamilton Hotel, QLD
- Nov 8

Asteroid B612
Australian Tour
NOV
6 – La La La´s, Wollongong NSW
7 – Marrickville Bowling Club, NSW
8 – Avalon Beach RSL Club, NSW
14 - The John Curtin Hotel, Carlton VI

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Chris Masuak’s Dog Soldier
Australia 2025
NOV
13 - Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
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14 – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Burleigh Heads, QLD
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15 – The Cave Inn, Woolloongabba, QLD
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16 – Banshee’s Bar & Artspace, Ipswich, QLD
+ The Mick Medew & Ursula 4
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21 – Link & Pin, Woy Woy, NSW
+ The Dunhill Blues + Chaos Vinyl
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22 – Waywards, Newtown, NSW
+ Spitting Chips + Jupiter 5
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23 – Elton Chong, Penrith, NSW
+ The On and Ons + Jupiter 5
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28 – La Las La’s, Wollongong, NSW
+ The Sugar Beats + Rawrus Tongue
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30 – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
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