Kram - Good Love

THE ‘GOOD LOVE’ TOUR & SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS

To celebrate the release of Good Love, the 2nd single lifted from his debut solo album Mix Tape, Spiderbait co-vocalist and percussive lynchpin Kram has just announced dates for his national ‘Good Love’ tour. The tour kicks off with a performance at Splendour In The Grass Sunday July 26th.

Please find full details on all below, but for little perspective on the album and artist:

Kram & Mix Tape

In March this year - Kram released his debut solo album Mix Tape. The idea was simple – in his own words: “I wanted it to be like a radio station where all the songs sound like different bands, but it’s all played by one person.” Produced in short sessions over a two year period with engineer Andy Baldwin at Melbourne’s Sing Sing South studio, aside from the odd guest – such as Jet’s Nic Cester and Tumbleweed's Richie Lewis – Kram played all instruments on the record.

With over half a million records sold and an enduring live popularity via Spiderbait, it’s almost hard to believe that it took Kram this long to put out a record under his own name. He’s long had a restless creative energy that’s seen him take part in numerous side-projects, including the rock & roll supergroups The Wrights and Hot Rollers. While you can naturally hear echoes of Kram’s work with Spiderbait, Mix Tape gave him the freedom to explore new perspectives.

Mix Tape was received emphatically by media and punters alike. 1st single Silk Suits was quickly added to high rotation on Triple J and across the board at Nova, Triple M and regional networks right around the country. Appearances everywhere from Rockwiz and Good News Week to Spicks & Specks followed. Combined with features in Rolling Stone, FHM, Ralph, and every other major print and online portal in the country, album launches SOLD OUT – and on it rolls. Kram and his Mix Tape have arrived.

Good Love

Kicking off with an upcoming performance at Splendour In The Grass, Kram has just announced dates for his national ‘Good Love’ tour. Good Love, the 2nd single lifted from Mix Tape is - in Kram’s own words: “my girl, my little boy and me. It’s our life. Wrote the song in a cab on the way to the studio. 4 hours later it was finished. Full on and a little bit fucked up. My best guitar solo. Mix Tape is a luv and rock n roll record, and I made ‘Good Love’ because that says it all: just me and my girl Ree and our little boy Lonnie. Pretty simple... but awesome."

Kram debuted Mix Tape live with a prestigious Friday night slot at The Meredith Music Festival last December: “I wanted it to be fresh and do whatever sounded good without any preconceptions. That’s what’s been liberating about the whole process and why it’s come out so well.” As word spread, Mix Tape album launch shows across the country quickly SOLD OUT. Live, Kram performs with a full band. Sometimes on drums but largely up front, he swaps between different instruments for different songs. Though the drum kit has never held him back, he makes a dynamic and compelling frontman – as the roof of many a venue could attest to.

With Spiderbait currently on hiatus (although plans are afoot for 21st anniversary activities), Mix Tape is a potent reminder of how Kram has long been a creative force. And now, the public’s taste for bold, genre-hopping albums has finally caught up with his idiosyncratic outlook. Live – Kram is all you’d expect him to be; physical, pugnacious, exhilarating, engaging and devastatingly effective to boot.



Download 'Good Love' here:


Catch Kram on his ‘Good Love’ tour:

‘Good Love’ Tour Dates

Sun 26th July - Splendour In The Grass Festival

Friday August 21 – KRAMplifier, Perth
Tickets on sale from www.newworldartists.net, Heatseeker
phonecharge 08 6210 2850 or www.heatseeker.com.au & all Heatseeker outlets and from Moshtix phonecharge 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au
also from Star Perth, Mills Fremantle and Planet Mt Lawley

Saturday August 22 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
Tickets on sale from www.newworldartists.net and from Heatseeker
phonecharge 08 6210 2850 or www.heatseeker.com.au and all Heatseeker outlets.

Sunday August 23 – Mojo’s, Fremantle
Tickets on sale from www.newworldartists.net and from Heatseeker
phonecharge 08 6210 2850 or www.heatseeker.com.au and from Star – Perth, Mills – Fremantle and Planet – Mt Lawley

Friday August 28 – Brisbane Hotel, Hobart
Tickets on sale from www.newworldartists.net, www.thedwarf.com.au, Ruffcut Records and from the venue.

