Tuesday, June 29

Playlist for today

Deloris: Dead Drunks (Dead Drunks single)
The Tulips: Blackhearted Valentine (In The Honeycone LP)
Disaster Plan: Age Of Consent
The Suits: Peppermint
The Sand Pebbles: Sioux City Falls
Dappled Cities Fly: Peach
Starky: Girl Talk (Mirror Signal Manoeuvre LP)
Starky: City Prison Doors (Mirror Signal Manoeuvre LP)
Cannon: Is It My Body (Satisfy 7")
Bluebottle Kiss: Spiders In A Jar (Last Playboy In Town EP)
Iron On: I Had To Read It More Than Once
Red Riders: Tune In/Tune Out
The Zebras: Lucky Pierre (The Zebras LP)
The Zebras: French Chicks (The Zebras LP)
The Zebras: The Forces Of Light (Preloading)(The Zebras LP)
Jolz: Just Doin It (Down Pressure LP)
T.I.S.M: Everyone Has More Sex Than Me (The White Albun LP)
The Fauves: Metrosexual (The Fauves LP)
Isidore: Ghosting (Isidore LP)
The Devoted Few: It's Over (Padded Remix) (Desolation Angels single)
Old Des Peres: Leaped High (Preserved LP)
The Spazzys: Hey Hey Baby (Hey Hey Baby single)
Collard Greens & Gravy: Mistreated (Silver Bird LP)
Marcel Borrack: If I Were An Ant (Help LP)

And special thanks to guests Nick Starky and Jeremy Zebra (or is that sloth?) for chatting to me.

Tuesday, June 22

And another thing...

This Tuesday (June 29) one of the guys from Starky will be talking to me from Sydney before their show here with the almighty Casanovas and the spunky Spazzys, and as well the lovely Jeremy Cole from Brisbane's The Zebras will be chatting about their album out on Lost & Lonesome Recordings - they'll be playing a few shows in Melbourne in a week or two.

Just a reminder that the annual PBS Radio Festival is coming up real soon - there are lots of show specials to listen out for and great radio happening all through July 1-11.
Celebrating 25 years of PBS on air, 25 YEARS TO LIFE is the theme in an exploration of crime and music.
Here's a few of the shows so listen up...

Friday July 2 & 9 at 5pm
Beat Orgy c.1979
Steve Cross goes low riding across the USA, Europe and the UK with a soundtrack courtesy of The Clash, The Who, The Specials, Blue Cheer, Patti Smith, The Meters, The Pop Group, David Bowie, The Undertones, Neville Brothers, Talking Heads, The Ruts and… ur… Wings. The full horror of the era.

Wednesday July 7 at 10pm
Kene Lighfoot of BURNING BITUMEN will be exposing rock and roll HAIR CRIMES of the last 25 years. From Dee Snider's weird blonde mane to Trouble's fuzzy mullets, from the excess hair spray of Pretty Boy Floyd to the duo afros of Melbourne's own Dynamo. Kene Lightfoot plays two hours of music from bands who should get 25 years to life for their hair styles on the Burning Bitumen 25 Years to Life special.

There's plenty more where they came from - click here and take a peek.

Tyranny Of Distance will be time travelling from 1979 to 2004 in an A-Z of Australian music from AC/DC to the Zebras, including the Go-Betweens and the Johnnys (who are reforming for a one off show to celebrate the Tote's 21st birthday this Sunday - after the Community Cup) and the Lime Spiders and Regurgitator... plus a whole alphabet more. Tune in on July 6 at 11pm.
PBS 106.7 fm

Playlist for today

The Smallgoods: Capricorn (Listen To The Radio LP)
Even: Maybe Love (Free Kicks LP)
The Fauves: Smoking Again (single)
The City Lights: Every Single Day (Escape From Tomorrow Today LP)
78 Saab: Come On (from forthcoming Crossing Lines LP)
Shiney: Never Fade Away (7 Songs About Boys EP)
Tim Reid: Home Movies (Any Given Day LP)
The Woods Themselves: Summer's Here (The Woods Themselves LP)
Bluebottle Kiss: Everything Begins And Ends At Exactly The Right Time (Come Across LP)
Bluebottle Kiss: The Record Company (Last Playboy In Town EP)
Black Cab: Angels Arrive (Altamont Diary LP)
Midnight Swim: Catacombs
Youth Group: Skeleton Jar (Skeleton Jar LP)
Deloris: The Point In The War Where We Knew We Were Lost (Dead Drunks single)
Boon Companions: I Smell Trouble (Fireflies soundtrack)
Cannon: Satisfy (7")
The Cops: Rectify (The Cops EP)
The Cops: The Shake (The Cops EP)
The Tranquilizers: You Can't Kill Kill (The Tranquilizers EP)
The Spazzys: Bye Bye Love (Hey Hey Baby single)
The Sailors: The Cockroach (Turn The Other Cheek LP)
T.I.S.M: DJ Trevor
Starky: Complicator (Mirror Signal Manoeuvre LP)

And special thanks to Ben Grounds of Bluebottle Kiss and Simon Carter of The Cops for having a chat - I'll be sure to catch them both on the weekend!

