Author: Mike Wilson

There is a bunch of great punky stuff going on in and near Adelaide in South Australia, the place has a rich history of punk and the new bands popping up in the area are worth being excited about, for example Burnout and Collateral Damage. Read More …

You may have heard that the Gasometer Hotel in Collingwood, Victoria is under new ownership and obviously that type of thing needs to be celebrated so how about a launch week, well sort of, a five night launch week is an epic effort. The festivities Read More …

One of my favourite new releases this past summer was Stoned Scum, the debut recording from a Sydeny two-piece band called Dole Bludga. This band has played some great shows over the last couple years and often with other bands from the local hardcore scene Read More …

Space Boozzies is a mongrel dog from the Central Coast (Woy Woy) of New South Wales Australia featuring members of all the popular surf/garage/rock bands you’ve never heard of. “Livin’ Up The Coast” is the bands second album and is available on vinyl in the Read More …

The Desert Dogs are a 4 piece band from Perth, Western Australia, Australia that formed in 2019. The bands debut single ‘The Australian Dream’ (3:10) was released on the 18th of November 2019 (although I recall it being on the bands Triple J Unearthed page Read More …

The Arturos (named in honour of the late Arturo Vega, the unofficial “5th Ramone”) are a 3 piece punk rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia which was started in late 2016 by Robbie as a solo studio based project. This idea turned into a full Read More …

The Owen Guns are a hardcore punk band with members split between Sydney and the South Coast in New South Wales, Australia. They play old school punk with a sense of humour and no respect for anything and anyone – especially themselves. The songs are Read More …

The BotBots are a 4 piece political punk band from a few different parts of New South Wales, Australia. The bands first gig was in Mayfield back in February this year and the plug was pulled before they even finished their set, apparently due to Read More …