Mountain Fold #4

Mountain Fold is the single best music publication coming out at the moment. 

Issue #4 features:
- Marco Fusinato
- Alastair Galbraith
- Tim McGee
- Royal Headache
- The Twerps
- Tyvek

The launch will feature:
-The Twerps (Live)
-Mikey Young (E.C.S.R) (DJ)
4PM
Level Six, Curtin House
252 Swanston Street
MELBOURNE

Mountain Fold #4

Mountain Fold is the single best music publication coming out at the moment. 

Issue #4 features:
- Marco Fusinato
- Alastair Galbraith
- Tim McGee
- Royal Headache
- The Twerps
- Tyvek

The launch will feature:
-The Twerps (Live)
-Mikey Young (E.C.S.R) (DJ)
4PM
Level Six, Curtin House
252 Swanston Street
MELBOURNE

Black Lips - Corner Hotel Review

Electric Smile Band

UV Race

The Twerps

Black Lips

Corner Hotel - 4th Feb 2010

This was fun, thought the line up was good. Nobody knew who E.S.B were before they played, i believe one or 2 of them are from Children Collide. They sounded nothing like C.C, they were like some fucked up MC5 psych/garage band. MC5 jamming on Dirtbombs or something. Pretty sick.

UV's played good. HADUKEN, HADUKEN, CONFUSION, CONFUSION. Went down good. Marcus told a very the crowd about a strange dream he'd had involving a cat, his father and a cop raping him. Marcus also had one of his top 5 costumes ever. DX had a great call from the back of the stage in the dark, "Can i get more spotlight on me?". The place started to really fill up when UV's were on.

The Twerps were good, i don't see them enough. Been caining the 7"/CD lately. Marty was in fine form. Good stuff. They had some killer multi-coloured shirts at the show for sale, i wish i'd had the cash for one.

The show was sold out, a good 800 people there for the Black Lips. The crowd was made up of people who like the UV Race and then 450 odd dickheads. Lots of crowd surfing, lots of idiots on the stage. The band didn't impress me much, they seemed to just fuck around the whole time they were on the stage. Weird set list, weird vibes from the band. I hear their dicks, i can see that being the case.

ELECTRIC SMILE BAND

UV RAGGERS

This was Emily Jackson's last show with the UV Race

THE TWERPS

BLACK LIPS

Black Lips - Corner Hotel Review

Electric Smile Band

UV Race

The Twerps

Black Lips

Corner Hotel - 4th Feb 2010

This was fun, thought the line up was good. Nobody knew who E.S.B were before they played, i believe one or 2 of them are from Children Collide. They sounded nothing like C.C, they were like some fucked up MC5 psych/garage band. MC5 jamming on Dirtbombs or something. Pretty sick.

UV's played good. HADUKEN, HADUKEN, CONFUSION, CONFUSION. Went down good. Marcus told a very the crowd about a strange dream he'd had involving a cat, his father and a cop raping him. Marcus also had one of his top 5 costumes ever. DX had a great call from the back of the stage in the dark, "Can i get more spotlight on me?". The place started to really fill up when UV's were on.

The Twerps were good, i don't see them enough. Been caining the 7"/CD lately. Marty was in fine form. Good stuff. They had some killer multi-coloured shirts at the show for sale, i wish i'd had the cash for one.

The show was sold out, a good 800 people there for the Black Lips. The crowd was made up of people who like the UV Race and then 450 odd dickheads. Lots of crowd surfing, lots of idiots on the stage. The band didn't impress me much, they seemed to just fuck around the whole time they were on the stage. Weird set list, weird vibes from the band. I hear their dicks, i can see that being the case.

ELECTRIC SMILE BAND

UV RAGGERS

This was Emily Jackson's last show with the UV Race

THE TWERPS

BLACK LIPS

Hmm.

Not 100% sure what I'll be up to this weekend. Seems like some of my usual steady standby options are not available. Time for something new?
This "Everyday People" thing on Saturday could be good:

Guy Blackman, Always, Rat Vs Possum, Keith! Party, Flying Scribble, Space Cactus, Owl + Moth, Scout! Scout!, Isle Adore, Hammocks & Honey, He Said, She Said, Loveletting And The Weeping Hearts, Fuckyouastrology, Courtney Barnett, + More To Be Announced, + Performances By Spill Collective.
All that for only $16.00, at Penny Black in Sydney Rd. Brunswick.

On Sunday, there are two distinct and mutually-exclusive choices.
A boat trip on the bay:


And a record fair/gig at Yah Yah's:


Depends on the weather and the state of my wallet, I guess.

School Of Radiant Living (Feb Residency)

6th W/ Whores
13th W/ Woollen Kits + Constant Mongrel

20th W/ Bed Wettin' Bad Boys + Southern Comfort

27th W/ The Twerps

Killer

School Of Radiant Living (Feb Residency)

6th W/ Whores
13th W/ Woollen Kits + Constant Mongrel

20th W/ Bed Wettin' Bad Boys + Southern Comfort

27th W/ The Twerps

Killer

Thee Oh Sees + Eddy Current Suppression Ring tonight!

FRIDAY 18TH DECEMBER BILLBOARDS NIGHTCLUB MELBOURNE
RADICAL AWESOME TOURS AND AARGHT! RECORDS PRESENT:

EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING
THEE OH SEES (USA)
WITCH HATS
THE TWERPS

Thee Oh Sees are doing a (not so) secret show on sunday(my birthday!!), if you don't know about it and you want some info then get in touch or check Mess+Noise!

-Z-A-C-

- To download the set or watch a video of it, go here!

>Photos!