GIG GUIDE

Recommended gigs this coming week....

TUESDAY JUNE 22
ROCK AGAINST WORK with The Sailors + The Onyas + Hoss + Timid Joe + Japesquad + DJ Dr Teeth (starts around 5.30pm)
AND PBS live from the front bar (Phils Egan and Gionfrido from 3-7pm) at the pool table!! @ The Tote

THURSDAY JUNE 24
Dung + Mach Pelican + The Spazzys + Cat Rat @ The Tote
The Cyclones + The Threads + Roulette Dares @ Pony

FRIDAY JUNE 25
Love Of Diagrams + The Bites + Tranquilizers + Mick Turner @ Ding Dong (PBS Benefit)
Gersey @ Revolver
Magic Dirt + Fur Patrol + Origami @ The Tote
Velure @ Bar Open

SATURDAY JUNE 26
Bluebottle Kiss @ Ding Dong
The Cops + Wolf Mother + BritishIndia @ The Evelyn
Double Agents @ The Tote (5.30pm afternoon show – free!)
The Moodists + Teen Wolf + Muddy Spurs @ The Tote (night)

SUNDAY JUNE 27
COMMUNITY CUP XI with Magic Dirt + Paul Kelly + Killjoys @ Junction Oval St Kilda
The Johnnys + Corpse Grinders + Olympic Sideburns + The Amazons @ The Tote

Tuesday, June 15

Listen up....

Make sure you're listening in next week when I talk to Cop Simon - the Cops are playing for PBS at the Evelyn with Wolf Mother and British India on Saturday June 26. It'll be a great gig.
And it's the day after Jacob's fabulous Coolin' By Sound line up at Ding Dong with Love Of Diagrams and The Bites, the Tranquilizers and Mick Turner (from the Dirty Three).

I'll also be talking to Bluebottle Kiss - that's all next week - Tuesday June 22nd.

Right royal holiday...

My lord, what a fucking big weekend. Thanks to the queen - it was a fantastic birthday. I hope my hangover wasn't too audible this morning. Enormously super dooper big thanks go out to Brisband Speedstar for coming in and playing a couple of tunes today, and also to Richard Easton, father of Snowbird and the man responsible for an excellent little album called Two Thousand Demolition Songs, for also coming in for a chat, and to Ruari for his help in looking after Speedstar's fantastic on air live sound. Thank you thank you thank you!!

Playlist for today

The Dissociatives: Much Preferred Customer (Presets remix)(Young Man Old Man single)
Black Cab: Summer Of Love
Even: The Peasant Bar (Free Kicks LP)
The Devoted Few: Desolation Angels (single)
The Beautiful Few: One Month In Every Twelve (Interstate 40 remix)
I [love] Space: 6Phase
The Double Agents: Action Swing (single)
Love Of Diagrams: Tiger Pancakes (The Target Is You LP)
Iron On: Watch Me Stumble (Everybody Calm Down EP)
Gyroscope: Take This For Granted (Sound Shattering Sound LP)
After The Fall: Vacant Black Stare (After The Fall LP)
Hoodoo Gurus: Domino (Mach Schau LP)
The Casinos: City Lights (City Lights 7")
Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side: The Beginning Of The End (The Beginning Of The End LP)
Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males: Pregnant Conversation (Sings The Tabloid Blues LP)
The Tulips: Here Comes The Night (In The Honeycone LP)
Speedstar: Unbreakable (Forget The Sun Just Hold On LP)
Speedstar: Crying (live in the studio)
Speedstar: Are You Feeling Better, Angela? (live in the studio)
Richard Easton: Ballad Of Betty Cole
Richard Easton: Doug
Richard Easton: Evil 1
Tim Reid: World That's Made For Two
Lucie Thorne: Before The Cold (The Bud LP)
Laura: We Are Mapping Your Dreams (single)
Because Of Ghosts: Waltz For Berenice (Your House is Built on a Frozen Lake EP)

And of course, interviews with special guests Ben, Dave and Luke of Speedstar and Richard Easton!

