If you live in Sydney- Hard Ons, Nunbait + Chinese Burns Unit. Friday 16th!

Ray Ahn, Johnny Good Times and the Sando.
I WISH i could be at this...
Oh and dudes the new Hard Ons record is coming out in a few weeks.
It's called "Alfalfa Males Once Summer Is Done Conform or Die."
Go to Unbelievably Bad to read a recent interview with Blackie.

If you live in Sydney- Hard Ons, Nunbait + Chinese Burns Unit. Friday 16th!

Ray Ahn, Johnny Good Times and the Sando.
I WISH i could be at this...
Oh and dudes the new Hard Ons record is coming out in a few weeks.
It's called "Alfalfa Males Once Summer Is Done Conform or Die."
Go to Unbelievably Bad to read a recent interview with Blackie.

UV Race Sydney shows/Mountain Fold #3 launch

** LAUNCH OF MOUNTAIN FOLD MUSIC JOURNAL ISSUE 3 **

The UV Race (Melb)

After their rowdy set at Flip Out Sydney, Victorias most popular
sun-worshiping 6 piece are back in Sydney to launch their universally loved debut LP. Idiot savant punk rock at it’s best!

Royal Headache

Four musical obsessives who channel their affection of the best
elements of punk, power pop, soul and garage to create songs that will stay with you - permanently.

Lakes (Melb)

Lakes sees Sean Bailey drifting solo across the badlands, with burnt out ragas crafted out of a tangle of instruments summoning up a fear of open spaces. Incorporating the darker side of post-punk, acid-folk and bleak eastern guitar scales with a menacing no-hoper punk rock atmosphere.

DJs: Owen (of Straight Arrows / Pee Wee) & Bad Wettin’ Bad Boys

MOUNTAIN FOLD

We are proud to announce the completion of Issue #3 of Mountain Fold Music Journal.

Issue #3 features:

- Oren Ambarchi
- Rowland S. Howard
- Pink Reason
- Release The Bats
- Sun Araw
- UV Race

Alcohol supplied by Grolsch

$12
8pm

(Can one of you Melbourne-ites bring me back a copy?)

THEN

On Saturday the UV's are playing with Bed Wettin Bad Boys, Whores and Beautiful. It's at Doledrums. I posted the flyer a few days ago- scroll down fucker.

UV Race Sydney shows/Mountain Fold #3 launch

** LAUNCH OF MOUNTAIN FOLD MUSIC JOURNAL ISSUE 3 **

The UV Race (Melb)

After their rowdy set at Flip Out Sydney, Victorias most popular
sun-worshiping 6 piece are back in Sydney to launch their universally loved debut LP. Idiot savant punk rock at it’s best!

Royal Headache

Four musical obsessives who channel their affection of the best
elements of punk, power pop, soul and garage to create songs that will stay with you - permanently.

Lakes (Melb)

Lakes sees Sean Bailey drifting solo across the badlands, with burnt out ragas crafted out of a tangle of instruments summoning up a fear of open spaces. Incorporating the darker side of post-punk, acid-folk and bleak eastern guitar scales with a menacing no-hoper punk rock atmosphere.

DJs: Owen (of Straight Arrows / Pee Wee) & Bad Wettin’ Bad Boys

MOUNTAIN FOLD

We are proud to announce the completion of Issue #3 of Mountain Fold Music Journal.

Issue #3 features:

- Oren Ambarchi
- Rowland S. Howard
- Pink Reason
- Release The Bats
- Sun Araw
- UV Race

Alcohol supplied by Grolsch

$12
8pm

(Can one of you Melbourne-ites bring me back a copy?)

THEN

On Saturday the UV's are playing with Bed Wettin Bad Boys, Whores and Beautiful. It's at Doledrums. I posted the flyer a few days ago- scroll down fucker.

UV Race Sydney PARTY!!

UV Race Sydney PARTY!!

Royal Headache supporting THE BUZZCOCKS

Royal Headache supporting THE BUZZCOCKS

Annandale Hotel

Sydney's Hopetoun Hotel closed about a week ago, now it looks as if The Annandale might as well. While i've never been to the Hopetoun it was a bummer to hear of it's closure, no venue being closed is good. The difference for me with The Annandale is that i really like the place. For us in Melbourne we're really lucky to have a heap of good pub/venues in The Tote, The Old Bar, The Birmy, The Corner etc. But Sydney isn't quite so blessed, so this is a real shame.

The Hopetoun in Surry Hills, Sydney

The Annandale in Annandale, Sydney

The article from the Sydney Morning Herald

Annandale Hotel

Sydney's Hopetoun Hotel closed about a week ago, now it looks as if The Annandale might as well. While i've never been to the Hopetoun it was a bummer to hear of it's closure, no venue being closed is good. The difference for me with The Annandale is that i really like the place. For us in Melbourne we're really lucky to have a heap of good pub/venues in The Tote, The Old Bar, The Birmy, The Corner etc. But Sydney isn't quite so blessed, so this is a real shame.

The Hopetoun in Surry Hills, Sydney

The Annandale in Annandale, Sydney

The article from the Sydney Morning Herald

BED WETTIN' BAD BOYS!

