80% Here in Australia we have a special way of taking musical form and creating something individual to us with it. Crankees are a Sydney based punk band doing just that. They…
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Downgirl Heads North
Sydney’s grunge punk foursome Downgirl are heading up the coast in January to launch their new double-A side, Horsegirl/Dig. The femme antagonists will be on the Goldie, this Brissie and wrapping it…
RONNIE SIMMONS AND THE REDBACK SPIDERS – Bite! Part One
70% Birthed during lockdown in an LA apartment, these songs are the first real flowering of Ronnie Simmons as an artist in his own right. After years as a skilled sideman, Bite!…
Fangz Rip Into the New Year
Punk rock reprobates Fangz are kicking off 2025 in their own inimitable style with Fangzstock across three weekends in January and February. With good buds Mountain Wizard Death Cult helping out at…
Busy Times for Downgirl
Femme punk antagonists Downgirl are stepping out again with a brand new double-A side and a flurry of shows coming up. Horsegirl/Dig is out on 15 November, and available for pre-order now….
New Album, Tour Dates and Doco from the Hard-Ons
The new album from The Hard-Ons is out today. Currently in the midst of a European tour, the latest from the Sydney legends, I Like You a Lot Getting Older, is the…
Ronnie and the Spiders Hit the Road
Sydney punks Ronnie Simmons and the Redback Spiders hit out on a national jaunt in November and December. Following an opening gig with the Sweet in Sydney, the band will play in…
NANCY VANDAL: Return of the Zombie Skate Poets
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sydney’s Nancy Vandal were a legendary institution on the local punk scene in the 90s with a blitzkrieg of buzzsaw guitars, bad acting, ridiculous cover songs…