THEE OH SEES

EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING

Thee Oh Sees + Eddy Current Suppression Ring tonight!

FRIDAY 18TH DECEMBER BILLBOARDS NIGHTCLUB MELBOURNE
RADICAL AWESOME TOURS AND AARGHT! RECORDS PRESENT:

EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING
THEE OH SEES (USA)
WITCH HATS
THE TWERPS

Thee Oh Sees are doing a (not so) secret show on sunday(my birthday!!), if you don't know about it and you want some info then get in touch or check Mess+Noise!

-Z-A-C-

- To download the set or watch a video of it, go here!

>Photos!

THEE OH SEES

EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING

Dick Diver EP Launch - Friday 4th Dec

DICK DIVER

Dick Diver EP Launch - Friday 4th Dec

DICK DIVER

The Twerps 7" Launch

The Twerps have just put out a new 7" and cd. It's kick ass, go buy it.

I have every intention to make this gig, really wanna see Beaches again!!




Pic by Ben Butcher - Long Exposure

The Twerps 7" Launch

The Twerps have just put out a new 7" and cd. It's kick ass, go buy it.

I have every intention to make this gig, really wanna see Beaches again!!




Pic by Ben Butcher - Long Exposure

If i were in Sydney this weekend

I'm glad i'm in Melbourne but if i wasn't i'd still be covered for a sweet time.

Melbourne's Twerps are playing shows in Sydney this weekend, go see them- particularly this one...

If i were in Sydney this weekend

I'm glad i'm in Melbourne but if i wasn't i'd still be covered for a sweet time.

Melbourne's Twerps are playing shows in Sydney this weekend, go see them- particularly this one...

Interstate action, pt. II

Geez, I'm gonna run up against a federal beef one day, with these interstate movements. Thank fuck the Mann Act doesn't apply here. And anyway, officer, her mum told me she was 19, and she looked at least 17...
So (ahem), to business. While Flip Out kicks off in Sydney this weekend, Melbourne is not dead. Oh, no. I would gladly be heading over to the Tote for Mother And Father's CD launch, if I could.

Great supports, and a great record label too. If you do go, please feel free to whack my retarded nephew, DJ Ka-Plosion, over the head with a Saints record or an empty beer jug for me.
But I will be elsewhere- a warehouse in the arse end of S-Town:

I have no idea what Dirty Shirlows is like, but this looks killer:Pink Reason, Fabulous Diamonds, ZOND, and Bedwettin' Bad Boys. Seems like a good mix to me, and an ideal appetizer for the main course of Flip Out on Saturday.
If I were to be in Melbourne on Saturday, I can think of nowhere better to be than at Yah Yah's, for the launch of James McCann's excellent new album, "Bound For The Blues"

Also featuring Crystal Thomas and the Flowers of Evil, wrapped up with a great Rick Chesshire poster, and for free, too. Get plenty of that, while you can. I would, if I could.
Wish my liver luck, people.

Sometimes it's OK to be a racist.

I like UV Race. I like them quite a lot. They have been busy of late- their debut album is due out soon, they got profiled in hipster rag Vice ( a publication I would never wish to appear in) and have a very busy weekend lined up.

On Saturday they are supporting the Late Arvo Sons on the first of their April Tote residency shows. Future supports for the Sons will be Flying Scissor Kicks on the 11th, Chinese Burns (18th) and Super Wild Horses on the fourth and final show on the 25th, by the way.


The Race are then part of the bill at the afore-mentioned Super Wild Horses own single launch, at the Lithuanian Club, along with the Twerps and Noah & the Arks, as well as "Eddy Current DJs", which I'm guessing is basically Mikey Young with some records- good ones.
They are also doing a private party gig later that night. Fuck these kids have stamina.

Distant shores.

A bit of a mixed bag on a fairly quiet weekend, but there a few gems.

Beaches are playing their last show for a few months at the Tote on Friday 27th March- one of them (Alison, I believe) is taking some time out to travel. This looks pretty good:

On Saturday, a couple of old hands are out and about- Conway Savage is playing at Pure Pop Records at 6.00pm, while later in the evening- though I'm unsure exactly when- the Primitive Calculators continue their run of low-key reformation shows at the Rear View Gallery, 244 Smith St. Collingwood. That kicks off at 8.00pm, and is a bargain at only $5.00
On Sunday things will get fucking noisy for a while on the southside. Might be a good time to head over to Yah Yah's for the last of Nathan Hollywood's residency gigs.

Too much choice

Coming up on the midway point of this year, and things are looking as healthy as ever. We're spoilt for choice here on Friday night.
After work drinks are easy- at Off The Hip, being entertained by the Ransome Brothers and the Reactions. That's free, from about 5.30 onwards.

After that, it gets a bit tougher. Two highly regarded local bands, both of whom are playing in peak form at the moment, but on different bills. You've got Eddy Current Suppression Ring and friends at the Espy:

or Witch Hats at Roxanne, playing one last show before they head off to the States.

The Espy show is sold out, with only a few tickets available on the door, while Roxanne is a dive of a place, if that makes it any easier to choose. I know where I'll be- but I'm not saying.

Something new on Saturday- what I understand is the second outing for the Sweet Jelly Roll club night, at North Melbourne's Public Bar. As they say:

Sweet Jelly Roll is a monthly night of down and dirty dancing and drinking to the finest tunes from the 1930’s to the 1960’s. Featuring resident DJ’s Razor Totin’ Slim and Pearl Jackson playing rhythm & blues, surf, Vegas grind, latin rythms, doo-wop, rockabilly, gypsy swing and soul plus special guest bands and authentic burlesque performance.

That's a combination that will be hard to beat on a cold winter's night.