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zeno sm cover It’s finally arrived. Years late, but well worth the wait.

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 7420

jamesleg If James Leg's record sounds uncannily like the guy who sings for the Black Diamond Heavies it's because he's John Wesley Myers of that same band. "Solitary Pleasure" dips into common musical paint pots (bluesy keyboards, greasy soul and raucous garage), mixes in a bit more pop and splatters the lot over a wide canvas.

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 5569

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beatemup Cranberry-swilling Ken Shimamoto and I were only discussing this in the Bar the other day: We both mark Iggy harder than those so-called legends who present with a far less memorable back catalogue.

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 5821

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iggyskull Been waiting for this for some time so expectation levels were primed. If the prospect of another Igdisc doesn’t fill you with rabid anticipation after the ups and downs of the last two decades, the prospect of four tracks reuniting him with the Asheton brothers certainly should…

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 5741

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millioninprizesjpg I can remember a time back in the dark ages, a period I like to call my high school years, when a Stooges album was harder to find in Detroit than, well, the Stooges themselves, especially after that Michigan Palace brannigan immortalized on “Metallic K.O.”

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 2467

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millioninprizesjpg I can remember a time back in the dark ages, a period I like to call my high school years, when a Stooges album was harder to find in Detroit than, well, the Stooges themselves, especially after that Michigan Palace brannigan immortalized on “Metallic K.O.”

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 4844

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The Strike-Outs
+ Thee Herbal Lunatics
(ex-Hellmen)
+ Cruel World
MoshPit, St Peters, NSW
- June 13

The Stallers
+ DISGRACEland + Motordose
MoshPit, St Peters, NSW
- June 21 (3pm)

I-94 Bar presents
Spitting Chips
(ex-Cosmic Psychos)
+ Jupiter 5 + The Sugar Beats
Marrickvile Bowlo, NSW
- July 11
Tickets

Henri Herbert with Ezra Lee
Australian Tour
JUN
10 - Melbourne Blues Association, Flemington, VIC
12 - The Drunken Poet, West Melbourne, (piano duo show w/ Ezra Lee)
13 - Union Hotel, Heathcote, VIC
14 - Moon Dog Wild West, Footscray, VIC
15 - Tom Katz, Sorrento Portsea RSL, Sorrento, VIC

The Johnny Batchelor Party
+ Phil Hall (solo)
Golden Barley Hotel, Enmore
- Jun 14 (free)

The Mezcaltones
Marrickville Bowlo
- Jun 15 (free)

New Christs
w/ Tumbleweed
Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
- June 21

Pete Ross & The Sapphire
+ Looch Lewis & The Press Gangsters
Marrickville Bowlo
June 22
(4.30pm - free)

The Blowers
JUN
20 - Shotkickers, Melb
21 - Trash Cult, Bendigo
09 - Grace Emily, Adelaide
10 - The Cumby, Port Adelaide

Sick Fizz
(album launch)
+ The Owen Guns
+ The Jane Does
The Duke, Enmore, NSW
- Aug 2
(Free)

The New Christs
UK and Europe Tour
AUG
13 - Night ´n Day, Manchester UK
14 - Stereo, Glasgow UK
15 - Oslo, London UK
16 - Edonè, Bergamo IT
17 - Flog-On Plen Air , Firenze IT
19 - TBA 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

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
Tickets

Dead Kennedys
Australia and NZ
SEP
16 - Auckland, Powerstation
17 - Wellington, Meow Nui
19 – Melbourne, Northcote Theatre
20 - Brisbane, Tivoli
24 - Perth, Astor Theatre
26 - Adelaide, The Gov
27 - Sydney, Metro Theatre
Tickets

The Jesus Lizard
Australian Tour
OCT
15 - The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC
17 - Liberty Hall (ex Max Watts), Sydney, NSW
19 - Crow Bar, Brisbane, QLD

4ZZZ presents
“ZED 50”
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