Bed Wettin' Bad Boys, Sydney's #1 party band

NOTE: Joe let Nic and Ben do the interview because he's burnt out with the overwhelming demand for Royal Headache interviews.... Sorry for the lack of puns. Joe uses heaps of puns in interviews. He's got a heaps better grasp of the english language.


What's coming out soon from Bet Wettin' Bad Boys?

Nic: We did a Kiss covers cassette called "Kiss It!". We had an overwhelming demand for them, gotta dub some some more.
Ben: We'll probably try do a 7" soon. Aim to record late October.

what are your top 3 Kiss albums?

Nic: EVERYTHING TIL ALIVE II IS 100% ESSENTIAL. Get all of these Rock 'N Roll Over, Hotter Than Hell, Destroyer, Kiss, Dressed To Kill, Love Gun, Alive and Alive II. And Double Platinum (ultimate party comp). I'm glad they broke up after Ace left...

Ben: ....and didn't release any songs on the Bill & Ted Soundtrack

Why is Joe called Joe Suck-It?

Ben: So high school fans couldn't get in touch with him on facebook. He was the secret stud of the school.
Nic: Also cause he sucks it. Just kidding!
Ben: Joe isn't here so we can say what we like.
Nic: Once we got paid $100 not to play with Mercy Arms. I think the initial reason we were on the line-up was cause Timberyard records thought one of us was a homosexual.

You all live together, whats that like?

Nic: Good. No parents telling us what to do, it's anarchy.
Ben: Everyone's functional, no lame art shit in this house that doesn't serve a purpose.
Nic: We got a cat called Morbi, short for Morbid Tail, a parody of Morbid Tail, the first Celtic Frost album. It's like the the "damaged" of heavy metal.

Joe Ben Nic

What's happening this weekend?

Nic: Maybe going to a Taipan show, maybe a Tenniscoats show. There will be more chicks at the Tenniscoats show, but Taipan fans are generally more attractive. Also cashflow forecast, business assests summary, operations summary, stat declaration, insurance quotes....
Ben: Jack shit. Pysiotherapy exam shit. 100% punk.


Tell us about R.I.P Society Records?

Nic: R.IP Society Records started late last year, I was playing in Circle Pit at the time and the 7” recordings were kind of just sitting there so I was like let’s get this show on the road, I’ll put it out asap and have it ready for the next lot of interstate shows. All the releases so far have really made sense to me, they’ve all happened pretty naturally. It just seemed like a really good, obvious idea to ask Lakes, Kitchen’s Floor, Lloyd Honeybrook, Wasted Truth and Royal Headache as they’re all my friends and I not only love their bands but also their approach and attitude towards playing music. The established music industry sucks, even if a band is exciting the music industry can make being a fan of them really dull. R.I.P Society is when you’re walking down the main street of town and you think “this is all balls man, I can’t relate to any of this”, so you try and get your own shit happening.


Any bands you haven't seen yet that you guys want to?

Nic: The Seizures, Bloodclot Faggots, Anna Lucy and Emma (Holy Balm and NOTV chicks) new band too. I think they're called Skinny Puppy or Bubble Puppy? Thin Lizzy cover band.
Ben: Anything that brings the party. Daddy Long Legs. They probably bring the party from one video I've seen on youtube.
Nic: Judas Priest cover band.
Ben: Van Halen cover band. Or the bass player of Van Halen's side project.


Who gets more backstage honeys?

Joe got one so he wins. We've never had a backstage.

Favourite BWBB's song? Whats it about?

Nic: I like Waste Of Time. I dunno what it's about but it's our most Replacements-esque song. Waste Of Time is the only lyric I know...
Ben: Waste Of Time is probably about some sort of time wasting that Joe does. My favourite is the cover we did of Rock 'n' roll part 2. That was like our first jam. Who's it by?
Nic: I think Gary Glitter or Frankie Goes To Holywood. Daryl's favourite (honourary bad boy and housemate) is Lone Wolf. The chorus goes "I'm a Lone Wolf, but things have changed, since I seen you in a different way. Although my heart is full of hate, it's settled down a bit of late". It's about a period in my life when my heart was full of hate but it had settled down a bit of late.

Ben: My favourite lyric is the Bad Boys theme.

THANKS BWBB'z !!

BED WETTIN' BAD BOYS!

Bed Wettin' Bad Boys, Sydney's #1 party band

NOTE: Joe let Nic and Ben do the interview because he's burnt out with the overwhelming demand for Royal Headache interviews.... Sorry for the lack of puns. Joe uses heaps of puns in interviews. He's got a heaps better grasp of the english language.


What's coming out soon from Bet Wettin' Bad Boys?

Nic: We did a Kiss covers cassette called "Kiss It!". We had an overwhelming demand for them, gotta dub some some more.
Ben: We'll probably try do a 7" soon. Aim to record late October.

what are your top 3 Kiss albums?

Nic: EVERYTHING TIL ALIVE II IS 100% ESSENTIAL. Get all of these Rock 'N Roll Over, Hotter Than Hell, Destroyer, Kiss, Dressed To Kill, Love Gun, Alive and Alive II. And Double Platinum (ultimate party comp). I'm glad they broke up after Ace left...