Saturday August 29 – Hotel New York, Launceston
Tickets on sale from www.newworldartists.net or Oztix pheoncharge 1300 762 545, Mojo Music, Will’s Music, Red Hot CDs and Collectors Corner

Friday September 4 – Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne
Tickets on sale from www.newworldartists.net or Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545 and all Oztix outlets

Thursday September 10 – Heritage Hotel, Bulli (Wollongong)
Tickets on sale from www.newworldartists.net or Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545 or from the venue phonecharge 02 4284 5884

Friday September 11 – Spectrum, Sydney
Tickets on sale from www.newworldartists.net and from Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au, phonecharge 1300 438 849 and all Moshtix outlets

Kram’s Mix Tape Is Available Now Through UMA

Island Vibe Festival

A Festival of Soul, Dub, Reggae and Island Culture

3 Days: Fri Oct 30, Sat 31 & Sun Nov 1

Home Beach, Point Lookout, Nth Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah)

FIRST LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT

We’ve already given you a sneak peak at a few artists on the bill, but now comes the first MASSIVE line-up announcement. Introducing in 2009:



Natiruts [Pictured] (Brazil), Sunshine Sound System (NZ), The House Of Shem (NZ), The Bamboos (Melb), Mista Savona (Melb), Ngaire (Syd), Josephine (New Caledonia), The Nomad (NZ) and Chocolate Strings (Bris)
+ MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!!

Not to mention Circus Performances, Traditional Dance, Speakers’ Forums, Cultural Workshops, and a whole bunch more – all taking part over three days on Stradbroke Island. Now in its fourth year, the annual Island Vibe festival has established itself as one of the leading cultural and musical festivals in the South Pacific.

The annual Island Vibe Festival at Point Lookout on Minjerribah, (Stradbroke Island) has established itself as one of the leading cultural and music festivals in the South Pacific. The three day event encompasses a large variety of roots and contemporary music, emerging circus performances, traditional dance, speakers’ forum and cultural workshops.

Artists

Natiruts: Brazilian reggae pioneers Natiruts are set to make their first trip to Australia to headline the 2009 Island Vibe Festival. Formed in Brasilia in 1996, Natiruts have led a reggae revolution in their home country, bringing their uniquely Brazilian sound to the forefront of the musical landscape. Their 1997 release Nativus sold 450,000 in Brazil alone, starting a remarkable trend they have continued over the group’s 5 other albums, including their most recent Raçaman.

Mixing traditional reggae techniques with their Brazilian roots, Natiruts incorporate elements of bossa nova, dancehall and backbeat, creating a distinctive sound that has been recognised worldwide. Coming off a recent tour to Europe which included a highlight set at the Rotonton Sunsplash European Reggae Festival, Natiruts are preparing t make a massive splash at this year’s Island Vibe.

Sunshine Sound System: Sunshine Sound System formed when DJ Downtown Brown (aka Simon Hendl) and P Digsss (aka Paora Apera) got together for a jam in Queenstown in 2000. They unashamedly jam the whole range of music that they love, typically including lots of fresh bootlegs, a bit of reggae & dub, plenty of hip hop, dancehall, original skool soul and funk including a few crate-digger breaks – plus if the mood takes them a badboy fusion of old skool ragga junglism, breaks and D&B. With the Sunshine Sound System Crew often busy with other collaborations and projects, this is a rare chance to catch them in Australia live.

House Of Shem: hail from Aotearoa, New Zealand and like many legendary reggae groups this band is built around the classic harmony trio format. At the helm is Carl Perkins, a man with over thirty years experience writing and playing reggae music. As a former member of Herbs, Mana and the Twelve Tribes of Israel Band amongst others, Carl’s musical credentials are impeccable. Joining him up front are two of his sons, Te Omeka and Isaiah who not only provide harmonies but both of whom also write, take turns at singing lead and play keyboards as well. It is this blood link and family bond that renders the sound of their combined voices as something really extraordinary. Each of the three has their own distinct song writing style and voice, effectively giving the band three different lead singers. The harmonies are sublime and the precision of their ensemble performance is phenomenal.



