RAW PRAWN - SOUND SUMMIT 1/10/2011

Raw Prawn are a great new band hailing from Sydney. Consists of members from Holy Balm, Whores, Circle Pit etc. This was the last song of their set at the Croatian Club in Newcastle for Sound Summit 2011. Some of the best stuff I've heard all year.

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It's been dead quiet around here the last 2 months. I guess I've been on a break or I'm just lazy or poor or something. Here's some recent music videos from some of the best bands Australia has to offer right now (in my fucked opinion). All are worth my time and maybe yours too.


NAKED ON THE VAGUE - Clock of 12's



From "Twelve Dark Noons" EP on Sacred Bones Records.
Directed by Jacqueline Castel.
Shot by Jacqueline Castel, Caleb Braaten, & Matthew Hopkins.


WOOLLEN KITS - Maths



Official video for the A-side of the upcoming RIP Society 7", Maths/Out Of Town. Out June 20.


BED WETTIN' BAD BOYS - Nobody Else



Video by Angela Bermuda - silvervideo.tumblr.com
Nobody Else 7" out June 20 on R.I.P Society Records.


THE TWERPS - Black Eyes



Filmed by Johann Rashid and James Eisen.
Edited by Johann Rashid.

EAT SKULL AUSTRALIAN TOUR 'PLUG'

This is a shameless plug for something I've had a small part in putting together over the last 6 months. One of my favourite contemporary American bands Eat Skull are going to be touring our fine country in April. That's right, fuckin' EAT SKULL!

April Tour dates:

FRIDAY 8 WOODLAND, BRISBANE

SATURDAY 9 TOTALLY AUTUMN FESTIVAL, NEWCASTLE

SUNDAY 10 THE PHOENIX, CANBERRA

FRIDAY 15 FORMAT, ADELAIDE

SATURDAY 16 THE WORKER'S CLUB, MELBOURNE

SUNDAY 17 THE SANDRINGHAM, SYDNEY

Slug Guts will also be joining them on all dates to launch their second LP "Howlin' Gang".

Facebook event

ETERNAL SOUNDCHECK: THE FIRST YEAR (2010)

My humble little film about Australian music, 'Eternal Soundcheck: The First Year' can now be watched in full on Youtube. It was originally shown in Brisbane in September last year, followed by Melbourne and Sydney screenings in January, and in New Zealand at Camp A Low Hum in February. Now you can watch it on your laptop while drunk in bed. I've divided it up into 7 parts. Enjoy.




Part 1
Hobart - Ivy St, Drunk Elk, The Native Cats
Adelaide - Bitch Prefect, Terrible Truths, Dud Pills




Part 2
Canberra - Assassins 88, The Fighting League
Newcastle - Alps




Part 3
Sydney - Royal Headache, Naked on the Vague, Bed Wettin' Bad Boys, Holy Balm, Whores, Southern Comfort




Part 4
Melbourne - Chrome Dome, Wasted Truth, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, The Stabs




Part 5
Brisbane - Blank Realm, Gerald Keaney & The Gerald Keaneys, Scraps, Science, The Seizures, Per Purpose, Extra Foxx, White Cop, Sexual Chocolate




Part 6
Brisbane - Slug Guts, Sky Needle, Cured Pink, Stag




Part 7
Brisbane - The Deadnotes with Everett True, Kitchen's Floor, Blank Realm

THE CLEAN / DEADNOTES / BLANK REALM AT THE ZOO 10-03-11

It's been something like 22 years since The Clean last played in Australia. (Yet the plane trip over from New Zealand only takes 4 hours, what the hell?!). Anyway I was damn excited, and damn exciting it was.




Epic as always, here's a bangin' new tune from Blank Realm.


DEADNOTES WITH EVERETT TRUE





The Deadnotes were really tight and as Everett True stated during their set, "I'm just glad to here". Definitely one of the best times I've seen them.


THE CLEAN





The Clean. Enough said.

ALPS / BARE GRILLZ AT WOODLAND 5-03-11

Newcastle's Alps and Bare Grillz have spent a couple of weeks on tour in support of the new Alps album 'Alps of New South Wails'. Brisbane was their last show. Good dudes, fun times.

BARE GRILLZ




ALPS




Thanks to Luke for lending me his camera.

CURED PINK

I just had a completely shit night of horrific sleep and I feel about as healthy and wholesome as this new video from Cured Pink. Filmed under Brisbane's William Jolly Bridge a few days before xmas last year, it is a soothing visual/audio companion to the inevitable doom. The live footage was shot by Katie Martin, the audio was recorded by Joel Stern. Highly recommended.

ALPS MUSIC VIDEOS

I'm really liking these two new videos/songs from Newcastle's Alps. They're off the soon to be released fourth album 'Alps of New South Wails'. It's definitely some of his best work so far and I have high hopes it's gonna be a hit.











I'd also like to say a massive thankyou to everyone who has donated money towards a new video camera, it means a lot. Beers on me when I get everything sorted out.

CIRCLE PIT / BOOMGATES / BLANK REALM AT DEADSHITS MOTEL 29-01-11

Hells yeah. For the first time in it's 19 month history Eternal Soundcheck is in 'Hi-Def' - courtesy of Blank Realmer Luke Spencer who lent me his sweet camera for the day. This show happened under my house and was a follow up to the first Deadshits Motel show in November.


BLANK REALM






BOOMGATES






CIRCLE PIT

SYDNEY SCREENING

'The First Year' film is gonna be showing in Sydney at Good God Small Club on January 27th. It's also the 7" launch of Adelaide's Bitch Prefect, one of my favourite bands. Also playing is Southern Comfort (also a mega favourite) and Kitchen's Floor.

