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British punk pioneers, The Damned will bring their legendary live show to Australia and New Zealand in September as part of their 50th anniversary farewell celebrations.
Fresh from an acclaimed 50th anniversary show at Wembley Stadium in London on April 11, The Damned are heading aroudn the world. They'll play host four shows across ANZ including one at the Sydney Opera House. The band played full houses in Australia in March 2024 to rave reviews.
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Out now on Dave Laing's always great Grown Up Wrong label from Australia: archival albums from bona fide '70s Tasmanian popstars and Beatles freaks Beathoven and long-lost 1979-'80 Sydney powerpop outfit The Breakers.
Beathoven’s “Beathoven at Pascoe Vale High” and The Breakers’ “Night After Night” are out on vinyl now with CD editions due in May. The CDs include numerous extra tracks, and all can be ordered here.
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The latest iteration of Black Flag hits Australia in May and it’s going to have people talking for many reasons.
Firstly, it’s the first time the band has been fronted by a female singer, Max Zanelly.
Secondly, it’s an all new line-up with 71-year-old founding guitarist Greg Ginn being joined by Zanelly, David Rodriguez (bass), and Bryce Weston (drums), who are all aged in their early 20s.
That means none of Ginn’s band members were alive when the first Black Flag line-up of Ginn, Keith Morris, bassist Chuck Dukowski and drummer Robo broke up in 1978, and their combined ages don’t add up to that of the band leader.
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New York punk survivor Sonny Vincent has swung back into action after a long lay-off – and how.
Fresh from three shows in Germany to provide live footage for a Danny Garica documentary about him, he’s doing a run of shows in Spain and releasing a second album with his US-Euro band The Limit.
The Limit features Vincent and Pentagram singer Bobby Leibling and will release their second album, “Another Drop”, on July 31. It’s being preceded by a single, “Part Two, Screw You”, featuring Liebling, Vincent (guitar and vocals) Steve Stevens (guitar) and Alex Schwers-(drums). Album pre-orders are open here.
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Ed Kuepper is marking his 50th year as a recording artist with an Australian tour backed by The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper in July and August.
This line-up of The Exploding Universe off End Kuepper will feature the talents of drummer Mark Dawson, bassist Peter Oxley, keyboard player Alister Spence and brass arranger Eamon Dilworth and naturally they will tackle material from right across Ed’s illustrious career.
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New York No Wave Queen, Lydia Lunch, is teaming with Beasts of Bourbon and The Cruel Sea frontman Tex Perkins for three shows under the banner "So Real It Hurts" in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in June.
"So Real It Hurts" shows will be sandwiched between Lydia's already announced "Songs of Suicide & Alan Vega" gigs with Alan Coates of Black Cab in Wellington, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.
Lunch will perform her shockingly real spoken word while Perkins, as Tex Perkins Basic, will perform an electronic soundscape set with laptop, guitar and voice.
Lydia Lunch & Tex Perkins
So Real It Hurts
JUNE
19 - Kew Courthouse, Melbourne
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20 - Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane
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27 - Riverside Live at Phive, Parramatta, NSW
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Two Headed is a Swedish duo comprising Kurt Dräckes (The Sewergrooves, The Royal Cream) and Robert Eriksson (The Hellacopters, KSM3, Strindbergs, Black Weeds),
Unlike most of those bands, Two Headed keeps things stripped to the essentials: guitar, drums, voice. No excess, no detours — just songs that hold their ground without needing anything added.
Dräckes and Eriksson first crossed paths in the mid-’90s before going their separate ways, eventually reconnecting years later. That history doesn’t come through as nostalgia, but as clarity — a shared sense of what stays and what gets left out.
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One of the good things to come out of Covid was Hommus Idol, a quirky and fuzzy musical outfit from the breeding ground that is Wollongong, south of Sydney. We reviewed their debut EP here.
Hommus Idol is launching “Mile High Club”, a new single and video, with shows in April and May, kicking off this weekend.
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Melbourne songwriter-bandleader Penny Ikinger is launching a series of conversations with musical peers, starting Sunday April 19.
The first “A Penny For Your Thoughts” features Brian Jonestown Massacre founding member Ricky Maymi at One Star Lounge & Gallery in West Melbourne, from 5pm and tickets are here.
“A Penny For Your Thoughts” is an intimate series that invites audiences to delve beneath the surface of music and art. It’s all about exploring the forces shaping musicians and creative minds, revealing the stories behind the sound and wil include an audience Q&A..