The Bamboos: (pictured) are Australia's masters of Deep Funk and Super-Heavy Soul. Forming in 2001, the Melbourne eight-piece have amassed a barrow-full of LP’s, 7-inches and single releases, gaining acclaim at home, throughout the UK and around the world. After signing with illustrious UK label Tru Thoughts in 2005, they’ve had their music featured everywhere from Grey’s Anatomy and Ugly Betty to the multi-platinum selling Nintendo Wii video game de Blob, whilst playing some of the biggest festivals on the planet through the UK, Europe and Aus. With the release of their 2008 album Side-Stepper The Bamboos have solidified themselves at the pinnacle of roots music in Australia, leading to their inclusion in The Age’s prestigious ‘Top 100’ list of influential people in Melbourne for 2008.

Mista Savona: One of the few Australian reggae producers to be making a name internationally, with collaborations with top Jamaican artists such as Anthony B and Horace Andy. Mista Savona’s album ‘Melbourne meets Kingston’ was a milestone in Australian reggae. Mista Savona, who is also an acclaimed keyboardist and band leader, will be touring later this year with a full band and will be taking the mainstage at this year's Island Vibe.

The Nomad: Multi-talented with achievements to match, The Nomad (Daimon Schwalger) has taken the road less-travelled in search of the good groove. Seamlessly fusing hip hop, drum ‘n’ bass, soul and jazz, with trip hop and dub, The internationally-renown DJ/producer has crafted a significant and successful career for more than a decade both behind the decks and in control of his production studio. Having released five albums to date and with his sixth due to drop in late 2009, The Nomad’s return to Island Vibe will showcase his latest offerings, as well as his much-loved old faves.

Chocolate Strings: have been described as one of Brisbane’s finest purveyors of grooved out dub. A range of diverse backgrounds and influences give them a smorgasbord of sounds, a veritable buffet of fresh beats, bass and acoustic grooves to please the most discerning appetite. From the rich deep Polynesian vocal harmonies of female vocalists Ofa Fanaika, Nia Falekakala and Nicole McWalters to the smokin' sax of Josh "Bachelor of Jazz" Appleby, these cats serve up a set where the only thing you can be sure of is leaving with a smile on your dial and sore legs from dancing.

Island Rhythm

This year Island Vibe also launches the Island Rhythm cultural program, a series of workshops, performances and forums where artists and presenters from Minjerribah and Pacific Island Communities share music, stories and skills with festival patrons. Island Vibe is free for children under 12 (accompanied by an adult), and has a bustling food and craft market and licensed bar. Island Vibe is dedicated to environmental sustainability and encourages the use of renewable resources, recycling, composting, car-pooling and cycling.

Website

The brand-new Island Vibe website www.islandvibe.com.au is online now. Check it out for all the latest news, including camping information, transport, merchandise, ferry discounts, and heaps, heaps more. And while you’re there, make sure you sign up to the Island Vibe Mailing List, to ensure you’re on top of all the latest Island Vibe announcements.

EARLY BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!

But hurry, Early Bird tickets are only available until August 31st
Tickets are available now through www.moshtix.com and the usual outlets

Adult (18+): $140 + bf
Youth (U18): $77 + bf
Children (U5): free

Day tickets will be available closer to the date



The Island Vibe Festival is benefiting from funding under the Queensland Events Regional Development Program (QERDP). The QERDP is an investment program designed to extend the flow of economic and social benefits of events to regional Queensland. A state-wide initiative, the program is committed to enhancing existing events in regional Queensland, as well as assisting in the establishment of new events. Since the QERDP began in 2001, more than $12.5 million has been invested in 600 regional events, an indicator of the important role these events play in their communities and wider Queensland.

Laneous and the Family Yah

http://www.myspace.com/lachlaneous

Announce The Release Of Their Debut Album St. Ill Regal
& Accompanying East-Coast Tour

Bubblin’ Up out of the artisan hotbed that is Brisbane’s West End – introducing the grunty Rudeboy Soul and Croon Punk of Laneous And The Family Yah (L&TFY). What started as a community whisper has broken out into a fire. From the Big Day Out to the screens of NME TV and recent attention of Triple J, the dirty, hip-hop driven soul grooves of L&TFY have officially arrived.