Facebook event.


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On a downer note, when I was in Melbourne last week both my video cameras were stolen along with a bunch of other stuff of mine that was keeping me relatively sane. I lost all the footage I had filmed while on tour as well, and you can't replace that shit. I basically can't keep doing this blog without a video camera so until I get another one there won't be much happening here. Depressing. You can help out heaps by donating some funds (Paypal button on your right), which will go towards a new camera. I'm extremely broke which is why I'm asking but as far as I can tell everyone is poor as fuck right now too so I don't expect anything. I just want to keep filming bands etc.

KITCHEN'S FLOOR TOUR

Shameful plug. My band Kitchen's Floor is going on tour this weekend. Very psyched that I get to play with some of my favourite bands, and I will try to get some awesome footage as well.

Shows:

Saturday 8 January - The Exeter, Adelaide
w/ Dud Pills, Hit The Jackpot + Rites Wild (Facebook)

Sunday 9 January - Bar Open, Melbourne
w/ Absolute Boys, Breaker Morant + Asps (Facebook)

Tuesday 11 January - Woodland, Brisbane
w/ Thee Oh Sees (USA) + Sulphur Lights (Facebook)

Saturday 15 January - Black Wire, Sydney
w/ Fabulous Diamonds, Interzone, Cured Pink, Per Purpose + Whores (Facebook)

Sunday 16 January - Summer Vibes Festival, Newcastle
w/ Thee Oh Sees (USA), Straight Arrows + more (Facebook)

DEADSHITS! TWO - PREVIEW

The second instalment of the Deadshits Festival series is happening at Woodland, Brisbane on January 28. Here's a preview of the line up we've put together and check out the facebook event for more info. Or just take my word for it that it's gonna be awesome and get your ticket here.


BOOMGATES



"With a lineup consisting of Brendan from Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Steph from Dick Diver and a rhythm section of members from Teen Archer and The Twerps, you know right away Melbourne’s BOOMGATES will be great. Their music is rich with goodtime summer vibes, listening to it makes you want to get out of the house more and generally be less of a shitty person. Debut 7” out now on R.I.P SOCIETY RECORDS." Myspace






CIRCLE PIT



"CIRCLE PIT are a glam/scum/rock ‘n’ roll band from Sydney, Australia. Formed in 2008 by Jack Mannix and Angela Bermuda, they are now a five person gang consisting of Harriet Hudson, Al Haddock & Jeffrey Lewis, with Owen Penglis (Straight Arrows) occasionally making six. This is their first show in Australia since returning from a 40-date, 6-week USA tour promoting their new Bruise Constellation LP, out now on Siltbreeze Records." Myspace






HOLY BALM



"Holders of the controversial title “the best band in the world”, HOLY BALM are in fact three humble young adults from Sydney’s inner suburbs. The only thing discerning these guys from your neighbours is that on weekends they happen to be the best freaking weirdo-electronic-dance¬band in the world. If you happen to like your dance music served with weird shit like butter prawns and oregano then this is for you." Myspace






ASSASSINS 88



"ASSASSINS 88 are a two piece from Canberra that mix the Lightning Bolt aesthetic with 60’s pop sensibilities. Their debut album Go Go Second Chance Virgin was a worldwide blog hit of 2009 and the band have only gotten higher and higher since." Myspace






SUPER STAR



"SUPER STAR equals Kieran Hegarty and Esther Edquist, who make wandering, slow space songs. They combine synthesiser and guitar to make a type of music that is rhythmic, wonky and repetitive. Self described as “floating music”, these are slow rhythms, strange sounds and simple songs." Myspace

No Super Star footage sorry, I filmed them in 2009 but it didn't work out. They are awesome good though.



PER PURPOSE



"PER PURPOSE are a three piece band of Brisbane that formed early this year in Queensland, in and of other acts and that. Their debut 7” Heil Progress is out now on B.S. Records, with a tour of Aus in Jan/Feb 2011 to support. Oh pretty please." Myspace






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DEADSHITS TWO

FRIDAY JANUARY 28

8PM

WOODLAND BAR
CONISTON LANE, FORTITUDE VALLEY

PRESENTED BY BEDROOM SUCK RECORDS, THE OUTPOST AND ETERNAL SOUNDCHECK

MY DISCO AT THE ZOO 27-11-10

I've been sorting through a bunch of stuff I filmed during the time my laptop was dead and here's some footage from My Disco's Brisbane show in November, which was in support of their latest album 'Little Joy'. The song is called Sunray.


MY DISCO

ACID CASUALTY MUSIC VIDEO

New music video from Melbourne's Acid Casualty. They broke up a few months ago after releasing a self titled 7". This video was filmed just before their split and I was lucky enough to get a copy of it to put on here. Shot in and around inner city Melbourne's infamous Barkley St. (also the home of Shaun South who even makes a cameo), the video shows the band scummin' around in their natural habit as their beer guzzlin', flannel wearin', chain smokin' Acid Casualty dude alter egos. Weird and awesome.


ACID CASUALTY




Edit: Three Thousand recently published a small article saying I was the person who made this video clip, which was a little awkward to hear. They got it wrong, I had nothing to do with it other than put it up on my blog. It was made by Hannah Schiefelbein who is way better at making stuff than me.

DIE! DIE! DIE! AT WOODLAND 31-12-10

New Years Eve at Woodland with New Zealand's Die! Die! Die! and Brisbane's own Blank Realm. There were even balloons and stuff. I filmed Blank Realm but my video camera is getting pretty run down from years of brutal abuse and I haven't been able to put up that footage yet. Damn technology, the future sucks.


DIE! DIE! DIE!