Ben: ....and didn't release any songs on the Bill & Ted Soundtrack

Why is Joe called Joe Suck-It?

Ben: So high school fans couldn't get in touch with him on facebook. He was the secret stud of the school.
Nic: Also cause he sucks it. Just kidding!
Ben: Joe isn't here so we can say what we like.
Nic: Once we got paid $100 not to play with Mercy Arms. I think the initial reason we were on the line-up was cause Timberyard records thought one of us was a homosexual.

You all live together, whats that like?

Nic: Good. No parents telling us what to do, it's anarchy.
Ben: Everyone's functional, no lame art shit in this house that doesn't serve a purpose.
Nic: We got a cat called Morbi, short for Morbid Tail, a parody of Morbid Tail, the first Celtic Frost album. It's like the the "damaged" of heavy metal.

Joe Ben Nic

What's happening this weekend?

Nic: Maybe going to a Taipan show, maybe a Tenniscoats show. There will be more chicks at the Tenniscoats show, but Taipan fans are generally more attractive. Also cashflow forecast, business assests summary, operations summary, stat declaration, insurance quotes....
Ben: Jack shit. Pysiotherapy exam shit. 100% punk.


Tell us about R.I.P Society Records?

Nic: R.IP Society Records started late last year, I was playing in Circle Pit at the time and the 7” recordings were kind of just sitting there so I was like let’s get this show on the road, I’ll put it out asap and have it ready for the next lot of interstate shows. All the releases so far have really made sense to me, they’ve all happened pretty naturally. It just seemed like a really good, obvious idea to ask Lakes, Kitchen’s Floor, Lloyd Honeybrook, Wasted Truth and Royal Headache as they’re all my friends and I not only love their bands but also their approach and attitude towards playing music. The established music industry sucks, even if a band is exciting the music industry can make being a fan of them really dull. R.I.P Society is when you’re walking down the main street of town and you think “this is all balls man, I can’t relate to any of this”, so you try and get your own shit happening.


Any bands you haven't seen yet that you guys want to?

Nic: The Seizures, Bloodclot Faggots, Anna Lucy and Emma (Holy Balm and NOTV chicks) new band too. I think they're called Skinny Puppy or Bubble Puppy? Thin Lizzy cover band.
Ben: Anything that brings the party. Daddy Long Legs. They probably bring the party from one video I've seen on youtube.
Nic: Judas Priest cover band.
Ben: Van Halen cover band. Or the bass player of Van Halen's side project.


Who gets more backstage honeys?

Joe got one so he wins. We've never had a backstage.

Favourite BWBB's song? Whats it about?

Nic: I like Waste Of Time. I dunno what it's about but it's our most Replacements-esque song. Waste Of Time is the only lyric I know...
Ben: Waste Of Time is probably about some sort of time wasting that Joe does. My favourite is the cover we did of Rock 'n' roll part 2. That was like our first jam. Who's it by?
Nic: I think Gary Glitter or Frankie Goes To Holywood. Daryl's favourite (honourary bad boy and housemate) is Lone Wolf. The chorus goes "I'm a Lone Wolf, but things have changed, since I seen you in a different way. Although my heart is full of hate, it's settled down a bit of late". It's about a period in my life when my heart was full of hate but it had settled down a bit of late.

Ben: My favourite lyric is the Bad Boys theme.

THANKS BWBB'z !!

New Saints live album hits the spot

Just in from Sydney retailer Mojo Music is news of a live Saints reformation album. I'd heard whispers about this but it's slipped out almost unannounced. I wasn't at the Pig City show in Brisbane but I've heard it and it's a damn fine gig.

On July 14th 2007, 6,000 people celebrated the band and their legacy in a concert called “Pig City – Brisbane’s Historic Soundtrack”. The show came about after author Andrew Stafford was approached to transform his book on the history of Brisbane music, Pig City, into a festival. Stafford says the set lived up to lofty expectations. "They ripped into" Swing for the Crime", and like most of the people in the place, I just couldn't believe it was happening," he said. "When they hit the horn solo, I died. And went to heaven."

Chris Bailey, Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay walked on stage to thunderous applause as a thank you and the band repaid the faith with a set that nailed your head to the back wall. This was not a nostalgia show, this was a band playing at the peak of their powers and showing what made them so relevant and so inspiring to a world of bands from The Go-betweens to Birthday Party to The Hives.

From the first strains of “Swing For The Crime”, through “I’m Stranded”, “Know Your Product””Messing With The Kid” and finishing off with their unique version of “River Deep Mountain High", this was the Saints fulfilling their promise in front of an adoring crowd. As Ivor Hay said “We had unfinished business and Pig City was the way to do it”. Originally only available for sale at The Stranded and All Tomorrow's Parties shows, it's now been repressed as a one off retail version of only 1600 copies. Buy now or miss out.

Click here to hit up Mojo Music for a copy.

Lou Reed meets the Sydney press

Lou Reed almost always had it over the journalists in the '70s. These days he tends to be a bit full of himself. This hokey lot didn't stand a chance.