Spotlight artists on Triple J Unearthed in June 09 and named amongst Hip Hop’s Hottest in J Mag’s City by City ‘Oz Hip Hop Special’, with the launch of their debut LP St Ill Regal and August East-Coast tour L&TFY are now set to cement a swiftly burgeoning reputation. And what a reputation – let’s face it, press releases are partial to hyperbole but it would be no overstatement to say that Laneous And The Family Yah have recently become one of the most talked about bands in Brisbane. This has been due largely to their live show, a 10 piece spectacle that witnesses have referred to as – quite bluntly – unparalleled.



Who is Laneous?

The ‘Lovable Tramp with the clamped, cramped fist in the air’, Laneous is the conceptual poet for the Backbeat Generation. Devoting his life to music since dropping out of high school at the age of 15, Laneous’s musical vision has been unfaltering. Born into the Bohemian south-Brisbane community that he’s now so heavily a part of, Laneous has spearheaded a new Brisbane-born movement of edgy groove, hip hop bounce and soul glaze.

Joining forces with The Family Yah – consisting of General Beats (Drums), Antilla (Guitar), Positive Serpent (Bass) and Peet G (MPC/Keys) – in 2007, Laneous has set about realising his musical vision, creating a formidable live experience that has seen them grace the stages of Big Day Out, Woodford Folk Festival, Island Vibe, Kuranda Roots Festival, Green Fest, and the West End Carnivale but to name a few. Now they arrive with their most outstanding musical excursion to date – their debut album.

St. Ill Regal

Recorded at Psi Fi Studios with Producer Peet G, St. Ill Regal is the realisation of Laneous’s supreme musical vision. With the help of The Family Yah, the all singing, all dancing Bird Fire Choir, not to mention guest MC’s, a Nepalese Tabla Master and an 8-piece string section, the album stretches a massive 17-tracks that cover the full spectrum of Soul and Hip Hop.

From Hip Hop Opener ‘BubbleGum’ all the way to Soul Joint ‘Searing Life’, lyrically Laneous flowers with the quirk of MF Doom and the perk of TV on The Radio. Musically, The Family Yah astounds, making unconventional sounds with conventional instruments – think garage band meets MPC.

Featuring a zany filmclip produced by Squareyed Films (Silverchair, The Sleepy Jackson, Living End, Youth Group), first single ‘BubbleGum’ is a testament to Laneous’s off the chart pop and bounce. Filmed on location at the Richmond Housing Commission Flats in Inner Melbourne and featuring Melbourne shuffle kids and breakers, the video has already garnered strong international attention with The NME featuring it on their dedicated TV channel in the UK. See the clip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijE5xkJyOQw&. ‘BubbleGum’ was also a recently named a finalist in the 2009 Qsong Awards ‘Hip Hop’ Category.

A complete artistic package, accompanying the remarkable musical vision found on St. Ill Regal is the inclusion of exclusive artwork by New York/Brisbane based artist Anthony Lister, who has generously donated his art to the albums’ cover. Rounding out the package is a mini-exhibition of five Brisbane based visual artists – including works from Laneous himself. Said art is included on individual cards contained within each copy of the record.

Delivered via Brisbane’s new home of Underground Soul, Rock and Hip Hop Bird Fire Records, St. Ill Regal will be released nationally in August 2009.

The Tour

To coincide with the release of their debut St. Ill Regal, Laneous and the Family Yah are heading out on a not to be missed 8-show East-Coast Tour. The whole extended 9 piece live crew including the Bird Fire Choir, Circus Performers, Dancers, MC’s and DJ’s will be coming with them, so get there and get down to the illin’ Laneous sound.

