Kennedy's Collaborations now available on I-94 Bar Records

The new John Kennedy album "The Berlin Trilogy (And Other Collaborations)" is now selling via his Bandcamp site and I-94 Bar Records with Australian shows to follow,

Brisbane-raised and Sydney domiciled utntil recent years, Kennedy is now based in Spain and his album was mostly recorded in Berlin. It brings together an international cast including Peter Loveday, Paco Peneranda, Frank Kearns, Paul Scott, Hybride Goldking, Peter O’Doherty and Hunting At Dawn.

John Kennedy Australian dates
NOV
20  — Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney
DEC
5  — Yorkshire Stingo Hotel, Melbourne
12 — Smith’s Alternative, Canberra
19 — Side B, Blackheath (Solo)
JAN
9 — The Cave Inn, Brisbane

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Filmmaker Danny Garcia's Sonny Vincent documentary in the home stretch

Acclaimed filmmaker Danny Garcia is nearing completion of his final edit of "Sonny Vincent: FTW", the 90-minute documentary he's directing about the life and music career of punk survivor and I-94 Bar favourite, Sonny Vincent.

The film will will delve into everything, from Vincent’s teenage years on the streets of New York, the early punk scene, with his notorious band Testors to his time playing with members of the Velvet Underground, the MC5 and The Stooges, 

A crowdfunding page is being launched to push the final release over the line and you can register for an alert when it opens here.

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Four bands, one hot Ipswich afternoon and a slice of Queensland punk history

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La Fetts
+ Rioting  Revolver
+ The Spivs
+ Beef Mountain
The Burrow, Prince of Wales Hotel, Ipswich
September 19, 2026

Words: ANGELA EVOL
Photos: MARK CHANDLER & ANGELA EVOL

It was 32 degrees Celsius which is fairly standard Ipswich Spring weather and The Burrow felt like someone had put a stage under a classic Queenslander house and forgotten to install the air-conditioning.

Located beneath the Prince of Wales Hotel, The Burrow is a relatively new live-music space with a low roof, an open side and the relaxed feel of a backyard gig. This was a free Saturday matinee, running from noon until six, with four very different bands and a small but appreciative crowd.

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Love City Rodio hit the right frequency at Iron & Resin

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Love City Radio
+ The Spivs
+ Gav Doniger
Iron & Resin Garage, Currumbin, Queensland
Friday, September 18, 2026

Words and photos by ANGELA EVOL

Currumbin’s Iron & Resin is not a purpose-built music venue. It is a working motorcycle garage with a restaurant and performance space attached, housed in what feels more like a big tin shed. Vintage motorcycles and motoring ephemera are dotted around the place, giving it plenty of character and making it a fitting setting for a night of loud guitars and rock and roll.

There are lots of people in early tonight and the mood is upbeat and friendly from the beginning. Each act pushes the evening a little further, moving from mellow to bold and, finally, a bit mental.

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Mick Medew and The Ursula 4 are Crankin' It Up

"Crankin’ It Up" is the groovy new release from Mick Medew and The Ursula 4 and the digital single is available for download at The I-94 Bar Records Bandcamp. You can also stream it on all platforms. The video debuted tonight and was filmed and produced by Tracey Walker at TTB Fitness in Seven Hills, Brisbane.

The songe was recorded by Jeff Lovejoy and Jonah McLaughlin, and produced and mixed by Jeff Lovejoy at Black Box Studios in Brisbane. Mastering was by Don Bartley. It was written by Ursula Collie and Mick Medew. Crank it up!!!

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It's not too late to take a chance on Perth's Volcanics

Too Late To Run – The Volcanics (Ghost Highway)

Perth band The Volcanics are Australia’s Best Kept Real Rock and Roll Secret. This is their seventh album in 19 years, but if they walked down a city street on the country’s east coast they wouldn’t get arrested (although in Sydney, they’d run the risk of a local council fine for treading noisily without a permit.)

Seven albums. Most bands are lucky if they make one long player, let alone the difficult sophomore effort. Three of The Volcanics’ records were produced by Rob Younger. So was one by Civic and they got to tour with the Sex Pistols.. Yeah, but they don’t come from Perth. 

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This man needs to be Instutionalised

All The Bridges Burned - The Institutionalist (Self-released)

The media photos of Australian underground multi-instrumentalist and producer The Institutionalist (aka Ernie O) resemble a bloke auditioning for the next season of "Underbelly". Either that or he's lining up a few of the lads to tidy you away.

His biography reveals an extraordinarily busy bloke:

His audio production skills – recording, mixing, mastering, remixing, songwriting and playing – have been heard on close to a thousand releases in the Australian scene since the early 1990’s, from punk, metal, pop, indie rock and folk metal to downbeat, electronica and dance, on labels such as Grown Up Wrong!, Off The Hip, Popboomerang, I-94 Bar Records, Savage Beat, Vicious Kitten and Sound As Ever.

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Honestly, Pat Todd and The Rankoutsiders' "I'll Dream Alone" is a record you need

I’ll Dream Alone – Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders (Hound Gawd!)

A poster for the band’s current European tour bills Rankoutsiders frontman Pat Todd as “the most sincere man in rock and roll” and who are any of us to argue? He’s an unfailingly nice guy in person, too. The ninth album from the Los Angeles outfit fronted by the ex-Lazy Cowgirls singer finds him and his bandmates in compelling form as they deliver a dozen superbly crafted songs about life’s twists and turns.

Honesty is a much-used descriptor in music that’s hard to pin down. On the surface, it infers an absence of trickery. At its core, it means the ability to be relatable, connecting directly because a band is speaking the same language as its audience. Many try and most fail but Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders do this consummately.

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John Kennedy returns with new album, Australian dates

Australian singer-songwriter John Kennedy has survived a stroke, crossed continents, and emerged with an album on I-94 Bar Records that sounds nothing like business as usual.

"The Berlin Trilogy (And Other Collaborations)" is released on 25 September and pre-sales are open on Kennedy's Bandcamp and the label Bandcamp. 

Following his stroke in 2025, Kennedy relocated to Berlin, where former bandmate Moe Jaksch challenged him to leave his familiar pop-rock territory behind. Their Rocking Chair Studio sessions produced three songs Kennedy dubbed "The Berlin Trilogy", a tongue-in-cheek nod to David Bowie’s Berlin years.

The project grew after Kennedy moved to Spain, bringing together an international cast including Peter Loveday, Paco Peneranda, Frank Kearns, Paul Scott, Hybride Goldking, Peter O’Doherty and Hunting At Dawn. 

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