Maggot Fest 2010!

Tim "The Maggot" "Dundee" Scott's been smashin' it in the past year or so since he came back from Japan. Writing for Mess & Noise, Three Thousand and punk press Stained Sheets he's been talking up the good and cutting down the fat. Good dude.

So Tim's put together a killer line up with some of my favourite local and interstate bandz. Can't wait for The Mammaries, Australia's only Mummies tribute band- i assume. I cannot express how pumped i am for Peewee back in Melbourne either. What a party, "Carbonas but a bit less 'dude' sounding". I'd say i'm a strong member of the Bloody Hammer cheersquad too, what a band. If you don't go to this i don't know what to say. This is going to be 'Flip Out Good'.

Bring it on Sydney and Bris crews, come down for this.

Hard-Ons tonight at the East Brunswick Club

The Hard-Ons new album is a fierce beast of a record, it's 40 minutes and 19 tracks of their usual assortment of pop, surf, death metal and punk. Hard-Ons new album is called 'Alfalfa Males Conform Or Die Once Summer Is Done' and it's been out for a month almost i believe. I hadn't seen it at Missing Link so it kind of slipped my mind. I just saw their interview in Beat plugging tonights show, it's $15 and they're being supported by Fangs Of A TV Evangelist and Useless Children. 

I found a download of the album if you're keen to hear it. 

ALFALFA MALES CONFORM OR DIE ONCE SUMMER IS DONE

Jay Reatard Tribute Review

I got to kick things off by DJ'ing which was cool, then there was a showing of an early Jay Reatard/Boston Chinks Euro tour. Useless Children killed my ears and played a ruling set. UV Race did a strong set, also played a new song which i thought was sick. Kamikaze stole the night with their Reatard covers and audience participation. Dj's Tom Mcguigan, Candy Cut, DX and Brain Children were also sick.

I have video, gimme a few hours and it'll be up(it's worth it!)

USELESS CHILDREN

THE UV RACE

KAMIKAZE TRIO

Jay Reatard Tribute Show

Jay Reatard died last week at the age of 29, one of the most prolific punk musicians and song writers of our time, leaving behind a legacy of hundreds of records, thousands of songs and millions of shows in about 20 different bands over the last 15 years.

In the last two years, he'd toured Australia twice to rabid response from Melbourne, and on Saturday 30th January Melbourne is returning the favour by paying tribute to his life and music with a one-off show at the Ding Dong Lounge featuring reatarded Melbourne bands like Kamikaze Trio, The UV Race and Useless Children.

DJs Candy Cut, Pissing On The Mainframe and Stained Circles will blast tunes from his enormous back catalogue, and songs that influenced him or were written influenced by him.

And as a one off, we will be projecting footage from one of his wildest shows in his first European tour with the Jay Reatard band early in the night. Doors are at 8:00pm,

Entry is $10, money from the door will go towards a charity to be elected by Jay's father specific to his life in Memphis.

8pm - 8:30pm PISSING ON THE MAINFRAME DJ
8:30-9:00pm JAY REATARD LIVE
9:00pm-9:30pm STAINED CIRCLES DJ
9:30pm-10:00pm USELESS CHILDREN
10:00pm-10:30pm TOM MCGUIGAN DJ
10:30pm-11:00pm UV RACE
11:00-11:30pm CANDYCUT
11:30pm-12:00am KAMIKAZE TRIO
12:00am-3am STAINED / CANDY CUT / MAX

Teen Archer Tote Residency

Teen Archer w/

week 1 - 9/1
Dozers + Beat Disease

week 2 - 16/1
Diamond Sea (Last Ever Show!) + Gold Tango

week 3 - 23/1 (CANCELLED Due to The Tote Closing)
Daddy Long Legs + Blue Peter

week 4 - 30/1 (CANCELLED Due to The Tote Closing)
Useless Children + Bunyip Moon

The Stabs film clip/The Hard Ons @ Corner

The Stabs mansion over in Prahran for the taping of their film clip for "Split Lips".

They played a few songs as well.

Useless Children and The Hard Ons at The Corner Hotel

Hard Ons 25th Anniversary Tour

This Friday - Digger & The Pussycats are playing at The Tote, this is a pre Euro tour show and attendance is a MUST. Might be $10, maybe more!

The Hard Ons are about set off on a national tour for their 25th Anniversary.



Here's the dates - see them when they hit your town.

For the Melbourne show these are the supports:

"USELESS CHILDREN": powerful 3 piece from the ashes of CutSick. The drummer/singer is KILLER - plays as if her life depends on it.

"KILLER BIRDS": recommended to us via members of Cosmic Psychos, no surprise that they sound like them. Wonderful new band, 4 piece all-female powerhouse.

"WICKED CITY": time and time again, the best band in Australia, an exciting driving three piece, with lashings of musical virtuosity.

"DR. EL SUAVO": One man masked comedy wrecking ball, needs no introduction.

10 Oct 2009 8:30 P	Corner Hotel	Melbourne, Victoria
16 Oct 2009 9:00 P	Lonnie’s	Launceston, Tasmania
17 Oct 2009 7:30 P	Republic Bar	Hobart, Tasmania
23 Oct 2009 8:00 P	Mona Vale Hotel	Mona Vale, New South Wales
24 Oct 2009 8:00 P	Bizzo’s	Carringbah, New South Wales
30 Oct 2009 8:00 P	Rosemount Hotel	North Perth, Western Australia
31 Oct 2009 8:00 P	Prince of Wales	Bunbury, Western Australia
1 Nov 2009 6:00 P	Newport Hotel	Fremantle, Western Australia
5 Nov 2009 8:00 P	DEL PLAZA	SOUTHPORT, Queensland
6 Nov 2009 8:00 P	Step Inn	Brisbane, Queensland
8 Nov 2009 8:30 P	Bon Amici Cafe´	Toowoomba, Queensland
12 Dec 2009 8:00 P	Gaelic Theatre	Sydney, New South Wales