Friday August 14 – Sketch The Rhyme, Surry Hills, Sydney
$10 | 8pm

Saturday August 15: The Macquarie Hotel, Surry Hills, Sydney
FREE Entry | 8pm

Sunday August 16 – ‘Sun Sets’ @ The Fringe Bar, Paddington, Sydney
$8 Entry | 5pm

Thursday August 20 – Veludo, St Kilda, Melbourne
FREE Entry | 8pm

Friday August 21 – Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury, Melbourne
With Special Guests: Hugo & The Light Brigade, Traffik, Hosted by Lotek (UK)
$13 Entry | 8pm
Saturday August 22 – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
8pm

Sunday August 23 – Bar Open, Fitzroy, Melbourne
With Special Guests: Pataphysics
$8 Entry | 8pm

Fri 28 – The Hi Fi, West End, Brisbane
With Special Guests: Olmecha Supreme Soundsystem (NZ), Grassroots Street Orchestra & Samedi Soundsystem
$15 Entry | 8pm
Tix: www.thehifi.com.au


St. Ill Regal is out August 2009 through Bird Fire records

“Superstar frontman, Laneous has united a band comprised of some of the funkiest that River City has to offer… The band gives off a raw energy together with very tight grooves and infectious beats. Besides a set of golden vocal chords, Laneous posseses rad rhymes and keen style.”
Leopard Lady, Virgin Music

“What an awesome song. Digging that soulful, Stevie Wonder-esque groove, and it's embellished so well, full of melody and sunshine. Yes, sunshine! This song brightens my day.”
Dom Alessio, Triple J Home & Hosed Blog, on ‘Searing Life’

“Mr Laneous is already on to a good thing. His music is ingenious and its complexities are not lost on the audience. Laneous keeps us on our feet, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Fasterlouder.com

“This lot hale from good ol’ brisvegas and I tell ya, if they don’t take the roman empire by storm with their debut album then I’ll eat my terry towelling hat.”
Dom Fagan, AIR

The Flavour Conspiracy

For too long mid afternoon snackers have been taken advantage of by global corporations squeezing profits at the expense of our tastebuds. Yes i know this may seem like a far cry from the usual rantings and ravings we post here but previously unbeknownest to me it now appears that the relative inadequacy of flavouring in many Arnott's Shapes and other potato-related snacks (Kettle Chips you know who you are) is something of an office hot topic. And we're not the only ones outraged - as you can see Mess and Noise picked up this emerging news story too.

The conspiracy as we see it is that companies put out new products literally dripping with flavour, the sort of lick your hands between bites flavour that we all love...Then the spiralling cycle of dependence begins on products bleached of the original deliciousness. We hypothesize that once they've got people hooked on the initial seasoning levels these corporate bastards reduce these levels to make money and leave us high and dry. It's unnacceptable, it's cruel and downright profiteering. Starting today the boycott begins.

Rise Rise Rise!

The Paper Scissors

www.myspace.com/thepaperscissors

With their brand new single Howl just added to high rotation on triple J (the latest installment in a long line of TPS tracks to have been so) Sydney’s The Paper Scissors (TPS) have just announced the release of their “Howl EP” and accompanying national tour dates.

Featuring two brand new tracks and 3 remixes of the title track (by Spod, Sydney glitch hopper Cleptoclectics and former Gerling front man The E.L.F respectively) the “Howl EP” is available June 23rd through itunes and in stores July 12th.

Who are The Paper Scissors?



Off the back of their hugely successful single We Don’t Walk, The Paper Scissors released their debut album ‘Less Talk More Paper Scissors’ (LTMPS ) in mid 2007 and the national response was staggering. The Sydney Morning Herald called first single Yamanote Line “The Greatest song ever written. Truly”, Sydney Magazine made it their album of the month, FBI, RRR, and PBS Fm all made it their ‘album of the week’ whilst We Don’t Walk and Yamanote Line both received a huge national pasting via high rotation on Triple J. We Don’t Walk was featured in CH 9‘s ‘Underbelly’ and amongst such luminaries as Nick Cave and The Easybeats, quickly became the second highest selling song off the soundtrack. In short, TPS became hard to avoid.

The earlier part of 2008 saw the band sell out a national tour with bluejuice, be bestowed with the honour of being asked to program Rage and somehow, fit it all in between festival appearances at Parklife, The Playground Weekender and many more festivals and club shows to boot. Late 2008 saw the band take some down time whilst main man Jai Pyne did some travelling and writing in New York. They then regrouped to write and demo new tracks in Byron Bay, 2 of which appear on the “Howl EP”, the rest of which will surface on their next album proper, to be released early 2010.

The “Howl EP”

The tracks that appear on the “Howl EP” track are the title track, a goodbye-to-love anthem and 'Soldier', a rock assault/picture of frustration and alienation. Without losing their sense of fun, the new songs bathe TPS in a slightly different light, shedding irony and flippancy upon the inherent presence and vivacity that the band are renowned for delivering.