Another big weekend to look forward to.... when will it all stop?
The shows to look out for this coming week....

WEDNESDAY June 16
Double Agents + Henry Wagons @ The Builders Arms
Slavetrader (NZ) + Cannon @ Ding Dong

THURSDAY June 17
Richard Easton CD launch + Royalchord + I Want A Hovercraft @ The Rob Roy

FRIDAY June 18
Beautiful Few @ Good Morning Captain
Velure @ Bar Open
Her Majesty’s Finest @ The Evelyn
Hoodoo Gurus + Spiderbait + British India @ The Palace (Inferno Thursday)
Old Des Peres + Mink Engine @ Revolver
The Casinos + Neon + Degrees K @ The Tote
Even @ Gaslight Music (6PM)
The Go Set + Sforzando + Mr Coffee + The Harvest @ The Corner

SATURDAY June 19
Rectifiers + Via Tania + Pretty Boy Crossover @ The Rob Roy
Sin City (ex-Local Pricks)@ Pony 2AM
Mach Pelican @ Ding Dong

SUNDAY June 20
Dirty Little Secret + At Sea + Gabriel’s Day @ Pony
Lucie Thorne + CW Stoneking + Monica Weightman @ The Corner

MONDAY June 21st – July 4th
The Tote's 21st Birthday bash kicks off this week. Look out for the Sailors, the Moodists, Magic Dirt, Dan Kelly and heaps more helping to celebrate the Tote's birthday with gigs over the next couple of weeks.

Wednesday, June 9

Hey hey hey!!

Action packed show this week - don't miss it...

Brisbane darlings Speedstar will be on the show this Tuesday - they'll be coming in for a special live acoustic performance and interview.... also tune in to hear a chat with the lovely Richard Easton. All very exciting - this Tuesday June 18 on PBS 106.7FM. Talk to you then!

Playlist for today

The Devoted Few: It's Over (Padded Remix) (Desolation Angels single)
Purplene: Love: Western (Purplene LP)
Laura: We Are Mapping Your Dreams (single)
Epicure: Twelve Months Of Winter (Firing Squad single)
The Tulips: Johnny Ray (In The Honeycone LP)
Groundswell: Stand Up (single)
Lancaster: Fairfield (Self Titled Debut LP)
Nations By The River: These Are The Times (Holes In The Valley LP)
The Suits: Good Girls (International School Of Dance EP)
No Through Road: Girls Are The Devil
Snowman: Lost In The Woods
The Fuzz: You Must Be Dead
Eskimo Joe: Life Is Better With You (A Song Is A City LP)
Lazy Susan: Sometimes (Never Better LP)
Lazy Susan: I Will (Never Better LP)
The Mome Raths: You Trip Me (Shake Your Pop Boomerang Volume 2 LP)
Sneeze: If It's Catchy It Means You Stole It (Just The Blues Sped Up LP)
Your Wedding Night: Crush (Your Wedding Night EP)
Season: Zero Crossing (Avatar LP)
TZU: Position Correction (Position Correction LP)
Interstater: Plastic Cup (single)
Gyroscope: Midnight Express (Sound Shattering Sound LP)
After The Fall: Raise The Dust (After The Fall LP)
Aampirellas: Devil's Song (Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory LP)
The Muddy Spurs: Sportsbag
Speedstar: The Saddest Summer On Record (Forget The Sun Just Hold On LP)

Plus interview with special guest Paul Andrews of Lazy Susan.


Recommended gigs this coming week....

WEDNESDAY JUNE 9
Jason Lives + Nurnberger + She’ll Keep @ The Tote

THURSDAY JUNE 10
Panel Of Judges + Minimum Chips + Breaking The Law @ The Espy – Front Bar (free entry)
Interstater + The Gels (SA) + El Bruto + Mighty Boy @ The Tote

FRIDAY JUNE 11
Speedstar @ The Evelyn
The Panics + Redsunband @ POW
Love of Diagrams + Your Wedding Night + Mum Smokes @ The Rob Roy
Sway + The Hell City Glamours @ The Espy – Front Bar (free)

SATURDAY JUNE 12
TZU + MKB @ The Espy

SUNDAY JUNE 13
Nations By The River CD launch @ Ding Dong
POPBOOMERANG 2 launch with The Suits + Sneeze + Paul Andrews (Lazy Susan) + Remake Remodel + Tamas Wells + Her Majesty’s Finest + The Sound Platform @ The Rob Roy (only $10!!)
GIRLS IN THE GARAGE with Slinkee + Town Bikes + Dollsquad + Muddy Spurs + The Minutes + Young Professionals + DJ Emma Peel @ The Tote

Thursday, June 3

Anyone for Chinese?

