BENT / BAD BANGERS AT REAL BAD MUSIC 4 JULY 2015

Poster by Heidi Cutlack

Real Bad Music host a fundraiser show for Bent in support of their upcoming tour of Japan.  Many bands played and all had something unique to convey but I only filmed Bad Bangers and Bent.  

Bad Bangers are a new 2-piece band with Alex Campbell from Gunk on guitar/vox.  Fresh sounding weirdo punk in drop D - consider me a fan.

Bad Bangers

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Here is Bent performing "Skeleton Man", one of my favourites of theirs and also *trivia* the first song they ever wrote.  

Bent

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And here's a picture of Parts Unknown Weight Unknown which is a project of Mark Woodley and features a collection of the Brisbane old guard.

Parts Unknown Weight Unknown

NEW OLD FOOTAGE - PINK REASON, NEVADA STRANGE + XNOBBQX

I don't put everything that I film on here. A lot of the time the video turns out too dark and/or the sound is too muddy which equals a shit waste of time for you and me. Here's some footage that I rewatched and thought it was worth posting.

PINK REASON



Pink Reason ruled when they played Brisbane during their Australian tour in September last year. The psychadelic mood they were inebriated in at the time resulted in a freaking great performance as seen in this video, an extended version of "Borrowed Time".

Note: This was originally very dark footage so I've used a cheap 'auto level' effect included in my budget video editing software to moderately enhance your viewing experience.


THE NEVADA STRANGE



The Nevada Strange are from Sydney and played Brisbane January 30th 2010 at the Empire Hotel. The band battled shitty sound and an indifferent audience but still pulled it off. I like that.


XNOBBQX



xNoBBQx have made a name for themselves over the 5 years of their existence by touring all over the world and releasing their noise on labels like Siltbreeze and their own Breakdance the Dawn. This was a show at their squat in Moorooka, Brisbane from August last year. While filming I thought they were just soundchecking until 10 minutes had gone by and I realised it was actually their performance (hence the origin of "eternal soundcheck"). I would describe this set as a complete anti-performance. It is no future music made by musicians that aren't trying to try and if that sounds like I didn't like it then you've got me wrong, this shit rules.

ASSASSINS 88 / KITCHEN'S FLOOR AT REAL BAD MUSIC FESTIVAL 28-11-09

Canberra's Assassins 88 play Brisbane for the very first time. Totally great band that mix the Lightning Bolt aesthetic with 60's pop sensibilities. They have just released an album "Go Go Second Chance Virgin" which can be downloaded for free at Dream Damage.

Real Bad Music Festival was a 3 day event held at an abandoned sex shop in Moorooka, "The Magic Mile".

ASSASSINS 88





KITCHEN'S FLOOR



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