Aided by the production of Jai Pyne and working for the first time with drummer Ivan Lisyak, the new sound still retains the true TPS style, diverse (with 25 piece choir, afro rhythms, freak outs and anthemic singalongs) but specifically incorporating the frenetic edge loved and witnessed at TPS live shows.

A sweaty catharsis of energy and vitality you can catch for yourself at:

‘Howl’ Tour Dates

W’ Special Guests ‘ERNEST ELLIS’ playing all shows except Beach Rd (Bondi) and Baroque (Katoomba)

WED 15 JULY - BEACH ROAD, BONDI
Free Entry

FRI 17 JULY – BAROQUE,KATOOMBA
Tickets: $12 on the door

FRI 31 JULY – JIVE, ADELAIDE
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au or Moshtix Outlets

SAT 1 AUG – EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB,MELB
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from www.eastbrunswickclub.com or the venue box office on 03.9388 9794 or in person at 280 Lygon Street, East Brunswick Box Office open Monday to Friday 11-6pm and Saturday 12-4pm

THUR 6 AUG – BON AMICI, TOOWOOMBA
Tickets: $10 door

FRI 7 AUG – THE TROUBADOUR,BRISBANE
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from troubadour.oztix.com.au, www.skinnysmusic.com.au or www.rockinghorse.net/tickets.php

SAT 8 AUG – GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL,BYRON BAY
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from Hotel Great Northern Monday - Friday 9.00 - 5.00pm (Jonson St, Byron Bay), on 6685 6454 and Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545.

THUR 13 AUG – HARP HOTEL,WOLLONGONG
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545 and in person at the venue

FRI 14 AUG – OXFORD ART FACTORY,SYDNEY
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au or Moshtix Outlets

SAT 15 AUG – NORTHERN STAR,NEWCASTLE
Tickets: $10 pre /$12 door
Tickets available from www.bigtix.com.au

The “Howl EP” Is Available Now

Special Patrol

Adelaide 5 Piece Special Patrol have recently released a new double A side Single "Right On / New Year’s Eve" in anticipation of their 3rd EP release "The Stranger's Dozen".

Have a listen to them on myspace or on their website as i dredge through my own memories and feelings from their second EP "Handy Hints from the Undertaker":

I’d never heard of Special Patrol until it was recommended to me too highly by someone way too close to me. My first thought was do I dare…? When someone close recommends music to you, part of the weight of the relationship can be divided by the weight of the songs themselves. The first time the band came to my attention was in the form of a mypace link delivered several years ago when I was living in New York. Maybe it’s the ex-pat’s longing soul but back then I would often latch onto anything Australian for dear life, even if it meant buying a six pack of coopers for $25US from the Bread and Circus in Union Square or trekking all the way from Brooklyn into the Sunburned cow just to drink a Tooheys New. So began my knowledge and appreciation of Special Patrol.

This was about the time when Eskimo Joe had released their third album and my first thoughts sensed a mild resemblance in genre and style. Special Patrol bring together pop and indie rock techniques and combine them with lyrics that express the depth, beauty and time of their own relationships. There’s a sense of humour coordinated with delicate, touching reminders of the people that surround us which make you smile as you listen in a headspace that is decidedly dreamy. Given the massive numbers of people/friends that have moved in and out over the years it’s clear that this is a major driving force within the band. Their biography lists them in a series of decendingly quintessential English diminutives - “Tom, Chris, Russy, Sqirrel, Tunas, Ted, Sharn, Simon, Hooves at different times and all with different talents” and this only constitutes the rotating faces in the band’s early days! There’s a quality in each of the songs that leaves the tune stuck in your head for days afterwards, most notably “My friend curious George”, “Hey Good Try”, “The continuing Story of George Duffied and his plight to take on Hollywood” and “She’s like a schoolgirl again”. Yet in honesty I can’t say I dislike any of the songs, it’s an album you can listen to from start to finish, the only problem is you keep repeating songs along the way.

