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  • The re-tooled line-up of The Dictators is touring Europe right now - on the back of a new single. Now billed as Dictators NYC, the band’s “Supply and Demand” b/w “Kick Out The Jams” is available as a limited edition 45 or download.

    The new line-up formed five years ago without founding Dictators member Andy Shernoff and is Handsome Dick Manitoba (vocals), Ross “The Boss” Friedman (guitar), J.P. “Thunderbolt” Patterson (drums) and Dean Rispler (bass.) It’s the first studio recording by any form of the band in 15 years.

    The A side was written by Handsome Dick Manitoba, Ross The Boss and Jake Manitoba and is backed by a live take on the MC5 nugget, recorded in San Francisco. You can order the digital download here  and the seven-inch from label Striped Music here. And while on the subject of all things Dictators, an expanded edition of “Go Girl Crazy!” is in the wings. More info on that soon.

  • back on broadway epBack On Broadway EP – Handsome Dick Manitoba (Heavy Medication/Ghost Highway/Take The City)

    He’s back and as bombastic and brash as ever. Handsome Dick Manitobaand the band he made his name with, The Dictators, are irrevocably divorced, but The King of Men punches on with this four-song vinyl EP, comprising two new studio tracks and a brace recorded on the road.

    In case you didn’t know, Manitoba’s been doing a bit of touring in the USA and Europe with his own bands after the big split and something of a slow motion fall from grace away from the stage. If you’re not familiar with the story, the title track “Back On Broadway” spells it all out:

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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
SEP
2 - Sala Upload, Barcelona ES
4 - Sala El Sol, Madrid ES
5 - Sala Milwaukee, El Puerto de Santa Maria ES
6 - Hogaza Rock, Alfacar ES

East Coast Low
"Badlanding" Album Launches
AUG
17 – Royal Oak, Tighes Hill, NSW
23 – In-store @ Hiss and Crackle, Wallsend, NSW
(2pm, free)
23 - Link & Pin, Woy Woy, NSW
+ The Strike-Outs + The Dark Clouds
24 – MoshPit, St Peters, NSW
+ The Dark Clouds + The Strike-Outs

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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14 - Avoca Beach Theatre NSW
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15 - The Lounge, Chatswood NSW
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16 - Dangar Island Bowlo NSW (matinee)
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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
+ Regurgitator
+ Tropical Fuck Storm
+ Full Flower Moon Band
+ Big Noter + Butterfingers
+ Screamfeeder
+ Nice Biscuit + Party Dozen
+ Frangipanis + Dancingwater
+ Platonic Sex + Velociraptor
Roma St Parklands, Brisbane
- Oct 25

“4ZZZ Joint Effort 50”
Dave Warner’s From The Suburbs
+ X
+ 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
+ Drugs in Sport + Melvic Centre
14 – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Burleigh Heads, QLD
+ Dr Bombay + The Spivs
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15 – The Cave Inn, Woolloongabba, QLD
+ The Mick Medew & Ursula 4
+ Dr Bombay + The Spivs
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16 – Banshee’s Bar & Artspace, Ipswich, QLD
+ The Mick Medew & Ursula 4
+ The Spivs
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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
+ Jupiter 5
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