San Franciscan Maymi is a multi-instrumentalist with a long history that stretches way back before his recent Australian with the Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Maymi’s collaborations include Australian artists Steve Kilbey (The Church), Glenn Bennie (Underground Lovers, GB3), and The Triffids. He has also toured internationally with The Wild Swans (UK), Flavor Crystals (USA), and others.
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The Living Eye
The New Christs
+ Jupiter 5
+ The Stallers
Marrickville Bowlo, Sydney
- June 19
Tickets
Lydia Lunch
The Songs of Suicide and Alan Vega
featuring Andrew Coates (Black Cab)
JUN
14 - Meow, Wellington, NZ (as part of Lōemis)
17 - The Tote, Melbourne (with Black Cab)
+ Belle Phoenix & Jeffrey Wegener
18 - The Tote, Melbourne (with Black Cab)
+ Tongue Dissolver
20 - Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane
21 - Factory Floor, Sydney
+ Rebel Yell
24 - Ed Castle, Adelaide
+ Messianic Gloss
25 - The Milk Bar, Perth
+ Streets of Separation
Tickets
Indie Sounds of the Harbour City Vol 2
Launch Tour
JUL
3 - Dissent Bar, Canberra ACT
4 - Ryans Hotel, Thirroul
5 - The Marlin Hotel, Ulladulla
10 - Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
11 - Six String, Erina
12 - Deadsset, Darlinghurst, Sydney
17 - Lou Lou Room, Wynnum, QLD
18 - Coffs Harbour Hotel, Coffs Harbour, NSW
19 - Blah Bar, Lismore, NSW
24 - Crowbar Sydney
25 - Vi-Nil HQ, Ourimbah, NSW
26 - Link & Pin, Woy Woy, NSW
31 - The Vic, Orange, NSW
AUG
1 - Crossroads, Dubbo, NSW
7 - Diamond Dogs, Dapto, NSW
8 - Wings & Tins, Dee Why, NSW
Amammoth + None For One
+ Old Heathens + Buzz Wagon
+ The Limited + Headspacer
+ My Velvet Exit
Lazy Thinking, Dulwich Hill, NSW
2.30-11PM
- July 25
Smoked Salmon
Totally Sick!! Tour
JULY
24 - Mojo's, Fremantle, WA
25 - Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
31 - Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
AUG
1 - Shotkickers, Thornbury, VIC
2 - Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
6 - La La La's, Wollongong, NSW
7 - Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham , NSW
8 - Link & Pin, Woy Woy, NSW
9 - The Oak Tighes Hill, Newcastle, NSW
(free)
14 - Tanswells, Beechworth, VIC
(free)
15 - Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT
21 - Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
22 - Royal Oak, Launceston, TAS
28 - Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
29 - Blah Bar, Lismore, NSW
30 - Cabarita Beach Club, Cabarita, NSW (free)
SEP
4 - Young St Tavern, Frankston, VIC
The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper
Ed Kuepper 50 Years Retrospective
JULY
30 - Avoca Theatre #
31 - Canberra, The Street
AUG
1 - Wombarra Bowlo
6 - Adelaide, The Gov
8 - Melbourne, National Theatre
9 - Barwon Heads Hotel
15 - Fremantle, Freo Social
20 - Brisbane, The Princess
21 - Coffs Harbour, The Jetty Theatre
22 - Murwillumbah, Regent Theatre
27 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre
Tickets
Huxton Creepers
12 Days To Paris Tour
AUG
7 - Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
+ Icecream Hands
8 - Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury, VIC
+ Icecream Hands
14 - Marrickville Bowling Club, NSW
+ The Johnnys
15 - Marrickville Bowling Club, NSW
+ The Johnnys
16 - Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
(afternoon show)
+ The Johnnys
21 - Norton Music Factory,
Caloundra, QLD
+ The Johnnys
22 - Crowbar Brisbane, QLD
+ The Johnnys
+ Mick Medew and Ursula
23 - Wallaby Hotel, Mudgeeraba, QLD
(afternoon show)
+ The Johnnys
The Damned
Final Damnation 50
Australia and New Zealand
SEP
8 - AUCKLAND, Powerstation
10 - SYDNEY, The Opera House
11 - BRISBANE, The Tivoli
13 - MELBOURNE, The Forum
Tickets
Public Image Ltd
Australia and NZ
JAN
20 - Auckland, Powerstation
22 - Brisbane, The Tivoli
23 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre
24 - Melbourne, The Forum
26 – Adelaide, The Gov
28 - Perth, The Astor
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