You’re left wondering how such a band hasn’t made more of a splash already, but with a new album due out later this year and no doubt a rigorous tour schedule I wouldn’t be surprised to see interest growing. There’s all the hooks and cohesiveness of a band who know what they’re doing and have been playing together for a long time. A small, conservative sprinkling of synth sounds and ballad style songs incorporating softer to heavier guitar feels reminds me of an early Radiohead album. There’s measure within the sentiments they express and each chorus is worth waiting for. It’s a great album to listen to with friends or just for a broody session on the back porch alone. Special Patrol are (although not necessarily the same line up from album to album):

Myles Mayo (guitar/vocals)
Rob Jordan (drums)
James Jordan (Bass guitar)
Paul Vallen (bass)
Briohny Campbell (cello/keys/vocals)
and most of the time with.....
Kate Bailey (Keys, Synths, Backing Vocals)
Paul "Night Eyes" Banytis (Bass Guitar)

So I’m eagerly awaiting for the next album and I sincerely hope these guys get some more of the attention they deserve. It’s a little snap shot into the life and times of 7 people, told with a skill and honesty I think anyone can appreciate.

"Right On" and "New Years Eve" (my favorite) available through itunes now, or streaming on myspace...

Bluejuice On The Road Again

Bluejuice have recently emerged, filthy and mole-eyed from the studio after an extensive recording session with producer/herbalist Dr. Chris Shaw (responsible for Bob Dylan's most recent albums, Public Enemy, Weezer, Ween and Panic at the Disco) and are now venturing into the fresh air and hitting the road with their pals Philadelphia Grand Jury (playing all shows except WA) in May and June.

Jake and Stav have also been diligently recording their studio experience on their blog here.


Recently signed to Dew Process and with the new album well and truly on the way, the boys promise a showcase of all the usual antics plus more...hopefully no arrests or brocken bones this time, although it does make their shows just that little more interesting:)


Philadelphia Grand Jury or "The Philly Jays" for short for those of you who don't know are a Sydney Punk-Rock threesome responsible for that infectious "Going to the Casino Tomorrow Night" song i've heard so many times on JJJ. Don't let that song be your sole judge though, they're a great high energy band that combined with Bluejuice is sure to be a massive night out.

Full Tour Dates as Follows:


(PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY play all dates EXCEPT WA)

THURSDAY 28th MAY ¬ EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB, MELB
Tickets: $16.50 pre/ $20 Door.
Tickets available from website ; or East Box Office either via phone on 03 9388 9794, or in person at the venue - 280 Lygon Street in East Brunswick.
Box Office hours are Monday to Friday 11-6pm and Saturday 12-4pm.

SATURDAY 30 MAY ¬ JIVE, ADELAIDE
Tickets: $16.50 pre/ $20 Door.
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au or Moshtix Outlets

THURSDAY 4 JUNE ¬ INDI BAR, SCARBOROUGH
Tickets: $16.50 pre/ $20 Door
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au 1300 GET TIX, www.bocsticketing.com.au 08 9484 1133, 78's 08 9322 6384 www.78records.com.au and www.heatseeker.com.au

FRIDAY 5 JUNE ¬ PLAYERS BAR, MANDURAH
Tickets: $16.50 pre/ $20 Door
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au 1300 GET TIX, www.bocsticketing.com.au 08 9484 1133, 78's 08 9322 6384 www.78records.com.au and www.heatseeker.com.au

SATURDAY 6 JUNE ¬ AMPLIFIER, PERTH
Tickets: $16.50 pre/ $20 Door
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au 1300 GET TIX, www.bocsticketing.com.au 08 9484 1133, 78's 08 9322 6384 www.78records.com.au and www.heatseeker.com.au

SUNDAY 7 JUNE ¬ NORFOLK BASEMENT, FREMANTLE
Tickets: $16.50 pre/ $20 Door
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au 1300 GET TIX, www.bocsticketing.com.au 08 9484 1133, 78's 08 9322 6384 www.78records.com.au and www.heatseeker.com.au

FRI 12 JUNE ¬ THE ZOO, BRISBANE
Tickets: $16.50 pre/ $20 Door.
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

SAT 13 JUNE ¬ ANNANDALE HOTEL, SYDNEY
Tickets: $16.50 pre/ $20 Door.
Tickets available from www.annandalehotel.com or 02 9550 1078

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