Paul from Lazy Susan will be chatting to me on this Tuesday's show - he's gonna be here for the Shake Yer Popboomerang 2 launch this Sunday. The Fancy Boys were too busy kicking Melbourne's ass and being fancy and french and eating pizza to get them into the studio this time around but they'll be back, guaranteed, and when they do....

Remember to yell out if you want to tell me anything's fab or if something sucks or blows or you wanna make a request or wanna get on the show. Or wanna hear something again. Hope to hear from you...

And here's that postal address again:
Tyranny Of Distance
c/o PBS FM
PO Box 2917
Fitzroy MDC
Victoria 3065

Werd, J.

Tuesday, June 1

PINCH AND A PUNCH!!

Playlist for today....

The Zebras: Car Of Idiots (Singles Club #3 Split 7" b/w The Minders: Go Wave Your Wand)
Starky: Get Up (Mirror Signal Manoeuvre LP)
Midstate Orange: Casualties of Casual Ties (Singles Club #6 Split 7" b/w Ladybug Transistor: Jersey Streets)
The Double Agents: Action Swing (single)
Dallas Crane: Come Again (Losheen) (Dirty Hearts single)
Speedstar: Skyblue (Forget The Sun, Just Hold On LP)
Brindle: Fight You For It (single)
Fear Drive My Feet: Twisting Your Arm
Nations By The River: We Dance Every Day (Holes In The Valley LP)
Nations By The River: Boy (Holes In The Valley LP)
Gelbison: Kabana (1704 LP)
Nations By The River: Would It Be Nice (Holes In The Valley LP)
Even: 74 Crown (Shake Yer Popboomerang Volume 2 LP)
Remake Remodel: Jellybean Remodel (Ransom Remix) (Shake Yer Popboomerang Volume 2 LP)
Sneeze: Going For The Drive (Shake Yer Popboomerang Volume 2 LP)
Tender Jealousies: Angels Wings Unfold (Goodbye LP)
Tim Reid: Dancing Girl (World That's Made For Two single)
Red Jezebel: Devil's Advocate (Revelations LP)
Fourth Floor Collapse: Surround Sound (From The Cold LP)
Fourth Floor Collapse: Stories Unglued (From The Cold LP)
Crow: Paper Eyes (Li-Lo-ing LP)
Purplene: The Battle (Purplene LP)
Sime Nugent & The Forefathers: Simple Plan (The Undertow LP)

Plus extra special thanks to guests Edo Khan of Nations By The River and Gelbison, and also Rhys Kealley of Fourth Floor Collapse (who selected Crow - and Adam Said Galore who will be featured on next week's show alongside more great bands from the West).


Recommended gigs this coming week....

WEDNESDAY JUNE 2
Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses + Mia Dyson @ Prince Of Wales

THURSDAY JUNE 3
The Herd + TZU @ The Corner
Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses + Mia Dyson @ Prince Of Wales
New Season + The Stabs + The Amazons @ The Espy – Front Bar (free entry)

FRIDAY JUNE 4
Butterfingers @ Ding Dong
Nightstick + The Cants + 67 Special + The Breakdowns @ The Espy
Nightstick @ Pony 2AM
The Double Agents + The Blacklist + Richie & The Creeps + Bakelite Age @ The Evelyn
Even + The Anyones + The Pictures + The Suits @ Hi Fi Bar
Deloris + Bit By Bats + Disaster Plan + Phoenix Foundation (NZ) @ The Tote
Jebediah + Jackson United + The Spazzys @ The Corner
Because Of Ghosts (CD Launch) + Folding For Air + Cam Butler’s Guitar Orchestra @ Rob Roy ($7/$15 with CD)

SATURDAY JUNE 5
Blueline Medic + Tiltmeter + Orchard @ The Rob Roy
Nightstick + Le Fancy Boys + The Bites + The Cyclones @ Dance MF Dance - 101 Smith Street
ROCK AGAINST CORPORATE ROCK with Sinking Citizenship + Deep Where All Drown + Remake Remodel + Swedish Magazines + Motor Vehicle Sundown @ The Tote
Specimens + Cockfight Shootout + The Blacklist + Lowride @ The Espy – Front Bar

SUNDAY JUNE 6
Nightstick + Origami + Your Wedding Night @ The Tote
Paul Kelly + Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males (last show of tour) @ Melbourne Concert Hall

MONDAY JUNE 7
Sime Nugent + Yearlings @ The Rob Roy (free entry)